In December 2019, celebrity builder Matt Risinger of The Build Show and The Build Show Network was in our home province of British Columbia for the High-Performance Building Road Show. The week-long road show included various speaking engagements, manufacturing plant tours, and many high-performance project visits in and around Vancouver.
The tour was a hit! The Build Show’s audience loved all the high-performance design and construction details that Matt showcased in his videos. To date, the nine videos from the High-Performance Building Road Show have a total of more than 2,175,000 views!
As a result of the the High-Performance Road Show’s success, the great people at The Build Show Network decided to come back to British Columbia for a new multi-video series about high-performance construction. Last week, The Build Show Network team drove four hours north-east of Vancouver to the Okanagan region to tour two under construction projects for the first Build Original Series: High-Performance in Canada.
Their first stop was in Summerland to tour a high-performance custom home by NIDO Design and Red Stag Contracting. This ranch style home is targeting step 4 of the BC Energy Step Code and features a number of high-performance building materials and technologies, including an ICF foundation with an additional 2-5/8″ EPS on either side and 2″ concrete faced EPS insulation panel on the exterior; 2×12 framed walls with densepack cellulose insulation for an effective insulating value of R34; weather resistant barrier Rothoblaas Traspir 115 with rainscreen; triple glazed Innotech windows and doors; and 116% efficient Minotair CERV. The home will be powered solely by electricity and will have a 6.7 kw/h solar system that will account for up to 75% of the home’s yearly usage.
The second stop was in Lake Country to tour an owner-built custom home designed by DOS Design Group. With a mid-construction blower door test result of 0.25 ACH50, this high-performance home has achieved step 5 of the BC Energy Step Code. The net-zero energy ready home is two-storey with a Nudura ICF first-storey, WestEco structural insulated panels (SIPs) wall and ceiling system, and triple glazed Innotech windows and doors.
Thanks again to The Build Show Network for showcasing energy-efficient, durable and beautiful homes.
Update: The video series is now on the Build Show Network’s YouTube channel. Click here to watch all videos.
