For our fourth tour of 2025, ZEBx invites you to the recently completed Timbre and Harmony residential development by Brightside Community Homes Foundation. Located in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood, the project replaces a 57-unit building with a two-building, 157-unit housing complex.
Designed by Ryder Architecture and consistent with Brightside’s forward-thinking approach to development and tenant retention, the project delivers another all-electric, Passive House residential complex that meets the highest energy and emissions steps of the BC Energy Step Code.
This climate-friendly and climate-resilient building not only offers extremely low energy costs for tenants but, also demonstrates that Passive House is achievable for rental housing at a cost per square foot comparable to conventional construction. These savings were made possible through strategies such as simplifying the building form, integrating the heating and cooling systems with ventilation, and achieving a high level of airtightness.
Join us on September 25 at 3pm for a great networking and learning opportunity.
The complex also features:
Passive House-certified, triple-glazed, vinyl-framed windows by Innotech Windows and Doors
solar shading around windows
supplemental heating provided by electric baseboard heaters
supplemental cooling by boosting the ventilation rate
Ten SANCO2 CO2-based domestic hot water heat pumps by Small Planet Supply
prefabricated wall panels by NuFrame Group
centralized ventilation system with Ventacity ERVs
an airtightness ranging between 0.41 and 0.43 ACH
amenities such as gathering spaces with communal kitchens and outdoor courtyards featuring urban agriculture and exceptional landscaping
Project Team
Housing Provider: 
Brightside Community Homes Foundation
Project Manager: 
Colliers Canada
Architect: 
Ryder Architecture
General Contractor:
 Etro Construction
Building Envelope Consultant: 
RJC Engineers
Mechanical Consultant:
 Smith + Anderson
Mechanical Contractor:
 True Mechanical
Vancity video link: https://youtu.be/u7K_AluDCFU?si=O0jzA3P3DGdlXZpt 
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