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Jesse Matthews

@jesse_matth

Certified Passive House Tradesperson. PHIUS Certified Builder.

 Niagara, Toronto
Joined November 2011
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🥁... The final whole-building airtightness test is done for UVic #PassiveHouse Student Housing & Dining Building 1, and the team did amazing: n50 = 0.22 ACH @50Pa. Exciting news, bringing us one step closer to full certification! Well done team!😊 @EllisDon @kineticltd @uvic
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Indwell@IndwellCA15 Jul 2022
Yesterday's Open House at McQuesten Lofts was a hit! Watch this video from CHCH for more details: loom.ly/589s3Sw
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John Tory@JohnTory25 Apr 2022
Today, I announced a new Mass Timber Pilot program for affordable housing - the first of its kind in Toronto. 🏠100 homes 🏗Constructed with mass timber 🔋Maximize on-site renewable electricity This near net-zero project shows great promise as a new, scalable housing solution!
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R-hauz, experts in prefabricated housing, offers an innovative solution toward ending the housing crisis. Read more: R-hauz, experts in prefabricated housing, offers an innovative solution toward ending the housing crisis. Read more: cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/p… #housingcrisis
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Indwell@IndwellCA24 Mar 2022
Hey Hamilton peeps... Our director of projects and development, Graham Cubitt, is doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session right now on the r/Hamilton Reddit community. Got a question? Check out the thread...running today until about 1pm. loom.ly/M65srX0
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Larch Lab@Larch_Lab9 Mar 2022
Geeking out on the @the_phnetwork fenestration symposium today, dreaming about a decentralized window industry in the U.S. that produces fenestration that is as high performance, high quality, and cost effective as we had access to in Germany/EU.
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Next week’s Passive House Showcase will look at a case study of the McQuesten Lofts, a new urban infill, multifamily #PassiveHouse in Hamilton, ON, with Emma Cubitt (@invizij), Graham Cubitt (@IndwellCA) & Greg Laskien (@ZONengineering). Register here: ow.ly/4HOX50HAgXn
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Thrilled to share that the Ken Soble Tower is now certified as the world’s largest residential #PassiveHouse EnerPHit and the first tower retrofit of its kind in North America. A proud moment for @ERAarch and our collaborators! @PassiveHouseCan bit.ly/3KkoOOJ
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Mike Yorke@MYorke2721 Dec 2021
First Mass Timber, Net Zero Carbon Institutional Building in Ontario Coming to Scarborough urbantoronto.ca/news/2021/12… via @urban_toronto Great read! @H2HCanada @DIALOG @EllisDon @RJC_Engineers #SmokeArchitecture @CentennialEDU @masstimbertoday @buildinginwood
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ERA Architects@ERAarch12 Nov 2021
Replying to @CBCTheNational
@CBCTheNational features @GraemeJStewart on how resilient buildings, like Ken Soble Tower, are making a difference for climate change. Check out this broadcast to learn what’s being done to prepare Canada’s cities for a changing climate: youtube.com/watch?v=hd20ai00…
CBC News: The National | Urban climate change, COP26 deal, Commons...

CBC News: The National | Urban climate change, COP26 deal, Commons...

Nov. 10, 2021 | As China and the U.S. announce a plan to work toget...

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Mayor Fred@MayorsArchive24 Sep 2021
Today @JasonFarrHamOnt , @FilomenaTassi, Chad Collins (Councillor and MP elect), and myself cut the ribbon at 500 Macnab Street North Ken Soble Tower which has 146 units dedicated to affordable senior units!
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Replying to @ERAarch
@ERAarch point the way forward: After a total retrofit "At its peak, the total energy required to heat and cool units would be equivalent to three incandescent light bulbs". 👏👏👏 canadianarchitect.com/era-ar… Via @CdnArch

ERA Architects designs the Ken Soble Tower

ERA Architects (ERA) has designed Ken Soble Tower, a transformation of a declining post-war, affordable seniors housing tower into an 18-storey building. The tower is set to become one of the largest...

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Indwell@IndwellCA21 Jul 2021
We were honoured to welcome @JustinTrudeau. Following a tour of apartments under construction at the #Royal Oak Dairy in #HamON , they announced federal funding to help create these and other homes. Making a difference! Photo cred: Official Photopgrapher, Adam Scotti
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Landmark decisions to support low-carbon buildings in #Toronto! Council just approved two policies for new and existing buildings critical to a net zero future. This #climateaction will create jobs and quality, healthy, green homes. bit.ly/3wDPORe #TOpoli #transformto
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City Council approves bold strategy to reduce emissions from existing buildings to net zero by 2050, updates Toronto Green Standard News release: toronto.ca/news/city-council…
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@PassiveHouseCan has announced the first Tower Retrofit Symposium. The call for #PassiveHouse speakers is now open! Check out more in the link below. ow.ly/wPPl50Ffhes
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ERA Architects@ERAarch14 Jun 2021
"Scaling High Rise Retrofits: Lessons Learned from North America's Largest Passive House Retrofit": Hear from @GraemeJStewart and @yaelsantopinto at this @EfficiencyCAN webinar Friday at noon. Register here: efficiencycanada.org/scaling…
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Final Air Tightness test for our YWCA Hamilton project last week; results came in at 0.37 ACH! On track to receive PHI certification. #PassiveHouse #AffordableHousing #HamONT
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Check out last week’s Construction Tech with Monadnock Construction! They talk about #PassiveHouse multifamily projects with a focus on the brilliant sequencing behind #BuildingsofExcellence Award winner 425 Grand Concourse in the Bronx: ow.ly/9XxC50EEKlP @NYSERDA
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