Building to save energy costs.

A preserved wood
foundation system is one of
the energy saving features in
Acadia House, an innovative
93 square metre wood frame
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Designed by Vancouver
architect Charles Haynes,
the house was built for $162
per square metre by students
enrolled in the Canadian Self
‘Help Housing program, a
‘course sponsored by the
UBC Centre for Continuing
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The house’, has a solar
heating system td sup-
plement the conventional

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forced air heating as well as
a number of = innovative
features with ,energy con-
servation in mind.

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The = preserved wood Preserved wood foun-" thata-~ wood-—foundation
foundation (PWF) is datjons are currently in use system is

essentially a foundation wall
constructed from preser-
vative treated plywood and

-lumber. It was selected for

the Acadia House project
because it provides a durable
wall that can be easily in-
sulated and sealed and
because it gave the student
builders the opportunity to
learn stud wall construction
on a small scale befgre
beginning the ,main house
walls.

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The insulated crawl space
provided by the preserved
wood foundation is used as a
hot air plenum, ensuring a

in’ a wide variety of
residential, projects across
Canada, from three-storey
apartments to townhbuses
and single-family detached
homes.

They offer a number of
advantages as well as their
cnergy saving aspect since
they, are economical to
construct and can be easily
finished as warm dry living

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space when installed as a
conventional basement.

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esfimated to
provide a 20 per cent
reduction in annual heating
costs when compared to
concrete foundations.

Further information on
preserved wood foundation
systems is available from
The Bookstore, Council of
Forest Industries of British
Columbia, 1500/1055 West
Hastings Street, Vancouver,
' B.C. VOR 2441.

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