Vancouver, April 27, 2023 –Vienna House is an affordable rental housing pilot project for families, seniors and individuals with disabilities in Vancouver that will help BC Housing evaluate innovative building materials and designs aimed at tackling affordability, inclusion and climate change. The project is being led by the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency with support and funding provided by BC Housing, and is planned as a 123-unit, six-storey building at the intersection of Victoria Drive and Stainsbury Avenue in East Vancouver. More than a Roof Housing Society will own and operate the project.
The project takes its name from its unique place as a signature piece of a collaboration between the City of Vancouver and the City of Vienna, Austria, to explore new materials and approaches to building affordable housing. A similar project, called Vancouver House, will be built in Austria while Vienna House is underway.
Vienna House will showcase innovative materials and processes designed to deliver high-efficiency energy performance with very low greenhouse gas emissions. This includes exploring prefabricated building components made from renewable materials and an integrated design process that brings all partners together at regular intervals to solve project challenges and maximize opportunities for efficiency.
Vienna House is an affordable rental housing pilot project for families, seniors and individuals with disabilities in Vancouver that will help BC Housing evaluate innovative building materials and designs aimed at tackling affordability, inclusion and climate change. The project is being led by the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency with support and funding provided by BC Housing, and is planned as a 123-unit, six-storey building at the intersection of Victoria Drive and Stainsbury Avenue in East Vancouver. More than a Roof Housing Society will own and operate the project.
The project takes its name from its unique place as a signature piece of a collaboration between the City of Vancouver and the City of Vienna, Austria, to explore new materials and approaches to building affordable housing. A similar project, called Vancouver House, will be built in Austria while Vienna House is underway.
Vienna House will showcase innovative materials and processes designed to deliver high-efficiency energy performance with very low greenhouse gas emissions. This includes exploring prefabricated building components made from renewable materials and an integrated design process that brings all partners together at regular intervals to solve project challenges and maximize opportunities for efficiency.
The project has been developed since its inception around the Passive House standard. As a result, future tenants would use very little energy for heating and cooling and, in compliance with the City of Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building Plan, the building would be designed to minimize climate pollution.
Vancouver City Council approved rezoning and project design in March 2023, and construction is anticipated to begin in late 2023.
Additional details can also be heard as a part of BC Housing’s Let’s Talk Housing podcast, which highlighted Vienna House during its second season. Listen here: Let’s Talk Housing: a Podcast by BC Housing: S2E8 – The Vienna House Project on Apple Podcasts
The project has been developed since its inception around the Passive House standard. As a result, future tenants would use very little energy for heating and cooling and, in compliance with the City of Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building Plan, the building would be designed to minimize climate pollution.
Vancouver City Council approved rezoning and project design in March 2023, and construction is anticipated to begin in late 2023.
UBC’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing and the University of Northern British Columbia sponsored the tour, with funding support from Forest Innovation Investment and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. ©Vienna Housing Project Website
Details on this project, including renderings, can be found online here: https://viennahouse.ca/about-the-project/
Additional details can also be heard as a part of BC Housing’s Let’s Talk Housing podcast, which highlighted Vienna House during its second season. Listen here: Let’s Talk Housing: a Podcast by BC Housing: S2E8 – The Vienna House Project on Apple Podcasts
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