Intelligent net-zero energy (ready) modular homes for cold regions

拟议的项目旨在通过推进极低能耗住宅的设计和运营，并改善其室内环境质量，促进加拿大的可持续和健康生活。本项目将开发利用建筑织物构件蓄热、热泵与煤气炉交替供热空间和水、智能建筑管理三种新型高性价比技术及其一体化设计和运行理念。预制技术也将在设计中使用，以实现接近“即插即用”的结构特征。这一功能将大大减少时间和成本，并确保建筑施工质量，特别是对于偏远地区。开发的概念和技术将应用于两个示范项目，并对实际效果进行监测和评估。这些概念和技术将通过示范项目和其他技术转让机制转让给行业合作伙伴Landmark Group of Companies Inc.和Mod Studio Inc.，以进一步进行商业勘探和开发。两家公司都专门从事低能耗住宅建筑的预制，他们希望通过采用研究成果来扩大和改进他们的产品。该项目将为加拿大人带来显著的社会、经济、技术和环境效益。它将为面临严峻气候和地理挑战的地区推进建筑技术的研究和开发。该项目的成果预计将直接减少能源使用和温室气体排放，提高生活水平，增强家庭和社区对气候变化的适应能力。智能低能耗建筑的可转移知识将为加拿大的建筑存量提供。该项目的培训将使高素质的人才具备工业界和学术界高度需要的知识和技能。

The proposed project aims to promote sustainable and healthy living in Canada by advancing the design and operation of extremely low-energy consumption homes and improve their indoor environmental qualities. Three novel cost-effective technologies, thermal energy storage using building fabric components, space and water heating using heat pump and gas furnace alternatively, and intelligent building management, as well as their integrated design and operation concepts will be developed in this project. Prefabrication technologies will also be used in the design to enable a near "plug-and-play" construction feature. This feature will significantly reduce time and cost, and ensure the quality of building construction, especially for remote areas. The developed concepts and technologies will be applied to two demonstration projects, and the actual performance will be monitored and assessed. The concepts and technologies will be transferred to the industry partners, Landmark Group of Companies Inc. and Mod Studio Inc., via the demonstration projects and other technology transfer mechanisms for further commercial exploration and development. Both companies are specialized in the prefabrication of low-energy residential buildings, and they are looking forward to broadening and improving their products through the adoption of the research findings. The project will bring significant social, economic, technological, and environmental benefits to Canadians. It will advance the research and development in building technologies for regions facing severe climatic and geographic challenges. The outcomes of the project are expected to directly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, improve the standard of living, and enhance the resilience of homes and communities to climate change. Transferable knowledge on intelligent low-energy buildings will be available to Canada's building stock. The training from the project will equip highly qualified personnel with knowledge and skills that are in high demand by industry and academia.