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$10 A MONTH TO HEAT Q In Bella Bella, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority took a leap of faith by choosing to replace a burnt-out building that housed hospital workers with Canada’s first multi-unit modular building adhering to Passive House standards. The 6,000-square-foot facility is comprised of six, twostorey townhomes each requiring just 600 watts of heat per unit (approximately $10/month in cost), even on the coldest winter day. Pre-fab building Britco modules were barged from Mission and assembled on the foundation in an astonishing 50 days. From start to finish, the project was built in just less than nine months — an achievement many said was impossible, especially in such a remote location. É
Six multi-family modular homes in Bella Bella can each be heated with the equivalent of the power generated from six 100-watt light bulbs | BRITCO
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