Shifting Gears A Passive House Car Dealership in the Making
1. The typical car dealership is ideal for Passive House with its inherently compact form and favourable volume to heat loss area.
By Andrew Peel, Peel Passive House Consulting
The world’s first certified Passive House car dealership opened for business in the fall of 2019. Designed by Cover Architectural Collaborative, Sublime Design and Peel Passive House Consulting and constructed by Black Creek Developments, the 2,420 m2 (26,020 ft2) facility in Red Deer, Alberta houses the new Scott Subaru dealership. It coincides with the 50th anniversary of The Scottsville Auto Group who developed the project.
“Building smarter and showing that retail facilities can still be structured in a way that is functional, and also provide a nicer work environment for employees and customers, has long term benefits. We hope this will inspire others to build similar type structures.”
- Garrett Scott, Owner, Scottsville Auto Group
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