The result of a partnership between government, academia and industry, West House was showcased during the  Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games at the Vancouver Yaletown LiveCity Site and is now in its legacy installation on a City of Vancouver owned site where it serves as a technology showcase, research and development test bed, and a "living lab".

Click here to watch the video in English or French

To read about the history of West House, click here.

Supported By:

Western Economic Diversification

Simon Fraser University

City of Vancouver

BC Hydro Power Smart

Research Funding:

GRAND Network of Centres of Excellence

MITACS Accelerate BC

Partners:

Smallworks Studio and Laneway Housing

Embedded Automation

VerTech Solutions

Pulse Energy

Schneider Electric

Day4 Energy

FortisBC (Terasen Gas)

Durante Kreuk Ltd.

Moscone Bros. Landscaping

Yardworks Supply Ltd.

Surrey Cedar

A local, Vancouver Solution

Vancouver is on the leading edge of green building design. West House presents a flexible solution to Vancouver’s housing needs: affordability, environmental performance, and small in area. Its value reaches beyond Vancouver.

To learn more about power conservation and sustainable living, visit BC Hydro's Power Smart Information.

Contacts:

Lyn Bartram / Rob Woodbury
Simon Fraser University
lyn@sfu.ca , rw@sfu.ca
westhouse.sfu.ca