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Cornerstone Architecture
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AIBC-registered Architecture Studio, Cornerstone Architecture Ltd.
Canada's most-built Passive House multi-unit studio.
Founded 1983. Committed to Passive House. Currently the foremost firm in Canada designing PH-compliant multi-unit residential — including The Heights (Canada's largest PH project at construction) with 16 more PH projects active.
43 yrs
in practice
16+
PH projects active
#1
PH multi-unit in Canada
Meet Cornerstone Architecture
Cornerstone Architecture is a Vancouver studio founded in 1983 that has committed the firm to the Passive House standard. The firm is currently the foremost in Canada designing PH-compliant multi-unit residential projects.
Their flagship project, The Heights in Vancouver, is a mixed-use building that — when constructed — was the nation's largest project designed to the Passive House standard.
Beyond The Heights, the firm has reported 16 additional Passive House projects in design or construction.
Credentials
Why work with Cornerstone
01
Track record at scale
The Heights is the proof point — most firms claim PH capability; Cornerstone has actually delivered the country’s largest PH project. Multiplexes are easier in comparison.
02
CMHC MLI Select alignment
Their default envelope spec is already at the level required to maximize CMHC MLI Select energy bonuses. Less iteration, faster financing approval.
03
Decades of municipal navigation
Founded in 1983 — the firm has been in Vancouver City Hall through every major code change of the last forty years. That institutional memory matters on unusual lots.
Built work
The Heights
Vancouver
Mixed-use Passive House project — at the time of construction, Canada's largest PH-standard building.
Frequently asked questions
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