Sustainable Buildings, For Generations
1908 to Net-Zero
A Character Heritage Home (Re)constructed to CHBA Net-Zero Standards.
In Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant, this three-dwelling strata by Deep Green Developments includes the reconstruction of a 117-year-old character house, an expanded 2-bedroom garden suite, and a new 3-bedroom infill home. The project brings together Net-Zero performance with heritage retention, gentle densification and low-carbon construction, serving as an educational case study on sustainable building practices.
Watch the 1908 to Net-Zero video series, created in partnership with the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, sharing the process, materials, and decisions behind the build.
EPISODE 1: THE PROJECT VISION
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Meet the team and see how heritage preservation will be balanced with low-embodied and operational carbon goals.
EPISODE 2: INTEGRATED DESIGN & HOUSE LIFT
The project starts with integrated design, energy testing and deconstruction, before lifting the 117-year-old house.
EPISODE 3: FOUNDATIONS & LOW-CARBON CONCRETE
Coming soon.
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IT TAKES A TEAM
Innovation and collaboration are essential to advancing sustainable construction. This project brings together leaders in design, construction, materials, and education.
Produced in Partnership With
Design & Build
Architect: Smithcraft Architecture
Custom Home Builder: Best Builders
Energy Advisor: Capture Energy
Interior Design: Form Collective
Deconstruction: VEMA Deconstruction
House Lift: Nickel Bros
Upcycled, Prefab Walls: Kiwi Innovation
Smart Technology: AI Tech & Design
Material Partners
Low-Carbon Concrete: RMC Ready-Mix
Insulated Concrete Forms: Airfoam
High-Performance Membranes & Tapes: SIGA North America
Canadian Hardwood Floors: Lauzon
Education
Net-Zero Ready Home Renovations: Canadian Home Builders’ Association
2025 Home Builders Expo – Education Spotlight: Homebuilders Association Vancouver
NearZero Stream 2 – Embodied Carbon Program: Zero Emissions Innovation Centre
As Seen In:
BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER
CANADIAN CONTRACTOR
Press Release – Episode 1: Project Vision
Press Release – Episode 2: Integrated Design & House Lift
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About Deep Green Developments
WE DEMYSTIFY SUSTAINABLE BUILDING METHODS AND BRING CONSTRUCTIBLE KNOW-HOW TO SINGLE-FAMILY, MULTI-FAMILY, AND MIXED-USE RENOVATIONS & NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Drawing on over fifteen years of complex commercial construction experience, Deep Green Developments offers full project lifecycle construction management services. We will distill your dream into a crisp project charter, assemble and lead an expert team who is prepared and equipped to bring it to life, and see you to occupancy in your new space.
Through direct experience with the Living Building Challenge, LEED Silver/Gold/Platinum, CHBA Certified Net-Zero, Passivhaus (Passive House Canada), Vancouver Building By-Law, and the BC Energy Step Code, we help you navigate the rapidly evolving sustainable construction landscape to establish your performance and building use objectives, and bring your environmentally conscious project to life.
With collaboration and proper planning, deeply sustainable and ruggedly durable projects are achievable within a traditional construction budget.
Philosophy
TO BE EFFECTIVE STEWARDS OF OUR PLANET WE MUST THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT CONSTRUCTION.
According to the World Green Building Council, building and construction are responsible for 39% of all global carbon emissions, with 28% coming from operational emissions (from energy to heat, cool, and light) and 11% from the embodied carbon emissions associated with materials used in the construction process itself.
Designing and building homes or commercial spaces that are climate friendly is not rocket science, but it is building science!
Carefully considering a building’s use and performance characteristics, the site’s natural energy generation potential, the locally available building materials, a structure’s resiliency to climate change and time, as well as the build strategy to bring it to life are all critical aspects that must work in harmony to ensure a successful project delivery.
At Deep Green Developments, our objective is simple: deliver ruggedly resilient sustainable buildings to last generations, within a traditional construction budget.
Services
IN SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION, EXPERTISE AND KNOW-HOW MATTER.
Deep Green Developments offers a suite of services tailored to your project’s needs. Designed to smooth your path to occupancy, we create a collaborative and thoroughly planned design and construction process, delivering an exceptional result.
DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR PROJECT CHARTER
- Setting building performance benchmarks
- Review of onsite energy generation potential
- Selecting appropriate sustainability targets or certifications (ie: LEED, Passivhaus, CHBA Net-Zero)
- Material selection guidelines for reduced embodied carbon emissions
PROJECT TEAM ASSEMBLY
- RFQ Development
- Contractor / Consultant / Service provider evaluation
- Team onboarding and project kickoff for assured direction, alignment, & commitment
BUILD-STRATEGY CONSULTATION
- Scope review and offsite fabrication feasibility
- Pre-fabrication (manufacturing) implementation management
- Owner and build team training
- Integrated project management
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES
- Act on the Owner’s behalf to direct & manage Architectural/ Design, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Envelope, Solar, Interior Design, Energy Advisors, 3rd Party Certification Administrators, and Building Professionals
SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
- Feasibility, scoping, program selection
- Vendor enrollment & management
- Owner’s representation (LEED/Passivhaus)
- Renewable generation & green spaces
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