Maitland Street Village
Project Overview
Maitland Street Village is a low energy affordable housing project on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Completed in 2022, the 4-storey, 47-unit community was designed by DYS Architecture and built by Island West Coast Development for the Alberni Low Energy Housing Society in partnership with BC Housing and the Catholic Diocese of Victoria.
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Quick Facts
Port Alberni, British Columbia
Low + High Rise Housing
0.34 ACH75
Step 4 of the BC Energy Step Code
Maitland Street Village was the first Part 3 building in the Province to be built to Step 4 of the BC Energy Step Code. Using a combination of intentional design, careful material selection, and experienced trades, the building achieved 0.34 ACH75 on its final blower door test – an impressive whole building airtightness result.
The fact (Maitland Street Village) is a highly energy-efficient building fits in with affordable housing… Because it’s so efficient it reduces costs to tenants.”
– Mike Ruttan of the Alberni Low Energy Housing Society
Some of the high-performance details include: R50 roof insulation, 4″ R20 exterior insulation, triple glazed windows and doors, electric baseboard heating in bedrooms, and mini split heat pumps for heating and air conditioning. In addition, the infrastructure for solar power conversion is in place and the future parking stall solar panels will produce enough energy. Maitland Street Housing was the recipient of the 2022 Award of Excellence at the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) Commercial Building Awards.
