The Site

The Cottonwood Passivhaus will be located in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta (a suburb of Edmonton) in a new subdivision called Forest Ridge. The corner lot sits on top of a significant slope oriented toward some farmers’ fields and the nearby river valley to the southwest.

View from the site looking toward the southwest in summer

View from the site looking toward the southwest in winter

The house capitalizes on the slope to offer ground-level access from the basement, and an elevated rear deck with 180-degree views.