solar / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...solar home design and construction here This is the first in a series of videos on passive solar home construction, we begin with passive solar design basics, orienting the future house on the site to take full advantage of the free heat available from the sun while keeping it cool with natural shading in the summer. ...

...Solar PV & sustainable & resilient green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below :  Choosing between solar trackers & fixed solar panel mounts All about solar panels - the different options and how they work Ten questions to ask a solar panel contractor Tesla so...

...solar igloo at first sounds counterintuitive, but contrast is at the heart of this design concept created by the L. McComber architectural team for Montreal's Igloofest. The solar igloo known as 'Celsius' can be visited free of charge until February 19th at the now famous Igloofest in the Old Port of Montreal. We were ...

...solar energy and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Solar windows: achieving net-zero with transparent photovoltaic (BIPV) glass Master net metering by combining PV solar, heat pumps and home batteries Roof mounted solar panels or solar trackers, which is best? ...

...solar heat gain. Exterior durability measures include a metal roof and fascia, electrically controlled exterior shutters, stone and red spruce siding. Heat recovered ventilation is provided by a Zhender air exchanger rated at 93% efficiency and along with interior appliances is powered by a 5.4 watt photovoltaic solar ...

...solar heating and energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below :  How to choosing between a solar tracker and fixed solar panels 10 questions to ask a solar contractor Does the Tesla solar roof work?  HThe best plug and play hom...

...Solar tracker © Ecohome Now you know more about choosing between a solar tracker mount and fixed solar panels. Find more info pages about solar PV & sustainable building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here: DIY guide on how to build your own solar air heater All about solar panels - th...

...Solar Panels $9.60 3–5 Sunny Days Solar pool heaters are an excellent use of solar energy. The initial installation cost is comparitive to the others, but only operating a pump will save you a lot of money.  Typically, solar pool heaters raise the temperature of a pool from five to ten degrees, and in Canada they ca...

...Solar Roof, find more info pages about Solar PV & sustainable & resilient green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below :  Choosing between a solar trackers and fixed solar panel mount All about solar panels - the choices and how they work Ten questions to ask a solar...

...solar power generation. Find more info pages about solar PV & sustainable building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages here: Build your own solar air heater - see our DIY guide All about solar panels - the different options & how they work Ten questions to ask a solar panel contractor So...

...solar heat collection and retention with modern building techniques all the way back in 1977. So Passive House started in the 70's? Most people in the USA and Canada are only really starting to hear about passive solar homes and Passive House certified homes now, so what happened to this ground-breaking design principl...