Are styrofoam forms a good idea? To find the most efficient Passive House wall, if your intention is to reduce your carbon footprint, starts with choosing mate...
Posted by Peter RileyJan. 29, 2020, 9:01 p.m.Passive House1 Responses
...design considerations that will help enormously on that front, have a look at the video on the following page-
How to design a home for passive heating and co...
Posted by dean cJan. 18, 2020, 3:51 p.m.Ventilation1 Responses
...designed by an installer who may have an interest in selling you a pricey unit. Let the designers design and the installers install. HVAC contractors notoriousl...
Posted by Dave NuttallJuly 6, 2019, 9:42 a.m.Mechanical systems1 Responses
...designing a wall for cold Canadian temperatures, but I'm unsure where to start. Do you have any design specs? To build a sustainable and energy efficient home i...
Posted by Jeremy HullJan. 20, 2021, 10:21 a.m.Concept and design1 Responses
...design you find appealing, you could then green home building techniques to that design. We would recommend you first start with determining exactly how much sp...
Posted by Derek KittilsenAug. 4, 2019, 12:09 p.m.Planning and Design5 Responses
I am looking to install an AO smith 50 gallon voltex hybrid electric water heater to heat domestic and pex infloor heat in my home. I have 3200 square feet on ...
...Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Solar panels
Geothermal heating/cooling
Adding thermal mass
Feel free to ignore this list completely and sim...
Pls. Send me any info on green grants i might be eligible for ? we put on a steel roof and insolated basement but need new window and drywall unfinished baseme...
...design priorities will reduce the size of the heating system you require as well as the amount of energy it will consume during operation.
The cheapest way to...
My fiance and I are building our first home. We purchased some basic house plans that are designed for a slab on grade home. I am really leaning towards slab o...
Posted by Matthew GioiaJuly 7, 2020, 11:03 p.m.Heating and cooling3 Responses
...design your wall assembly in a way that it can dry to the exterior. Here is our page about how to install exterior siding so it can dry.
You also mention usin...
...efficient heating and cooling.
I don’t know about thermobuilt insulation, but I would say a metal roof is always a great idea as they last much longer than sh...
Posted by Klemen NovakJune 28, 2020, 1:55 a.m.Planning and Design1 Responses
...efficient prefab houses to the West Coast in US and Canada in the near future. If you fill out the 'request a quote' form that can be found on each different mo...
...design a system and size it appropriately and regional Building Code regulations may also apply, that will determine how big septic bed you need, and whether yo...
Posted by Genevieve BrunetSept. 9, 2020, 9:16 p.m.Greywater Recycling2 Responses
...design a home for thermal comfort
So here are some questions and we can help a bit more probably – where are you building, how much insulation are you laying ...
...efficient way to heat a home, and even healthier as you aren’t blowing dust particles around as with forced air. Here is our page on designing a home for therma...
...efficient home designs we had experimented with I-joists that we had insulated with Rockwool rigid insulation boards (photo below). They were surprisingly easy ...
