Efficient home design / Discussions

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...

...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...

...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...

...home would be an energy efficient home, so be sure to have a well-insulated building envelope . Here is link to our Green Home Building Guide , the Ecohome pl...

...home devices for energy efficient automated home design . Lots of wall and ceiling and foundation and attic insulation - yes, see our page here about balancin...

...home. We have been exploring tiny houses, yurts and renovating an RV style trailer (if we can find one that does not off gas). The idea of a moveable home is at...

Looking to build a retirement home. 3 bed 2 bath 1500 to 2000 sq ft- one level. Hi Alyne, We have a number of prefab modular Kit houses that can meet LEED or P...

...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...

...home, and ERV or HRV? Zehnder is widely regarded at the top of the line home HRV / ERV, and is often a choice for high performance builds like LEED, or Passiv...

...home renovations when you first buy a home is not easy. Your question about grants and incentives is tricky to answer since they change by region. Here is what ...

...home as well an increase home durability, which is what happens when you build more efficient homes. What I DON’T really like at a glance is that they are insul...

...efficiently may be of value long term as well. New York state is where we're located

...home inspector is looking up if anybody in Alberta has used lunos and passed inspection. We don't know of anyone that has used them in Alberta unfortunately. Wh...

...home. We purchased some basic house plans that are designed for a slab on grade home. I am really leaning towards slab on grade for the aesthetics, savings, as ...

...home building video series on our YouTube channel that takes you through all the steps of durable and efficient home design, here are two from that series that ...

...home design. Since you won’t be there a lot of the time, try to foresee any issues your home may face and add design features to deal with them passively. Her...

...home. I have 3200 square feet on main level and 2600 square feet on second level. I would say that the tasks you’ve listed are far beyond what you’d be able to ...

...home and make it as efficient as possible. So we'd like to hire a consultant to optimize passive solar, ventilation, and other aspects. Do you have a list of re...