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...

...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 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...

...homes for Washington state and all across the US, you can see the models and get pricing here - LEED and Passive House ready prefab Eco Home kit houses for Wa...

...home depends on many factors – location, design, regional labor and material costs are the big variables. So there isn’t much we can tell you without knowing al...

...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...

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

...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, 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. 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 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...

...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 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. 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...

...home, so first I would look on our page about how to create a comfortable home – How to design a home for thermal comfort You will see on that page how ther...