Cooling / Discussions

I'm planning to convert my house to all electric energy. Do you recommend tankless water heater or a water heater tank? What is the best brand for water heater? Highest quality and lowest maintenance.  Any tips or recommendations for the best quality water heater? Heat Pump Water Heaters take in warm air from your home...

...cooling buildings and houses, is a very sustainable and low carbon way to heat and cool a home. It may be useful to understand how heat pumps work by reading this guide. You can find a pretty detailed breakdown on this page – Is geothermal heating (GSHP) worth the investment for homes? And here is a page comparing the ...

...cooling system should we be looking into? I feel like if we go with a slab on grade we would almost certainly have to get radiant floor heating otherwise the exposed cement would get very cold in the winter. With that said, we would most likely also want to get some form of forced air system to heat our second floor as...

Hello!  We're looking for ways to up the energy efficiency of our building. We've looked at the typical options, but we are also exploring some more unconventional routes. We happened upon a product named Sketchnanogard, a window insulator that claims to drastically change window heat gain/loss.  What can you tell me a...

Hi, We live in a renovated barn, big, light and airy with lots of south facing glass.  We are looking for ways to use passive solar energy in some way, either attached to our windows or other possibilities that you would advise.  Thank you. If your home has south-facing windows that recieve direct sun, then you are alr...

...cooling You will learn on that page all the benefits of an airtight envelope, a well-insulated building envelope, and how to design windows and overhangs for natural cooling. The Leed Platinum Edelweiss House in that video actually gets most of its cooling from a heat pump water heater. It also has a ductless mini-spli...