Resilient home design / Discussions

...home should be so well-insulated that lowering the thermostat during the day should be somewhat pointless. Read her about smart home devices for energy efficient automated home design. Lots of wall and ceiling and foundation and attic insulation -  yes, see our page here about balancing insulation through a home for th...

...resilient 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. Here is a short list of measures you might want to consider that will help protect your home while you are away for long periods, and we have included as m...

...home. How well did this technique work? The owner of the Kenogami house sold it before he worked out any thermal battery heat-storage techniques so I don't have much to offer on that front unfortunately, and we've never been in contact with the new owner.  You may have seen this already, but here is a page on phase cha...

...design or construction you’re at, here are the pages that will help; and if they don’t, please don’t hesitate to drop us another question. Solar air heaters Air-heated slab floors Off-grid heating solutions Passive solar home design Choosing the right wood stove Off-grid living blog: heating systems To reduce your ca...