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Concept and design

Smart Homes: Efficiency, Comfort & Convenience at Our Fingertips

...home monitors available in Canada/USA: So what is a smart home? A Smart homes take advantage of smart phone technologies to provide you with automated control of many of your homes systems. Using our phones to control our homes can make our them safer, more comfortable and durable, and reduce our home energy consumpt...

How to plan and budget for home renovations and new builds
Concept and design

Important Tips For a Successful Build or Renovation

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Naugler House: the most energy efficient Passive House design in New Brunswick
Efficient home design

New Brunswick's most energy efficient home is Passive House designed

...energy-efficient home in New Brunswick. Not only will it save money long-term, it is saving money right now, as the monthly savings on utilities outweigh the added mortgage cost for energy-efficient upgrades to Passive House standards. This blows a gaping hole in the myth that high-performance homes don't pay off. As t...

Passive solar heating & cooling in Homes has a long history in USA
Passive solar home design

Passive house and passive solar - free heat for homes

...home building techniques, this is not an elite club that you should either commit to or feel excluded from. In fact, many homeowners wonder - can a home be both Passive House and Net Zero Energy? The answer depends on how the home is designed and whether it meets the strict energy performance criteria of both approache...