Passive house / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...house may be about the same at first, but would be much cheaper once your mortgage is paid.  There is a tendency to beef up the insulation of a building envelope somewhat randomly, and in an unbalanced way. While it is true that the more insulation you put in any area will slow heat loss in that spot, the question rem...

...Passive House construction and efficient home building in general on the pages below and in our Green Building Guide See British Columbia's first Passive House project All you need to know about Passive House Certification Resilient home design: future-proof building for a changing climate See the most resilien...

...house with the shoreline. We have a screened view of the water, which actually makes those glimpses out onto the bay more special. Building envelope: When first considering how much insulation to put into the house, I looked to the Passive House certification system. To achieve Passive House certification, there is a h...

...Passive House community as to whether or not you can add enough insulation below a concrete floor to eliminate the need for heating it. We have been on the fence about this and leaned to both sides at different times, but it seems we have now fallen off the fence, and landed on a warm floor. Read more here about radian...

...house, the LEED V4 Platinum Wakefield House with solar air heated floors. And For more DIY Green Home Building Videos suscribe to our YouTube channel to see the the Edelweiss House being built from the ground up. Cork flooring installation guide: Now that you know all about cork flooring Installation, check the Ecohom...

...Passive House?  Ecohome also decided for LEED certification instead of Passive House certification because even though the Edelweiss House’s energy consumption for heat and its level of airtightness are at or near the required levels. “We met the Passive House heat requirement and had virtually the same on air changes....

...House, the rest can be found on the RDI website   Ecohome's Kenogami House in northern Quebec was described by Alex Wilson of the Resilient Design Institute based in Brattleboro, Vermont, as "The most resilient house in North America."                                                                                 ***

...House demonstration home - passive heating and cooling, healthy living space, affordable to build and operate, resilient and flexible design.  The underlying goal of the Edelweiss House was to design and build a modestly-sized but functional home that would greatly outperform conventionally built homes, yet be on par ...

...house bright with very little energy use.  Off grid passive solar home side elevation © Craig Anderson Passive solar design interior for this off-grid home © Craig Anderson Exterior porch design © Craig Anderson Simple but effective low energy kitchen design © Craig Anderson ...

...Passive Solar Index program (PSI) of energy modelling designs from the benchmark of complete passive solar heating, this is not a rigid target. Depending on climate and other considerations (such as with the Kenogami House), achieving zero heat demand is not always the best use of resources. Regardless of your building...

...houses of the 20th century, so if you are building or renovating a reasonably airtight house, especially if going for Passive House or LEED certification, don't lose sleep over which one to get, ERV or HRV – just get one. Now you know more about how to choose between an HRV and ERV home ventilation system. Find all...