Passive solar design / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...solar array can actually meet the load.  How does passive solar design and orientation affect heating? One of the very first considerations of any high performance and energy efficient home, is using the sun to your advantage by employing passive heating and cooling design techniques. This design philosophy adapts the...

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...solar angle calculators or specialized passive solar design software, ensuring your home is protected from overheating in summer while still reaping the benefits of passive solar gain in winter. Strategic overhangs are a key component of passive solar design, blocking unwanted summer sun while allowing winter light to...

...passive solar house to offset the costs of installing solar panels or wind turbines. Conversely, architects who favour passive solar houses can incorporate a few solar panels to save on insulation costs. The Ecohome Edelweiss House is passively heated and was the first LEED V4 certified house in Canada Passive solar ...

...solar energy hits a surface. If you’re into solar panels, architecture, or just want to know how the sun interacts with your building and the passive solar gain/highlighting of buildings and using that to your advantage, this is key element. Imagine measuring exactly how much solar energy is hitting your roof or solar ...

...designing the home we applied the principles of passive solar design, increased insulation, airtight construction techniques, highly efficient mechanical systems and photovoltaic power generation. These systems and design features work together to achieve an EnerGuide rating of 100. The home also boasts a Walk Score of...

...designed under our Passive Solar Index (PSI) program won "Most Resilient House" in the 2013 Green Builder® Home of the Year Awards. The Kenogami House is a living laboratory of high performance design and technology, called "The Most Resilient House in North America" by Alex Wilson, founder of the Resilient Design Inst...

...passive solar design and the Passive House rating system Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages:  A homeowners account of how to achieve Passive House certification  All about passive solar home design here How to design a ho...

...passive solar house is simply one that has been designed to take advantage of that. Passive solar heating is yet another green building design feature that will save you money while improving your quality of life, EcoHome even have a design and rating system designed around it called The Passive Solar Index - check it ...