Resilient design / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...design philosophy of superior insulation and air sealing with modern technologies like heat pumps and thermal batteries, systems can work together to maximize savings. By minimizing heat loss through the building enclosure, the heating load is reduced, allowing the entire energy system to be smaller, cheaper to install...

...designing with simplicity in mind. A low pitch shed roof is an easy and safe workspace and can contribute to home designs that are durable, high performance and affordable to build.  Image © Ecohome.  The most affordable home design features: Simple foundation design: We built a frost-protected slab-on-grade foundat...

...Design balance: communal spaces and private spaces Successful eco-communities maximize resource efficiency and social cohesion through strategic architectural and land-use design. The community design must clearly delineate between private, semi-private, and communal areas. Community design requires a balance of priva...

...resilient homes and lifestyles below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. How to keep a home cool without AC How to grow food at home All about off grid building and living Resilient design features to make homes more livable and last longer Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Member...

...designer who leans towards high-performance (experience with Passive House practices is a bonus), and selecting a general contractor who won't clash with your designer and try to talk you into their own favourite practices. Let the designers design and the builders build.  Proper exterior door weatherproofing with caul...

...resilient homes in the Ecohome Guides and on these pages here :  Resilient design features for new home construction Essential emergency tips for cold weather power outages Off grid heating  - heat homes with solar panels, batteries and heat pumps  Government proposal for standardized home designs in Canada L...

...designed to endure. The polished concrete floors will require little maintenance, as will exterior surfaces of metal, stone and cedar. The goal during the design of this home was to make it as durable, efficient and autonomous as possible. Many of the design features are original, and these technologies very new to the...

...resilient green building techniques on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide:   Find the most efficient and durable prefab homes here Kenogami wins award as the most resilient home in North America! Why we need to build green homes that withstand climate change events Resilient design features...

...designed and constructed. We have seen examples of how buildings—from small schools to large-scale iconic urban developments—have embraced this ethos of high performance and low environmental impact in both new construction and renovation projects on existing buildings. And this transformation has not taken place in on...

...design to passively heat your home, or active solar which involves mechanical solar panel systems. Solar panels can be either thermal (which transfer heat directly to your home), or photovoltaic (which convert sunlight into electrical energy). The angle at which you put either type of panel will determine how well they...

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