...ColdClimateHousing Research Centre in Alaska. REMOTE stands for 'Residential Exterior Membrane Outside-insulation TEchnique' .
Edelweiss house LEED Platin...
...housing makes complete sense on the surface, but may not be the best use of materials when you look at the big picture. While it may work fine in a moderate cli...
...coldclimates and small scale food production, but they are not an environment that is sensible for human habitation as they won't heat in coldclimates.
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...colder rooms which will cause condensation to form if it touches a cold surface.
Laundry – Never, ever, EVER dry laundry inside on a rack or line when it’s co...
...coldclimate zone a basement foundation counts on being buried at depths of between four and five feet to protect the footing and basement floor from freezing t...
...coldclimate home.
After seeing firsthand in a hostile climate in North America with the Conservation House the kind of energy efficiency that was possible, w...
...colder climate, as the power that is necessary for the instantaneous heating of water (which is close to zero degrees Celsius during the colder months) is too g...
...climates, the REMOTE wall was developed by the CCHRC (ColdClimateHousing Research Center) In Fairbanks, Alaska. Walls are framed and sheathed, with the inclus...
...coldest of climates, or at least change their location within the wall assembly.
Putting a plastic vapour barrier on the inside of an air conditioned house ...
...ColdClimateHousing Research Center
Window-type air conditioners often have air leakage issues around their edges, and they are also inefficient. Ductless ...
...housing.
One aspect of wall assemblies that is garnering some well deserved attention lately is how we control the migration of moisture. A polyethylene vapou...
