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...windows facing south with a superb view of the lake and the Laurentians. The house is only 1,500 square feet, but the wider corridors and doors for wheelchair a...
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...windows, creates a stack effect in the cooling season, drawing warm air upward and cool air in at the lower levels.
The large skylights and open stair also br...
...windows, to the tune of 4,306 kWh/year. Putting these figures together shows that over 31% of the total heating needed for this home is accomplished by sun stre...
The first thought of home lighting design should be the orientation of windows for quality of life, but also passive solar heat gain. Not only does the sun off...
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9) Healthy air:
To ensure safe indoor air quality, the following requirements must be met:
Entryways must have an external dirt track-in system...
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