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"Passive heating"

Passive heating / Discussions

What window frame material is best in the long run?

I'm replacing aluminum frame single pane glass windows with double pane windows. I live in Sacramento, Ca where summer temperatures exceed 115 degrees Farinhigh...

Posted by Charles Schumaker March 12, 2025 Windows and doors 1 response

Do you need radiant heat in a slab on grade if it is well insulated?

...heating in the home. Heat pumps are the most efficient heating system, so with that combination you would have an efficient source of air heating, your feet wou...

Posted by S EDGE March 11, 2022 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

How do you install earth tubes for passive heating and cooling?

...passive and heating added to my new modular home.  The modular is still on the assembly line, so the foundation has not yet been laid.  This seems like the perf...

Posted by Nancy Arevalo Aug. 19, 2021 Passive solar home design 7 responses

How do you build a house ready for climate change?

A structure that would not blow away, burn down, low to maintenance, radiant heat, off grid, no asphalt shingles, gray water treatment, composting toilets, pass...

Posted by Mike Joyce May 6, 2021 Concept and design 1 response

How can I build a Passive House in Boston on a budget?

...Passive House ready, and they are usually more affordable than site-built houses, so that is a potential option for you. You can see models here –  LEED and Pas...

Posted by Sharon kuong March 31, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

How do you calculate window height and location for passive solar heating?

...Passive Solar Home Design If it's mid-September and you are calculating this now, does that mean you are still in the design phase or have you started building?...

Posted by Daniel Gardener Sept. 12, 2019 Passive solar home design 1 response

If a passive house is designed well is it worth the extra cost for Low E window coatings?

...passive heat gain needs to include a passive cooling strategy such as overhangs or sun shades to prevent overheating in summer or you'll be spinning your wheels...

Posted by Joe Van Kuren June 7, 2019 Passive solar home design 1 response

Are there any updates on the progress of the second demonstration house?

...heating system. The house is now standing, it is the first house built of our new prefab modular kit houses available across Canada and the US. you can see a fu...

Posted by dean c April 30, 2019 Solar thermal collectors 2 responses

Was the Kenogami House Worth the Cost?

...passive heating.  The house is certified LEED Platinum but also meets Passive House levels of performance (and then some), but it does go beyond what we conside...

Posted by dean c March 22, 2019 Planning and Design 1 response

What is the Kenogami House heating system?

...heating during sunny winter days that provided too much passive solar heat. How well did that experiment work at collecting excess heat?   It was also mentioned...

Posted by dean c March 22, 2019 Passive solar home design 1 response

What is the right amount of insulation for a house?

...passively heated Edelweiss Demonstration house that covers the basic principles of passive heating and cooling concept and design.

Posted by Ryan Gerbrandt Feb. 11, 2019 Passive solar home design 4 responses

What is the best way to heat an off grid home?

...passive solar heating. Both of those design priorities will reduce the size of the heating system you require as well as the amount of energy it will consume du...

Posted by Michelle Nason Aug. 8, 2018 Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing 3 responses

What flooring options work with a passive solar design?

...passive heating – Passive solar heating - how to warm your home with the sun Even if you put a floor covering on a concrete slab floor, you will still get the t...

Posted by Christopher Dunn Feb. 23, 2020 Passive solar home design 1 response

How do you build an air heated concrete slab?

...heating. The plan is to prevent the sun entering in the summer and allow it to shine in in the winter. I estimate sun would begin entering about 10 am and finis...

Posted by Matt Wisniewski Dec. 27, 2020 Passive solar home design

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