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High performance wall / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Passive House certification - PHI or PHIUS? The Spring House Passive House
Passive House

Everything you need to know about Passive House certification

...high performance buildings that are accessible to all? Now you know more about the principles of Passive House construction. Find all you need about how to build the best walls in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and in these pages: Learn the best resilient design features for new home construction  How to desi...

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Thermal image showing where home heat loss is occurring.
Insulation and soundproofing

How insulation works

...higher. The cold emanating from exterior walls and windows can be so extreme at times that it causes a noticeable air convection, creating the sensation of a draft. How do we combat this? Again, we end up cranking the thermostat higher until we feel comfortable. RADIATION (in this non-nuclear case) refers to heat trans...

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Balanced insulation levels in a green home
Efficient home design

Insulation in green home building, a balanced approach to putting it where it does the most good

...wall of the dam. Would you choose the height of that concrete wall randomly, or would want an even level of concrete to hold back as much water as possible? You certainly wouldn't want an extremely high wall on one side and lower on another. The relationship between heat movement and insulation is a bit like that. The ...

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Installing Siding Correctly
Exterior cladding

How to install siding

...Walls in heating/cooling climates like Canada need to be designed to dry during all seasons, not just winter, which is how we most often build them now. Moisture will always flow from areas of high concentration to low, and the side of the wall those different conditions are on will reverse between seasons due to insul...

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Choosing a building envelope
Wall assemblies - new construction

Choosing a building envelope - starting with the perfect wall

...wall system? That also depends on what you are looking for.  What is the most durable wall? What is the most energy efficient wall? What is the most soundproof wall? What is the most affordable wall? That is just a short list of things to consider, and despite many people online saying they have 'the perfect wall' ther...

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