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Net zero / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Passive solar home design

The principal designer of the house that inspired the global Passivhaus movement reflects on the project that started it all.

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Passive solar home design

Passive house and passive solar - free heat for homes

...Net Zero Energy? The answer depends on how the home is designed and whether it meets the strict energy performance criteria of both approaches. Passive heating and cooling in homes is simply a matter of determining where the sun exposure is, and trying to capture and keep as much of that heat as you can in the winter w...

Efficient home design

The Kenogami House: designed to ENDURE

...Zero VOC Paints and sealants (Volatile Organic Compounds) Radon venting Merv 11 air filters Formaldehyde-free cabinetry Co² detectors No PVC Coal and UV water filtration Automated moisture control Automated ventilation of hydrogen emissions from PV system batteries Durable: A more sustainable and durable ...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

The Kenogami House: Energy systems in Net Zero Energy home design

...net zero energy house, in the form of in-floor radiant heat. Radiant floor tubing in Alain Hamel's Net Zero Energy design Kenogami House © Ecohome Radiant floor heat in a Net Zero Energy home: While the radiant floors were originally heated with a condensing boiler, that was since replaced by a solar thermal battery....

Living Building Challenge

What is the Living Building Challenge?

...Net zero energy: One hundred percent of the project’s energy needs must be supplied by on-site renewable energy on a net annual basis. Health - 3 Imperatives 8) Civilized environment: Every room of interior living space must have operable windows. 9) Healthy air: To ensure safe indoor air quality, the following requi...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Net Zero Energy house in Edmonton, Alberta

...Net Zero Energy homes that produce as much energy throughout the year as they consume. Net Zero Energy home © Effect Home Builders Technology in the three Belgravia green homes: Advanced wall systems: Different wall systems combined with various technologies are being used to demonstrate diverse methods to ...

Efficient home design

Are better insulated homes worth the money?

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Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Net Zero Energy Community in Calgary, Alberta

...net zero energy homes, the first of its kind in Alberta. A ‘Net Zero Energy’ home on an annual basis generates as much or more power than it consumes, and each of these homes will achieve that. Wall panels and roof components were pre-made in the company’s manufacturing facility in Edmonton, then shipped to Calgary for...