"Passive heating and cooling"

Passive heating and cooling / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Passive House

The Passive-aggressive house - our history of a Passivhaus build

...and U.S. Passive House Institutes. But then someone new came on the scene – a firm in which one architect had just been certified as a Passive House designer. Aesthetics and energy-efficiency could reconcile their creative tensions in-house. These architects were young and their business almost brand-new, but there’s a...

Greenhouses and Sunrooms / Solariums

Solariums in cold climates won't heat your home

...and fall under the weight of snow or ice. We often forget that a solarium has a more fragile roof and is in constant need of maintenance." Our recommendations for the passive heating and sunlit living space in solariums: Comfort, durability and energy efficiency are best achieved if passive heating strategies are desig...

Passive House

Everything you need to know about Passive House certification

...passive solar heating and cooling to modern Passive House home building. Because let's get one thing straight - Passive Solar heating and cooling as a concept has been around for thousands of years. When early man was cold and it was sunny out he sat in the sun, when he was cold and it was overcast he sought shelter an...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Award winning Net Zero Energy house in Edmonton Alberta leads the way

...and were brought back after construction was completed. The seeds of existing trees were harvested in the fall, planted indoors in winter and brought back outside in spring. Additional native plants were planted as well. Light and air: Expansive windows light and heat the home and create the feeling of being outside an...

Passive House

The city of Vancouver is actively promoting Passive House construction

...and shading for passive heating and cooling • green roofs to moderate indoor temperatures and mitigate the heat-island effect • interior design and the use of thermal mass to facilitate passive-heating strategies • climate specific design: insulation, waterproofing, soundproofing, air barriers and vapour control • high...

Solar thermal collectors

All about solar air heaters - DIY or purchased

...heating panel that can release air in summer to prevent overheating when the panel isn't actively in use - as "cooking" a panel . You could also apply the principles of passive heating and cooling by placing the panel under the eave where it will have full exposure with the low winter sun but be shaded when the sun is ...

Passive House

The North Park Passive House on Vancouver Island, BC

...Passive House project on Vancouver Island BC Passive House interior kitchen design Vancouver Island BC Passive House Floorplans Vancouver Island BC Passive House Wall Design details Vancouver Island BC Passive House Walls windowsill design details Vancouver Island BC ...

Passive solar home design

Passive solar home construction

...passive solar home design, learn more about high performance sustainable home construction in our Green Building Guide and these pages: Thermal batteries for storing heat All about Passive House design and certification in Canada and the US Carbon footprints: how to design low carbon and zero carbon homes Wind...

Efficient home design

"The Most Resilient House in North America"

...and the director of Ecohome and Ecohabitation Emmanuel Cosgrove, they designed and built the Kenogami House, which is a model of both sustainability and resilience. Among his many initiatives, Alex Wilson is an author and the founder of the Resilient Design Institute, Environmental Building News, Greenspec, and Buildi...

Slab on Grade

How to build a slab-on-grade on standard soil

...and resilient green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages, and here : Raft slab kits - a more simple way to build a slab on grade Air heated radiant floor heating instead of liquid Properly insulating basements and slab on grade floors How to build homes better prepared to withstand cl...

Efficient home design

Ecohome Demo House: high performance, affordable cost

...passive heating and cooling, healthy living space, affordable to build and operate, resilient and flexible design. The underlying goal of the Edelweiss House was to design and build a modestly-sized but functional home that would greatly outperform conventionally built homes, yet be on par with those homes in its ann...