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"Passive house"

Passive house / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

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How radiant floors work
Architecture and plan design

How to design for thermal comfort in a home

...house are much the same as those of a truly comfortable house - high R-value building envelope, no thermal bridging, sealed against air leaks, triple-paned windows, humidity control and properly designed heating, cooling and ventilation equipment, to name a few.   Thermal comfort = efficiency and durability: The less ...

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Passive House design Vancouver
Passive House

The city of Vancouver is actively promoting Passive House construction

...Passive House Certified tradespersons and will work with all new Passive House projects as of March 1st 2017. The city is also providing space in city meeting rooms for public Passive House training courses. Regulatory changes to remove barriers: To facilitate Passive House builds and the additional requirements they h...

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Resilient Homes, why they're important in dealing with Climate Change
Lifestyle and environment

Resilient homes - why we need to build to withstand climate change events

...Passive House and LEED are a great start, but some other programs that may be on the fringe at the moment like Powerhouse Positive Energy Buildings, Living Building Challenge (LBC) rating or Net Zero Energy or ZNE labelled homes are the future for efficient & resilient construction.  Increased durability and perfor...

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Multi Unit Passive House design Vancouver Island BC
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 ...

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First Passive House in BC Whistler

B.C.’s First Passive House was built in Whistler in 2012.

...Passive House from Austria was assembled in Whistler for the Olympic Games, however, the Rainbow Duplex designed by Marken Projects marks the first Passive House to be solely constructed in B.C. using primarily local products. Rainbow Duplex Passive House Whistler BC Interior Design, © Marken Projects Using up to 90%...

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Prefab Passive House & LEED Kit Homes for Sale in Ontario & North Eastern US
Concept and design

Prefab Passive House & LEED ready kit homes - the future of buying a new home?

...Passive House ready prefab kit home, see many more sustainable home building tips & guide videos for LEED, Zero Energy & Passive House on the EcoHome YouTube channel here Super-insulated wall assembly, in kit form The prefab high-performance walls of this Passive House & LEED ready home kit are made almost ...

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Passive House wall system ; Larsen Trusses & dense-packed cellulose insulation
Wall assemblies - new construction

Larsen truss wall systems with double-stud construction & extra insulation for new homes & energy efficient home renovation

...Passive House construction: We recently visited John Hodges in Perth, Ontario, Canada, where he is building two homes; one for himself and his wife and, right next door, one for his daughter’s family. One house will be Passive House Certified, the other will be a ‘Nearly Passive House’ or ‘Almost Passive House’ as buil...

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Tiny Houses encouraged Washington State for Affordable Housing WA
Tiny house

Tiny houses - Washington State promotes tiny homes & eco-villages for affordable Housing in WA

...houses. The new Washington tiny house legislation: The new Washington regulation ESSB 5383 supports the development and adoption of tiny homes in many ways: The new law specifically Defines tiny houses for the first time as follows:  “Tiny houses” and “Tiny houses with wheels” are to be considered in the state of WA ...

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Decentralized Energy Generation for LEED, Passive House & Green Homes
Renewable energy

Which is the best type of home energy generation for green homes?

...passive and active energy Passive solar heating refers to designing a home to collect heat from the sun. Passive cooling means providing natural shading to cool a home (such as deciduous trees, awnings or sun shades). Passive heating and cooling using diagram © EcoHome   As the word 'passive' indicates, there is vir...

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How to Build a Frost Protected Shallow Foundation (FPSF) Forms
Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized

Design and construction of frost-protected shallow foundations with radiant heat

...house, the heat is diverted to an air/water heat exchanger for heating the hot water tank instead. What this adds up to is Energy savings; ideal for Passive Solar Homes, ZNE, PNE, LEED & Passive House projects. Over the last few years, with everything that's been going on, production and installation of a satisfact...

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Air and vapour barriers

Aerobarrier home and attic air-sealing spray

...Houses that at first had ratings of 2 air changes per hour (ACH) were brought to as low as 0.39, exceeding Passive House requirements, which are 0.6 ACH.” We tested Aerobarrier ourselves:  Ecohome’s French counterpart Écohabitation enlisted the help of Aerobarrier before moving into a new office space, where a blower d...

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