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Resilient home construction - Kenogami House of the Year
Efficient home design

"The Most Resilient House in North America"

...House, the rest can be found on the RDI website   Ecohome's Kenogami House in northern Quebec was described by Alex Wilson of the Resilient Design Institute based in Brattleboro, Vermont, as "The most resilient house in North America."                                                                                 ***

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Rendering of the Ecohome demonstration house
Efficient home design

Ecohome Demo House: high performance, affordable cost

...House demonstration home - 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 ...

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Off grid, passively heated and cooled house in the Gatineau Hills, Que
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off grid living blog, part 2: passively heated, this house in Quebec aims for LEED certification

...house bright with very little energy use.  Off grid passive solar home side elevation © Craig Anderson Passive solar design interior for this off-grid home © Craig Anderson Exterior porch design © Craig Anderson Simple but effective low energy kitchen design © Craig Anderson ...

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Passive Solar Home design at it's best - Kenogami House - EcoHome
Passive solar home design

Ecohome Kenogami House wins Home of the Year Award

...Passive Solar Index program (PSI) of energy modelling designs from the benchmark of complete passive solar heating, this is not a rigid target. Depending on climate and other considerations (such as with the Kenogami House), achieving zero heat demand is not always the best use of resources. Regardless of your building...

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How to choose between an HRV and ERV system
HRV and ERV

Choosing between an HRV and an ERV

...houses of the 20th century, so if you are building or renovating a reasonably airtight house, especially if going for Passive House or LEED certification, don't lose sleep over which one to get, ERV or HRV – just get one. Now you know more about how to choose between an HRV and ERV home ventilation system. Find all...

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Step by step guide for slab-on-grade home construction
Slab on Grade

Slab-on-grade construction: the Ecohome A to Z Slab building guide

...house where there will be footings. Depths, widths and backfill specifications will be provided by engineers. See our page on raft slabs as an alternative to a thickened edge slab on grade foundation.  Notes for excavating a Slab on Grade foundation: 1) When beginning with a rubble trench for the load bearing part of ...

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Naugler House: the most energy efficient Passive House design in New Brunswick
Efficient home design

New Brunswick's most energy efficient home is Passive House designed

...house we set out several goals: To build a certifiable Passive House To build the best house possible and use it to demonstrate the benefits of Passive House to Atlantic Canada To heat the house only through post-heating of the HRV fresh air To build the most airtight structure possible To use as many local, sustainab...

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The passive solar home in Lac Kenogami, Quebec
Passive solar home design

Ecohome design wins House of the Year Award from Green Builder Magazine

...house in North America The first house designed under our Passive Solar Index (PSI) program won "Most Resilient House" in the 2013 Green Builder® Home of the Year Awards. The Kenogami House is a living laboratory of high performance design and technology, called "The Most Resilient House in North America" by Alex Wilso...

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Passive home designer Harold Orr, one of the original high performance homes
Passive solar home design

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

...House appropriate for Saskatchewan. The world's first Passive House, the Conservation House Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Conservation House 1 You must remember that R7 with double glass was considered well insulated at this time. When we were discussing amounts of insulation, R20 was suggested for the walls. Th...

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The birthplace of Passive House solar home design The Saskatchewan Conservation
Passive solar home design

Saskatchewan: The birthplace of Passive House and passive solar home design

...Passive House movement, read more about Passive House construction and efficient home building in general on the pages below and in our Green Building Guide  Conservation House designer Harold Orr reflects on the house design that started a global movement  How to get a home Passive House Certified Resilient ho...

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Passive solar heating & cooling in Homes has a long history in USA
Passive solar home design

Passive house and passive solar - free heat for homes

...passive solar design and the Passive House rating system Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages:  A homeowners account of how to achieve Passive House certification  All about passive solar home design here How to design a ho...

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