"Passive solar design"

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Passive House

Comparing Net Zero Energy homes to Passive House solar gain designed homes: a head-to-head analysis

...passive solar house to offset the costs of installing solar panels or wind turbines. Conversely, architects who favour passive solar houses can incorporate a few solar panels to save on insulation costs. The Ecohome Edelweiss House is passively heated and was the first LEED V4 certified house in Canada Passive solar ...

Concept and design

Is it spelled Insolation or Insulation? What even is Insolation?!

...solar energy hits a surface. If you’re into solar panels, architecture, or just want to know how the sun interacts with your building and the passive solar gain/highlighting of buildings and using that to your advantage, this is key element. Imagine measuring exactly how much solar energy is hitting your roof or solar ...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

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

...designing the home we applied the principles of passive solar design, increased insulation, airtight construction techniques, highly efficient mechanical systems and photovoltaic power generation. These systems and design features work together to achieve an EnerGuide rating of 100. The home also boasts a Walk Score of...

Passive solar home design

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

...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 Wilson, founder of the Resilient Design Inst...

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...

Passive solar home design

...passive solar house is simply one that has been designed to take advantage of that. Passive solar heating is yet another green building design feature that will save you money while improving your quality of life, EcoHome even have a design and rating system designed around it called The Passive Solar Index - check it ...