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Passive solar home design

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

...passive heating and cooling, the Saskatchewan Conservation House showed us what was possible in terms of solar heat collection and retention with modern building techniques all the way back in 1977. So Passive House started in the 70's? Most people in the USA and Canada are only really starting to hear about passive so...

Passive solar home design

Passive house and passive solar - free heat for homes

...solar collection in home design - active and passive. An active solar home has an expensive array of panels; either photovoltaic for power generation or thermal solar for heat collection. Both are complicated systems that will likely include some moving parts that will eventually, without fail.... fail. Passive solar d...

Efficient home design

The Kenogami House: designed to ENDURE

...solar panels - PV) LED lighting powered by PV panels Multiple energy sources Wall assembly resistant to the effects climate change Engaging: © Écohabitation An efficient and sustainable building coupled with a low environmental impact must be pleasant, friendly and warm. A well loved home will be well prese...

Passive House

The Un-certified but 'Damn Near' Passive House.

...Passive House standards, but Passive House Certification is mandatory to call a home "Passive House Certified." Allow us to explain... What are the problems of Passive House in North America? The original Passive House certification program originates in Germany and is referred to as PHI - and the parameters of that p...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog part 6 - energy modeling projections and real performance

...solar I just wanted to reiterate one more time the usefulness of both active and passive solar in reducing the need for other, usually fossil fuel, sources of energy. If we were to eliminate the solar gain through the windows and disconnect the solar panels, the model suggests that we would need 24,550 kWh/year of powe...

Concept and design

Do Earthships work in cold climates?

...Passive solar home design page to learn how to passively heat a home. 6. Health risks: The tires of an Earthship may release brominated flame retardants (PBDEs) into the air of an Earthship, which is a synthetic material derived from petrochemicals that is toxic to humans through long-term exposure. Mike Reynolds s...

LEED Homes

Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum house - An Ecohome project checklist

...passive house standard windows First performance benchmark for Edelweiss: Passive Solar Index 15 Registration date: August 25, 2015 Region: Outaouais, Quebec Type of construction: Single-family New home PSI rating: 15 kWh / m² Method of calculation: measured post-occupancy One of Edelweiss's most impressive attributes...

Concept and design

Building science for LEED v4 wall design made easy - video

...passive solar heat gain. The Ecohome R.E.M.O.T.E. wall The difference here compared to what is commonly done with the REMOTE wall technique is that we used rigid mineral wool batts instead of polystyrene rigid insulation (EPS or XPS - see comparisons here) . We chose this option for a variety of reasons. Mineral woo...

Roof assemblies - new construction

Using mineral wool insulation batts in roofs

...passively heated, insulated slab-on-grade rancher capable of housing a family of 4 comfortably. And best of all, it was done well within a conventional building budget. Now you know more about how to insulate roofs with mineral wool batts. Read more in the Ecohome Building guide and the pages below, and watch more...

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 ...

Lighting

Home lighting design

...passive solar heat gain. Not only does the sun offer free heat, but free light as well. Natural and certain types of artificial lighting can reduce the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.). Studies show that people who live and work in naturally lit environments are healthier, happier and more productive. N...