Net zero community/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...communityof 27 prefabricatednetzeroenergy homes , the first of its kind in Alberta. A ‘NetZeroEnergy ’ home on an annual basis generates as much or more power than it consumes, and each of these homes will achieve that. Wall panels and roof components were pre-made in the company’s manufacturing facility in Ed...

...netzeroenergy home construction project , we acted as both the designer and general contractor. The objective for the new home (to replace a 1950’s bungalow with all the imaginable problems that could come with it) was to design and build a home for a family of 4 that is fun, comfortable to live in, aesthetically ple...

...ZeroCarbon Program initiated in May 2017. Read more about LEED for homes certification , Passive House ,NetZeroLabelled homes and all other Green Home Rating systems in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages .

What is Passive Solar Heating & Cooling? Passive heating and cooling of homes is not new . The above image is of Mesa Verde National Park, the Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in Colorado, occupied from 700 to 1300 AD. This early North American settlement was shaded from the summer sun, but fully exposed to the su...

...NetZeroHomes is knowing your climate zone. Just as we need to wear different outfits in different climates, homes need to be properly designed to meet the temperatures, humidity levels and extreme weather events of their specific climates as well. How are climate zones divided in USA & Canada? Using information g...

There are probably only two general desires we share when imagining a dream house - we all want the nicest one possible for the least amount of money. And we want both of those things right away, rather than waiting a lifetime to see the 'payback' for noble design choices we might have made to save polar bears, bees, ...

...networks, which is the most economical option in every respect, particularly in terms of maintenance and repair. Words of advice offered in hindsight from one of the original designers of the 1977 Saskatchewan House that inspired the global Passive House movement always seem to ring true – ‘passive is better than act...

...NetZero这座由建筑师设计的住宅具有当代、现代和极简风格，开放式平面图包括用于自然采光的大窗户，当面向被动太阳能热获取时，可以降低采暖成本。我们介绍的一些套件屋是被动屋。

...zeroVOC paint; 2x4 stud wall at 24 centres as wiring chase, with mineral wool batts R 14; polyethylene air/vapour barrier; 2x8 stud wall at 24" centres with mineral wool batts R 28; 1"1/4 exterior mineral wool board R5; plywood sheathing; house wrap; strapping; cement board siding. The ceiling is a...

...zeroemissions. The city has also imposed upon itself a more rigorous building code than the national norm, and it is encouraging builders to take it even a step further by removing as many obstacles as they can to make pursuing high performance building certifications easier. The process of attaining Passive House c...

While developing pages on passive heating and cooling for Ecohome, and writing about Passive House, we were in contact with Harold Orr, a world-renowned environmental engineer, pioneer of the very concept of 'green building'. and who was recently awarded the Order of Canada for his pioneering contribution to energy-ef...