Passive heating/ Discussions

How do you install earth tubes for passive heating and cooling?

...passiveandheatingadded to my new modular home. The modular is still on the assembly line, so the foundation has not yet been laid. This seems like the perfec...

Posted by Nancy Arevalo Aug. 19, 2021, 1:08 a.m. Passive solar home design 7 Responses

如何计算被动式太阳能采暖的窗户高度和位置?

...PassiveSolar Home Design If it's mid-September and you are calculating this now, does that mean you are still in the design phase or have you started buildin...

Posted by Daniel Gardener Sept. 12, 2019, 8:54 a.m. Passive solar home design 1 Responses

Should I use an air source heat pump in a Passive House?

...heatingsystems for aPassiveHouse , you can for sure trim that down. In some areas, achievingPassiveHouse Certification allows you to bypass normal building...

Posted by Iain cunningham March 27, 2019, 9:31 p.m. Heating and cooling 1 Responses

Can south facing windows and glass doors, double glazed, be used to collect passive solar heat?

...passivesolar basics – How to build apassivesolar home The short story is, that if the sun is coming in your window you are getting somepassiveheat, sim...

Posted by Sue Whall June 5, 2020, 8:13 a.m. Passive solar home design 2 Responses

What flooring options work with a passive solar design?

...passiveheatingPassivesolarheating- how to warm your home with the sun Even if you put a floor covering on a concrete slab floor, you will still get t...

Posted by Christopher Dunn Feb. 23, 2020, 11:50 a.m. Passive solar home design 1 Responses

Can you help with passive solar greenhouse exterior wall details?

...passive’ as it requires a solar airheatingpanel , but that only requires a fan which can be run that off a very small PV panel. As for: Vapour barrier : C...

Posted by Rick Carter Aug. 11, 2020, 8:06 a.m. Greenhouses and Sunrooms / Solariums 1 Responses

What is the Kenogami House heating system?

...heatingduring sunny winter days that provided too muchpassivesolar heat. How well did that experiment work at collecting excess heat? It was also mentioned...

Posted by dean c March 22, 2019, 3:46 p.m. Passive solar home design 1 Responses

What is the right amount of insulation for a house?

...passively heated Edelweiss Demonstration house that covers the basic principles ofpassiveheatingand cooling concept and design. Hi, thanks for the response. ...

Posted by Ryan Gerbrandt Feb. 11, 2019, 9:57 a.m. Passive solar home design 4 Responses

New Build Whistler BC step 5

...Passivehome design.I'm excited about having apassivehouse with lowheatingcost. ATWHP with hyrdonicheatingand DWP is something we hope to have. Just...

Posted by Nunga Man July 6, 2020, 2:46 p.m. Concept and design 1 Responses

放置一英尺高的窗户来吸收南方太阳的热量,值得吗?

...passiveheat gain from the sun or are they not high enough? I calculated the angles and have a picture if that helps. Thanks! The size and shape of windows ...

Posted by Tristan J Philippe March 4, 2022, 1:04 p.m. Passive solar home design 1 Responses

如何建造一个空气加热的混凝土板?

...heating. The plan is to prevent the sun entering in the summer and allow it to shine in in the winter. I estimate sun would begin entering about 10 am and finis...

Posted by Matt Wisniewski Dec. 27, 2020, 6:27 p.m. Passive solar home design 0 Responses

循环板热适合在一个超级隔热的家里吗?

...heatingthe floors. How did you execute in floor heat on the Kenogami house and keep it from overheating? PS- I don't expect toasty warm floors, just not chil...

Posted by Andrew Wright Feb. 3, 2021, 3:26 p.m. Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 Responses

Kenogami House是否物有所值?

...passiveheating. The house is certified LEED Platinum but also meetsPassiveHouse l evels of performance (and then some), but it does go beyond what we cons...

Posted by dean c 2019年3月22日下午3点58分 Planning and Design 1 Responses

如果被动式住宅设计得很好,那么花额外的成本购买低E窗涂料是否值得?

...passiveheat gain needs to include apassivecooling strategy such as overhangs or sun shades to prevent overheatingin summer or you'll be spinning your wheels...

Posted by Joe Van Kuren June 7, 2019, 8:37 p.m. Passive solar home design 1 Responses

Are there any updates on the progress of the second demonstration house?

...heatingfor the second story? Or is there a supplementalheatingsystem for floor #2?

Posted by dean c April 30, 2019, 7:58 p.m. Solar thermal collectors 2 Responses

What is the best way to heat an off grid home?

...passivesolarheating. Both of those design priorities will reduce the size of theheatingsystem you require as well as the amount of energy it will consume d...

Posted by Michelle Nason Aug. 8, 2018, 1:48 p.m. Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing 3 Responses

有SketchNanoGard Review吗?

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Posted by Island Lake June 24, 2020, 2:37 a.m. Windows and doors 1 Responses

Legalett平板在等级地板形式工作如何?

...heating, you can get a quote here . 1) What are some potential issues with the approach? None really. In certain cases this system can be more expensive tha...

Posted by Steve Sykes Aug. 18, 2019, 3:21 p.m. Slab on Grade 3 Responses