Energy efficient home/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Efficient green home design choices
Concept and design

Efficient home design, or how to design a home to use less energy

...homestarts with being well-designed, well-insulated, and if possible, has glazing oriented to the south for passive heat gain .Energyefficiency, insulation and orientation: Anefficientand resilienthomeis one that uses minimalenergyto heat, light and run appliances. The biggest draw is *almost always heatin...

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

...energy-efficienthomein New Brunswick. Not only will it save money long-term, it is saving money right now, as the monthly savings on utilities outweigh the added mortgage cost forenergy-efficientupgrades to Passive House standards. This blows a gaping hole in the myth that high performancehomes don't pay off. As...

Smart homes: Remotely control and monitor your energy consumption
Efficient home design

Smart homes: efficiency, comfort & convenience at our fingertips

...home? When paired with intelligent and connectedhomedevices, the phones that most of us carry in our pockets can make ourhomes safer, more comfortable and durable, and reduce ourhomeenergy如果仔细配置和指定,消耗高达30%。加热系统和灯可以打开或关闭,c…

Why Electric Heating Systems are Best for Sustainable Homes
Heating with electricity

Heating with Electricity - The Best Choice for High Efficiency & Zero Energy Homes?

...efficiently with electricity anywhere, is to cut yourhomeheating demand first . That starts in the design phase with a commitment to building a moreenergy-efficienthome, to focus on savingenergyrather than injectingenergy. By reducing the heat load of ahome,单个热能BTU的溢价就变成了……

被动房屋墙体系统;Larsen Trusses & dense-packed cellulose insulation
Wall assemblies - new construction

Larsen truss wall systems with double-stud construction & extra insulation for new homes & energy efficient home renovation

...homebuilding incorporating a double-stud wall design but it is also ideal for deepenergyrefit high-efficiency renovations of existinghomewalls. It is a popular wall assembly for Passive House Certification as with attention to detail on air sealing it can result in an extremelyenergyefficienthouse. The typi...

Ductless mini-split air source heat pump installed in a LEED certified PH Home
Heat pumps, geothermal and AC

How heat pumps work in a LEED or Passive House high efficiency zero net energy home - video

...home? Really well as it happens, see a great example of a split system heatpump installation in the Edelweiss LEED Platinum V4Homebelow: The Edelweiss House has a radiant floor to keep our feet comfortable but we rely on a Mitsubishi Mr. Slim ductless mini-split air source heat pump to heat the air of the house. ...

What is a Free Home Energy Audit Canada?
Grants and incentives

Free home energy audits in Canada

...EnergySaving Tips for GreenHomes - 10 TipsEnergyaudits help identify easyhomeenergyefficientupgrades that can save money. What ishomeenergymodelling?Homeenergymodeling is conducted prior to building to anticipate futureenergycosts . It is also calledhomeenergymodelling sometimes, depend...

Energy Star High efficiency appliances
Appliances

Efficient appliances and electronics - why to choose Energy Star Certified

...ENERGY星认证。Products that areENERGYSTAR certified are known to use significantly lessenergythan their counterparts, often as much as 50%. This is even more important when considering which major electrical appliances to choose - such as Stoves or Fridges - as these are used every day. With fridges though...

The Best 10 Energy Saving Tips for Green Homes - EcoHome
Wall assemblies - renovation

Green home improvements: an energy-saving pyramid scheme that actually works!

...Energyefficiency upgrades are to do the simple & cheapest ones first © Ecohome10Homeimprovement tips that save money: The following 10 tips forenergyefficiency are guaranteed to save money! SaveEnergySensibly: In winter, turning your thermostat down 4 degrees Fahrenheit , wearing socks in thehomeand...

Mixed interior room lighting
Lighting

Home lighting design

...energythey consume, 80% is converted into heat, while only 20% is converted into light. Compare that to LED’s which are 80%efficient, meaning they convert 80% ofenergyinto light, and only 20% into heat. In winter months that heat is as valuable as heat generated from any other source; it is the summer months when...

Blower Door Tests - What's the Cost & Who Does Them?
Air and vapour barriers

What is a blower door test? What's the cost? How do you find a company to do one?

...HomeGrants & Interest FreeHomeRetrofit Loans program , but we will update this page when we have more information. The obligation to have a blower door test done is coming up more and more frequently as building codes improve, and ashomeowners demand better performing and moreenergyefficienthomes . It has been...