Homes/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...homes2013年完成。”“Midori Uchi”在日语中的意思是“绿色的家”，它将是温哥华北部朗斯代尔中心地区一个3100平方英尺的现代单身家庭住宅。The goal for the project is to exceed the highest LEED forhomesplatinum rating in the country. The intent is also to achi...

...homesbeing designed and built. The walls just meet the minimum requirements of building codes, windows are usually just double-pane, and a forced-air system or electric radiators are expected to deliver comfort based on the readings of a thermometer that only considers a fraction of the variables at play. The good n...

...homesare being constructed, it becomes a bit more tricky retrofitting olderhomes. Radon testing should be carried out in allhomesWhile many people rely on Radon Gas Maps by State in the US and province in Canada to decide whether to test theirhomesfor radon, official advice is actually to test first then ask ...

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...homesare a very credible option for high performance home construction. When it comes to high efficiency sustainable housing , until recently prefabhomesdidn't even show up on the radar. A few companies in recent years have taken huge steps to change that, notably with the recent completion of the Beachaus I in th...

那么什么是智能家居呢?When paired with intelligent and connected home devices, the phones that most of us carry in our pockets can make ourhomessafer, more comfortable and durable, and reduce our home energy consumption by as much as 30% if carefully configured and specified. Heating systems and lights can be...

...homesfrom extreme weather events. It’s worth pointing out that below are all best practices based on a continued increase in weather damage tohomes, but regrettably they are often ignored by builders and homebuyers. To protect your investment moving into the future, resilient home design must be made the focal poin...

WATCH MORE VIDEOs about passive solar home design & construction here This is the first in a series of videos on passive solar home construction, we begin with passive solar design basics, orienting the future house on the site to take full advantage of the free heat available from the sun while keeping it cool wi...

This is designed to offer only an overview of the 19 LEED forhomesprerequisites that must be met for certification. Not all categories have prerequisites, and some have more than one. Please refer to the rating system for more details. Innovation & Design Process (ID) 1.1 Preliminary rating: Conduct a prelimin...

The principles of green building: High performance, energy efficient Ecohomesmay include features like geothermal heating, wind power and solar panels, but these are not the defining features of green living. They come in second, and some you can even do without. A green home starts with being well-designed, well-...

...homeswhen building new or renovating, & especially when going for Passive House certification & Designs , Passive Solar heating design , LEED certifiedhomes& Zero EnergyHomesall of which is accomodated in the design of the EcoHome prefab kithomeswhich incorporate the following. Triple-glazed windows (2x more...