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Backyard solar panels
Grants and incentives

The Ontario MicroFIT program

...solarand wind projects cannot be built on residential properties but can be built on commercial properties and farmland not deemed residential. 60% of the manufacturing and/or production process forsolarprojects must be done in Ontario. For asolarproject to be considered “rooftopsolar” it must be built on an ...

Lithium-ion solar home battery
Solar photovoltaic

Lithium-ion solar home batteries

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Net Zero Energy Homes Pilot Canada
Green building certifications

Net zero energy homes Canadian pilot results

...solarpanels must provide enough power to operate the home. Read more about the Net Zero Home Pilot program beginnings, and here we will cover the results. ZNE Zero Net energy / Net Zero Homes built for the Canada Zero Energy Pilot Project Net Zero Energy Homes pilot program results Under the pilot program, 2...

Off-grid leed home
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog post 5: appliances, mechanical and other systems

...solarpower generation and storage is quickly falling in price, and it is now possible to have a regular supply of electricity at a home for a manageable cost. The second trend is large increases in efficiency of all of the electronics used in our homes. The normal, high-efficiency, often ENERGY STAR approved applian...

Passively-heated off-grid LEED house in Low, Quebec
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog: a firsthand account of building and living in a remote area

...solarpanelS塞在空地的北侧以减少树木的遮荫。与我们所在地区的大多数沿水边建造的房屋不同,我们没有清晰的视线朝向水面,也没有将房屋与海岸线对齐。我们有一个遮屏的水景,这实际上使那些g…

Off grid, passively heated and cooled house in the Gatineau Hills, Que
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off grid living blog, part 2: passively heated, this house in Quebec aims for LEED certification

...solarpanels, and heated by a woodstove and radiant floors warmed by a propane boiler. A double exterior wall system reduces heat loss to a fraction of what you would expect from most other new houses being built. Off Grid Homes can also be attractive © Bala structures Exterior wall composit...

How to Build a Passive Solar Home with EcoHome, the Green Building Resource
Passive solar home design

Passive solar home construction

...solarhome construction, we begin with passivesolardesign basics, orienting the future house on the site to take full advantage of the free heat available from the sun while keeping it cool with natural shading in the summer. See more aboutSolarBatteries, how to store passivesolarheat , Passive House Design & C...

Net Zero Energy Home ZNE in Edmonton Alberta
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Award winning Net Zero Energy house in Edmonton Alberta Leads the Way

...solarorientation and creating a highly insulated and airtight building envelope before adding photovoltaicpanels for make-up energy. Water conservation and material selection strategies are also commendable . Project Performance: Energy intensity 26 KWh/m2/year. All energy required on an annual basis is supplied ...

The passive solar home in Lac Kenogami, Quebec
Passive solar home design

Ecohome design wins House of the Year Award from Green Builder® Magazine

...leased as night falls. There's no rocket science here; that simply means he has a polished concrete floor and brick walls where the sun hits. The more complicated aspect of his heating strategy involves an air-to-water heat pump powered by photovoltaicsolarpanels that extracts heat from the interior air and transfe...

First Passive House in BC Whistler

B.C.’s First Passive House was built in Whistler in 2012.

...panelized system manufactured by BC Passive House. A successful passivesolarhome is designed to absorb as much of the sun’s heat as possible in the winter months, without over heating in summer months.Solarhot water collection, a subsoil heat exchanger and cross-laminated timber decking are a few of the extensive...

Solar Radiant Heated Floor Slab Kit
Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized

Solar heated radiant floor with radiant heated hot water for a site with problem soil - expansive clay

...Solarair heatingpanels are a growing trend in green building online , with one notable shortfall – the heat that is generated is difficult to store or control. Many people take advantage of the relatively simple and affordable nature of air-heatedsolarpanels (compared to photovoltaicpanels) to harness the energy o...