Water efficient shower head/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Are low-flow shower heads worth the money?
Bathrooms

Are low-flow shower heads worth the money?

...waterheat recovery Drainwaterheat recovery: Before entering yourwaterheater, the coldwaterfeed goes through thin copper pipes wrapped around the drain. Heat from the drainingwatertherefore warms the incomingwaterbefore it enters thewaterheater. This is another big money and energy saver worth the inves...

Exterior compresssor heat pump water heater
Plumbing and water heaters

Heat pump water heater with exterior compressor

...waterconsumption of a family of four each taking an 8 minuteshowerevery morning with a regularshowerheaddelivering 9.5 L/min, would be about 340%. In real terms, that translates intowaterthan is heated 3.4 times moreefficiently than you are used to, which is quite impressive. In a more moderate climate like ...

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

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

...showerheads are worth the money, and you won't notice the difference except in your wallet Low-flowshowerheads: Switching to a low-flowefficientshowerheadcan sometimes pay for itself in a matter of months , by saving between 3 and 8 litres of hotwaterper minute as youshower. And there is no sacrifice here,...

Grey water and heat recovery shower
Bathrooms

EcoVea:recycled and cleaned shower water

...waterand energy that is literally going down the drain whileshowering, it's hard not to want to run out and buy one of these pronto. Greywaterheat recovery units that capture some of the heat fromshowerdrainwaterhave carved out their own place in the green building market, butshowers like the Orbsys and EcoVéa...

Water efficient bathroom fixtures
Plumbing and water heaters

Plumbing & water

...water, we watch a lot ofwatergo by for no reason. Taking shortershowers and smaller baths, limiting flushing, and washing your hands with cold instead of waiting for hot are some pretty simple ways that can significantly reduce your consumption.Waterplants with thewaterfrom dehumidifiers or leftoverwaterin...

Ecodrain greywater heat recovery unit
Greywater Heat Recovery

A new design in greywater heat recovery

...waterheat recovery devices, as their name suggests, are used to recover heat from drainwater然后从家中排出。In order to work they requirewatertanks to be filling while hotwateris draining, so the functional use of these units is pretty well limited to theshower, with a bath yourwater箱我…

Gas powered tankless water heaters
Plumbing and water heaters

无水箱热水器好吗?

...waterrunning); possibility of thewaternot being very hot when the flow is reduced (e.g., when using only a trickle ofwaterfor shaving purposes); possible need to modify certain habits (e.g., the habit of using hotwater同时从几个水龙头;the habit of adding coldwaterto hotwaterwhen sho...

Heat pump hot water heaters, why they're a good idea
Plumbing and water heaters

How heat pump hot water heaters work and why you should get one

...efficient比其他热源都要热。在这里可以看到一篇关于热泵如何工作的文章。An air-to-waterheat pumpwaterheater uses the air in the house to generate hotwater, so the moreefficientthe air heating system is, the moreefficientthe hotwaterheater will be. That's why you get the most out of it when ...

Prefab Passive House & LEED Kit Homes for Sale in Ontario & North Eastern US
Concept and design

Prefab Passive House & LEED ready kit homes - the future of buying a new home?

...waterfixtures Cleanwateris essential for life, but most people in North America don't think much about thewaterthey use for drinking, food preparation, and sanitation. Freshwaterscarcity manifests itself in the depletion of groundwater, and the drying up of rivers and lakes upon which people depend for irrigati...

Resilient home construction - Kenogami House of the Year
Efficient home design

"The Most Resilient House in North America"

A resilient home for Sustainability Northern Quebec isn’t a place where one might expect to look for a model of resilience . It’s bone-chilling cold in the winter with 10,450 heating degree days per year (Fahrenheit degree-days, base 65°F); there isn’t all that much sunlight in the winter, and Quebec—let alone north...

Top Tips for Getting a House Ready for Winter
Wall assemblies - renovation

Winter preparation for your home - are you ready for the cold?

...waterdamage and air leakage causing internal condensation and mold in walls. Most of the problems that a home will face during a deep freeze are moisture related in one way or another. Extreme differences in temperature between inside and out makes indoor humidity a bigger concern. Warm moist indoor air will conde...