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Building Passive House with Natural Materials
Recently I had the pleasure to see Bjørn Kierulf of Createrra Architects in Slovakia, give a presentation at BUILDEX Vancouver, about Passive Houses built with natural materials. Natural Passive House Driven by the desire to build Passive Houses as natural as possible, … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Building, Passive House
Tagged Clay Plaster, Innovation, Natural Building, Non-Toxidity, Passive House, PassivHaus, Straw, Wood
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Kaslo Passive House Construction II
Kaslo Passive House construction has reached lock-up – the house in enclosed. The walls are up, the roof is on and the doors and windows are installed. The house is weather tight – Let winter come! South facade with lots of windows. South-west … Continue reading
Passive [Solar] House
I have always been an enthusiastic advocate of passive solar design. The concept is so simple: rearrange the building components to maximize the harvesting and storing of solar energy. Do this by moving most of the windows you’re installing to … Continue reading
Posted in Passive House, Passive Solar Design
Tagged Earthship, Passive House, Passive Solar Design, PassivHaus
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Passive House in a nutshell
Passive House is a building concept that is very energy-efficient, requiring such a small amount of heat that it can be heated by mainly passive heat sources, such as incoming sunlight, household appliances and inhabitants. A HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilation) … Continue reading
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Tagged extreme energy savings, low-energy, net-zero building, Passive House
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