Passive home

Every wonder what makes a house a Passive House?

Some advantages of passive houses include lower energy costs and design flexibility, airtightness, extreme comfort, HRV compliance, and constant dryness. But, on the other hand, they're also expensive to build and difficult to locate.

Passive Solar Heating | American Solar Energy Society

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A home inspired by a magestic backyard magnolia tree, by Green Sheep Collective.

Name: Jennie Hoekstra, Luke Hoekstra, Jude (9), Neve (7), Wilder (4), Marmalade (the cat), Miki and Mandu (Australian Zebra Finches), and a flock of semi-retired hens. Location: Kemble — Ontario, Canada Size: 1,665 square feet Years Lived In: 6 months, owned In the spring of 2017 a lovely four-acre lot came up for sale in the rural village where we live. We knew the property well and loved it, but understood that it was on an unmaintained road with no hydro, so building would be tricky.

When designing for sustainability, passive solar design with water walls for heat storage are rarely used to their full potential.

Keeping our homes warm or cool uses a lot of energy. We explore ways to make the most of sunlight with passive solar design

Cherie unpacks the term Passive Heating and Cooling as a means of planning a sustainable home, and how it relates to the work of a colorado architect.