Three years ago, Roy deVries approached us about helping him to design a future-friendly new home in Kaslo, BC. He affectionately nicknamed it the Damn Near Passive House because strictly speaking, it was not intended to be a certified PH design. However, we set out to make it come as close as we could. [Read more…]
Passive House Institute 2013 – Vancouver
Last Sunday I returned from the two-day Passive House North conference, where the theme was Affordable Energy Efficiency for Cold Climates.
As the first such gathering of Passive House pioneers, engineers, architects & designers, builders, suppliers and interested folks to be held in North America, it delivered a wealth of information about this exciting way of building. A few of the main takeaways… [Read more…]
Building NetZero-ready
Here’s a science-fiction proposition: What if the freely available energy falling every day as sunlight on your home could keep you warm, cook your food, run your washing machine and TV, even power the family car, and at the end of the year, your energy bill would be zero? [Read more…]