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airtight homes / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Air and vapour barriers

Airtight construction of homes is essential: "your house sucks." "Oh yeah? your house blows!"

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Passive House

Everything you need to know about Passive House certification

...homes in Saskatoon today, in fact throughout North America; "Everybody should be building the equivalent to the passive house," he said recently, and EcoHome agrees, though we do have "a thing" for non-toxic homes too, especially as high-efficiency homes tend to be more airtight, so the chemicals we choose to use in ou...

Efficient home design

"The Most Resilient House in North America"

...homes in the Saguenay region for 7 years but was previously doing general construction in the Montreal region since 1985. Resilient homes for protection from natural disasters Alain had lived through two traumatic events in Quebec: first the Saguenay Flood of July 1996, which was Canada’s first billion-dollar natural d...

Passive solar home design

Ecohome Kenogami House wins Home of the Year Award

Along with its unprecedented achievements, the Kenogami House continues to act as a laboratory for resilient, cold climate building practices. Through software energy modeling it was determined that the Kenogami House would likely require 14.6 kWh of heat per square metre per year, but its actual performance seems to b...

Architecture and plan design

How to design for thermal comfort in a home

...Airtight homes are more thermally comfortable, more durable and they cost less to operate. Floors are the contact point between us and our house, so additional body heat is lost as our feet conduct heat to a cold floor. To compensate for cold feet, people will often jack the thermostat up from the seemingly 'uncomforta...

LEED Homes

The LEED for Homes Checklist

...Homes rating system. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome builds Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum home All you need to know about achieving Passive House certification Resilient design features to ma...

LEED Homes

Canada Ranks as the top country for LEED green building for second year in a row

...Homes were not included in the ranking). LEED-certified spaces use less energy and water resources, save money for families, businesses and taxpayers, reduce carbon emissions and create a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community. The United States, the birthplace of LEED, is not included in...

LEED Homes

Find a LEED Provider

...Homesol Building Solutions Inc. Ross Elliott hbsi@homesol.ca T: (613) 278-0467 83 Little Bridge Street, Suite 109, PO Box 1133, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0 www.homesol.ca Mindscape Innovation Group Kyle Anders kanders@mi-group.ca T: (519) 744-3592 F: (519) 804-1030 30 Duke Street, Suite 702 Ki...

LEED Homes

The 19 LEED for Homes prerequisites

...airtight to prevent bypass or leakage. 9.1 Radon-resistant construction: Homes in high-risk radon gas areas must have protection against radon infiltration. The project manager has the option to install a passive depressurization column (highly recommended) or to test for radon after construction is completed. Install...

LEED Homes

LEED Platinum Home in British Columbia

...homes rating system. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome builds Canada's first LEED V4 Platinum home All you need to know about achieving Passive House certification Resilient design features to ma...

LEED Homes

A beautiful lakeside LEED Platinum home

...Homes are found here Discover all the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership here - promote your business and get access to discount pricing on select building materials!