"Net zero energy"

Net zero energy / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Zero Carbon Building

BC's Budding carbon zero building ambitions on track for success at UBC...

...zero emission, regenerative and climate-resilient design. Built over the course of two years, this project has been designed as a net-zero energy, net-zero carbon, live-work single-family home. In an effort to achieve net-zero carbon, the team has minimized the embodied carbon of building materials and systems while u...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

CaGBC's Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative explained

...Zero Carbon Building verification program before it is released into the marketplace. The Zero Carbon Building verification program is being designed concurrently with the pilot program and will include specific methodologies for assessing carbon and other key metrics. The program will be launched by CaGBC at the Net Z...

Passive House

The city of Vancouver is actively promoting Passive House construction

...Net Zero Energy homes? Are Net Zero homes more expensive to build than Passive House? While both prioritize energy efficiency, Net Zero homes often require additional investments in renewable energy systems like solar panels, whereas Passive House focuses on reducing energy demand through insulation and airtightness. T...

Efficient home design

Are better insulated homes worth the money?

...energy, or baby seals for that matter. The good news is, there's a 'too good to be true' fact that a lot of people have a hard time believing - the payback does not have to be after you've willed your house to your kids, it can be right away. Yes, a better-insulated house costs more to build, but that's only half th...

Real estate

Farnham Avenue House

...Net Zero Energy Pilot. Read more about sustainable and resilient home building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below: Launch of the Net Zero Energy Pilot Preventing mold when you insulate your basement Green home rating systems Rainwater management & water-permeable landscaping Le...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Natural Resources Canada launches net zero energy pilot project

...Net Zero Energy pilot aims to recognize the builders and homes reaching net zero energy performance in Canada, and to pilot the next generation of NRCan’s R-2000 Standard and EnerGuide Rating System in net zero energy applications. Drawing on NRCan’s national systems and infrastructure - including its certified energy...

Passive solar home design

Ecohome design wins House of the Year Award from Green Builder Magazine

...Net Zero Energy - which refers to the ability of a building to produce as much energy as it consumes. But how does this compare to a Passive House? A key difference between Passive House and Net Zero Energy homes is that while Passive House prioritizes extreme energy efficiency through airtightness and insulation, Net ...

Passive solar home design

Passive house and passive solar - free heat for homes

...Net Zero Energy? The answer depends on how the home is designed and whether it meets the strict energy performance criteria of both approaches. Passive heating and cooling in homes is simply a matter of determining where the sun exposure is, and trying to capture and keep as much of that heat as you can in the winter w...

Efficient home design

The Kenogami House: designed to ENDURE

...energy efficiency. The ratio between the energy consumed during the operation of a building and its embodied energy is affected not only by how energy efficient it is, but also by how long the building will stand. In other words, the downside of some high performance homes is that they can require more embodied energy ...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

The Kenogami House: Energy systems in Net Zero Energy home design

...energy needed for heating this close to net zero energy house, in the form of in-floor radiant heat. Radiant floor tubing in Alain Hamel's Net Zero Energy design Kenogami House © Ecohome Radiant floor heat in a Net Zero Energy home: While the radiant floors were originally heated with a condensing boiler, that was si...

Living Building Challenge

What is the Living Building Challenge?

...Energy - 1 Imperative 7) Net zero energy: One hundred percent of the project’s energy needs must be supplied by on-site renewable energy on a net annual basis. Health - 3 Imperatives 8) Civilized environment: Every room of interior living space must have operable windows. 9) Healthy air: To ensure safe indoor air qua...