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Insulation levels Passive Solar House
[Recent Reader Question]
Subject: Insulations levels in a passive solar house
Question:
I’m interested in building a passive solar house using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) walls, R-60 ceiling. What’s appropriate for under-slab...
Posted on November 30, 2011
Q & A on Passive House Appliances
We recently received a thoughtful email from prospective clients who have been giving energy efficiency and Passive House design some serious consideration; their primary concerns with such a well insulated and tight home is with ventilation of moisture, cooking smells, and excess...
Posted on November 13, 2011
Can I Afford Building Green
I want to share with you this letter we recently received from a reader. Her questions reflect those that we commonly hear about cost to build green. Please note, this is a Seattle based reader and costs for real estate will be...
Posted on February 07, 2011