Recent Articles
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Energy Predictions vs. Energy Performance
An analysis of energy use in the first year of living at Blue Heron EcoHaus
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Blue Heron Ecohaus: Adding it All Up, Part 3
We never planned to build a certified Passive House, but in the end we wondered how close we had actually come
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Adding it All Up, Part 2
Why Passive House construction won’t really catch on in Canada until it adopts its own standard that better reflects the climate
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Adding it All Up
Musings on Passive House standards and the costs of new home construction, Part 1
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Blower Door Testing
The owners set what they think is an ambitious but realistic goal for airtightness
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Insulation, Air-Sealing, and a Solar Array
Double-stud walls filled with dense-packed cellulose plus a 6.2-kilowatt photovoltaic system promise long-term energy savings
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Siding and Soffits at the Blue Heron EcoHaus
Pine tar mimics the look of a Japanese technique calledshou sugi ban, but at a much lower cost
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Placing the Concrete Floors
Concrete is the finished floor, so finding an able contractor is key
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Adding Walls and Roof
The double-stud exterior walls are modeled on those developed by Saskatchewan superinsulation pioneer Rob Dumont
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Dealing With Really Bad Water
The high cost of on-site water treatment pushes the owners to an entirely different solution
