Tag: passive house
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How a Step Code 3 Home is More Energy Efficient Step Code 3 is a higher standard of energy efficiency in building construction, specifically for wood-frame residential homes. It goes beyond the minimum requirements of the base building code to provide significant energy savings. Here’s how a Step Code 3 home achieves greater energy efficiency:…
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Step code 5 is becoming obligatory in most municipalities in the Lower Mainland. Energy efficiency first became a part of the BC Building Code objective back in 2008. Designers’ options to comply with the requirements comprised “prescriptive” and “performance” approaches, the first being a more common choice. The specific requirements for insulation, windows, heaters, lighting,…
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What Is A Passive House? Why and How Can We Build One? 1- Introduction To Passive House The Passive House movement started in Germany and is currently spreading all around the world because it offers builders and homeowners a chance to reduce their carbon footprint while saving energy. A Passive House is a building…
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