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Why Passive House? « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. The Cottonwood Passivhaus is designed to meet the German Passive House standard. It is one of the most ambitious energy-efficiency standards in the world, delivering up to 85-90% energy savings compared to typical North American residential construction. (Read more at passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/. And passivedesign.ca/passivehouseconcept.html. Passive Houses are realistic, ...
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Basement Floor Slab « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Previous: Steel Frame Installation. Like the rest of the foundation, the basement floor is insulated with 12″ of EPS insulation. A layer of taped polyethylene forms the air/vapour barrier beneath the concrete slab, giving us some nice thermal mass (in addition to the foundation walls) inside the thermal envelope. The crew placing concrete…. 8230; levelling…. Leave a Reply Ca...
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Main Floor Framing « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Previous: Basement Framing and Main Floor. Next: Steel Frame Installation. Once we got out of the ground, things started to move fast. The main-floor framing happened very quickly — with the double-wall stud assemblies built beforehand, framed together into walls, and then erected into place. Basically, “on-site prefabrication.”. Jim applying glue…. And the attached garage.
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FAQ « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Send us an e-mail at info@cottonwoodpassivehouse.ca. What are the main features of a Passive House? A Passive House doesn’t necessarily need to look different than a typical house. Passive Houses are characterized by:. Compact form, to minimize external surface area and reduce heat loss. Good solar orientation, to capitalize on solar gains in winter. Most people who decide t...
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Visit us for International Passive House Days 2014! « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Visit us for International Passive House Days 2014! The Cottonwood Passive House will be participating in the 11th annual International Passive House Days on Saturday and Sunday, November 8-9, 2014! Visit us at 17 Cottonwood Crescent, Fort Saskatchewan ( map. 8211; we’ll be having an open house from 1-5pm each day. Look for owners Jim and Emilie Zeibin. October 26, 2014.
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Roof Installation « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Previous: Basement Floor Slab. Next: Insulation and Sheathing. It finally starts to look like a house! The roof trusses for the house are based on a 44′ clear span, plus an additional 3′ on either end for overhangs, making the overall truss length about 50′. (Not small! Before bringing the crane in, the rear roof trusses were assembled into units on the ground:. And the comp...
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Gallery « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. View of the elevated deck at the back of the house. Kitchen and living room at dusk, looking to the southwest. View of the kitchen. Visit us for International Passive House Days 2014! October 26, 2014. October 26, 2014. October 25, 2014. March 13, 2014. Passive House Days 2013 Photo Roundup. November 16, 2013. On Our story: why we chose to build a Passive House.
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Foundation Waterproofing « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Next: Foundation Drainage and Plumbing. With the foundation insulation installed, the exterior surfaces need to be protected. A self-adhered membrane product is affixed to the insulation to create a water-tight seal and protect the EPS from physical damage and also deterioration from ultraviolet radiation over time. And this is Tyrell Lee, brandishing a hand grinder. Mesh re...
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Welcome to the Cottonwood Passivhaus « Cottonwood Passive House
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Follow along as we build Alberta's first Passive House, an ultra-low energy home that uses 90% less energy for heating and cooling. Welcome to the Cottonwood Passivhaus. Follow along with us as we embark on the construction process through 2013…. One response to “Welcome to the Cottonwood Passivhaus”. November 10, 2013 at 12:31 pm. I wish you all the best as you complete this great project. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. October 26, 2014.
