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PH Cooling Options in High Mountain Desert?
Heating my Salt Lake City based 1010 PH project [1], with 5765 heating degree-days (F), does not seem to be a problem with largely passive solar gain; however, the 1047…
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Innie window installation details – a video
See innie window installation details on a new video from the Karuna Passivhaus crew. Click here to see the video.
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Locating an HVAC condensate drain in a Passive House
What is the best approach for dealing with condensate drains in a Passive House? We will have 3 mini split cassettes on the main floor and one for the basement…
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Off or On Grid?
We are planning to build a 2 story with basement 28x34' near Passive House in northern NH. It will cost > $25K to bring in power at the expense of…
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Too much southern exposure?
We have been looking for a passive solar/contemporary type house without much luck. We are considering this house but I’m concerned there may be not enough overhangs. House was custom…
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Air tightness & testing?
The common method of expressing test results of air tightness tests is air changes per hour. @ 50 pascals. How is the building volume calculated? Does it include exterior wall…
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Air sealing and insulating a poured concrete basement
I'm hoping to use poured concrete basement walls and wish to know weather I need to & if so how to air seal them. I want to use rigid rock…
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An article on Chris Corson’s Passivhaus in Maine
Here's a link to the new JLC article on Chris Corson's Passivhaus project in Maine: An Affordable Passive House. Nice work, Chris. If you are interested in more information on…
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What is the the thermal mass heat storage capacity of 1/2 inch of sheet rock?
I understand that the BTUs per degree of F per square foot of 4" thick brick pavers is 9, of builder's brick is 6.5 and of hard wood is 1.7…
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What is the total percent of heat loss by conduction?
In relation to convection, radiation.