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Apr 5, 20235 min read

Passive House vs. Law of Diminishing Returns

This article aims to remove the common bias of diminishing returns within high performance building components and touch on some of the...

Oct 7, 20228 min read

Severe storms highlight the importance of building resiliency.

On Sept 23, 2022, Hurricane Fiona made landfall on PEI as a Category 1 hurricane with winds up to 111 km/hr. Immediately following the...

Aug 9, 20225 min read

Heat Loss Form Factor?! H.E.L.P!

This is a summary of Elrond Burrell's excellent article explaining why complex building forms make it harder to achieve the Passive House...

Apr 8, 20224 min read

Blower Door Protocol for Passive House Certification

475 High Performance Building Supply does an excellent job summarizing the blower door standard required for Passive House Certification....

Mar 21, 20225 min read

Domestic Hot Water Heating Systems

After space heating, water heating is typically the next biggest energy sink in buildings. When dealing with passive houses, space...