Sentences with phrase «superinsulated housing»

And from 1997 to 2002 he conducted a research project called CEPHEUS (Cost - Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards), which collected data on 221 superinsulated housing units at 14 locations in five countries.
When you want to build a superinsulated house, you have several choices on how you increase the R - value.
In 1979, he put out a press release praising the characteristics and benefits of superinsulated houses.
Here is a new study I just saw, looking at overheating of a superinsulated house in a hot climate, including life cycle analysis.
The best home fell well short of the Passivhaus standard, of course; it measured 2.24 ac / h @ 50 Pa — about the same as the superinsulated house that Riversong built.

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When a barrel of oil went from $ 32 to $ 11 and the Reagan administration cut funding for energy efficiency programs, the superinsulated, airtight house trend went into hibernation.
By 1985, we'd figured out how to build superinsulated, airtight houses in North America.
As Lloyd points out, the «Superinsulated» house was really the origin and (along with airtightness) is the foundation of Passive Hhouse was really the origin and (along with airtightness) is the foundation of Passive HouseHouse.
But the Build SMART panelized system sure does help you get a nice, superinsulated, airtight building that can meet the rigorous standards for Passive House certification.
If you want to build a superinsulated, airtight house, you run into some difficulties.
Green Building Store continues to fine tune passive house design and construction techniques with exacting attention to detail, as demonstrated by its latest superinsulated, stone - clad cavity wall house in West Yorkshire.
Once you've designed and built a home with passive solar features, and the house is close to airtight and superinsulated, what fuels do you suggest?
For great photographs and accessible information, I would recommend Julie Torres Moskovitz's The Greenest Home: Superinsulated and Passive House Design.
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