Well, that's exactly what I'm doing and what this blog is about. In particular I've long been intrigued with the notion of living in a ultra energy-efficient house - partly because I've got a bit of tree-hugger in me, but also because I'm not a big fan of the cold weather in New England and I'd like a house that's as comfortable in the winter as it is in the warmer seasons.
The house I'm planning on building is what the green building community refers to as a "pretty good house". There are several energy-efficiency standards that one can aim for when building a green house, the most well-known of which is the PassivHaus standard. The PassivHaus standard is quite rigorous and certainly results in an extremely energy-efficient house. But it does add cost - if nothing else in the modeling required to attain the certification, but also in achieving a range of performance numbers. A "pretty good house" is an informal term for a house built with more of a focus on bang-for-the-buck rather than specific thresholds. Most of the posts on this blog will be about the various technologies, decisions and building techniques that go into building a pretty good house.
The photos on this page are of the house before any work has commenced.
The house I'm planning on building is what the green building community refers to as a "pretty good house". There are several energy-efficiency standards that one can aim for when building a green house, the most well-known of which is the PassivHaus standard. The PassivHaus standard is quite rigorous and certainly results in an extremely energy-efficient house. But it does add cost - if nothing else in the modeling required to attain the certification, but also in achieving a range of performance numbers. A "pretty good house" is an informal term for a house built with more of a focus on bang-for-the-buck rather than specific thresholds. Most of the posts on this blog will be about the various technologies, decisions and building techniques that go into building a pretty good house.
The photos on this page are of the house before any work has commenced.
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