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"Our Journey to Net Zero" - How a Lethbridge family constructed their high performance home
Our journey to Net-Zero began when my wife and I moved in 2011 from our first home to a newer, similar-sized home. After a few months, we were shocked to find that our energy bills had more than doubled. After a few years of tolerating the higher costs, we decided to build new and to a high energy efficiency standard…
Every Day is Earth Day (in a Passive Net Zero House)
Today we explore Earth Day in Alberta and what that means for our Passive, Net Zero home, energy sources and emissions! Cautiously Optimistic Earth Day!
Energy is Everything
Our initial modelling came out pretty good, but we can tighten it up! As well, we consider different heating options for a very efficient home, while considering the impact our heating systems will have on our future solar photovoltaic system.