Cutting Energy Bills, C2C Sustainability, Active Passive House, + Prefab Attention

By archives on Jul. 16, 2011 | Topics: Week in Review | 3 Comments

Getting active with Passive Houses.
Cut down on energy bills with a Passive House.
Sustainability that goes from cradle to cradle.
Study: VAWT are 10x more efficient than HAWT.
Green economy is legit but it needs a push.
Clean energy rises 22% on solar boom.
Desert prefab draws attention.

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About archives: This article was contributed by the founder of Jetson Green. With the arrival of new ownership in December 2012, Preston left Jetson Green to pursue other business opportunities. If you have questions or need assistance, contact tips@jetsongreen.com.

http://mastercraftheating.com Steve Bez

Hey Preston, any ideas on how expensive it is to make your house ‘Passive’?
- Mike Eliason
  
  Steve,
  
  Costs can vary. In EU between 0-7% for houses. However they already have stricter energy standards than North America.
  
  Stateside, it depends on project, location and basis of design. Numbers we’ve seen from other people are ~5%-15%. Higher end for shoehorning an already designed code minimum poorly designed house through phpp. Lower end for those projects already insulating above minimum and utilizing smart design/ orientation. For high end projects, were finding cost is fairly negligible.
  - http://mastercraftheating.com Steve Bez
    
    Thanks!

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