• SuperGreen • NetZero • Passive House • Straw Bale • Energy Consumption
Green Home Guides
- Green Home Guide
- Designs & Plans
- Hiring professionals or DYI
- Foundation & Building Envelope
- Roof Covering
- Heating, Cooling and Ventilation
- Exterior Siding
- Durable Floors
- Windows & Doors
- Indoor Environment
- Kitchens and Bathrooms
- Green Kitchen
- Insulation & Soundproofing
- Interior Finishing
- Home Lighting
- Green Living Videos
- Passive Solar Design 1
- Passive Solar Design 2
- Active Solar Heating
- Integrated Photovoltaic System
- The Green Dream Home
- Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal System
- Double Structural Insulated Panel Walls
- Insulating Your House
Renewable Energy Inventory Ideas for the North
Hydroelectricity, Solar Electricity, Solar Heating, Wind Biomass, Geothermal, Residual Heat Recovery, Energy Efficient and Conservation, Ocean Current and Tidal Energy
Energy Efficient – SuperGreen – NetZero
- Energy Efficient Homes have an energy rating of 80+
- SuperGreen Homes have an energy rating of 86
- Net Zero homes have an energy rating of 86+
- Energy Cost vs. Home Construction Type (Chart)
2009 Building code, for Whitehorse
Insulation values to meet EnerGuide Rating System value of 82.
- New Green Building Standards
- Walls including foundations above and below grade R28
- Attics R50
- Floors above unheated spaces R28
- Slabs on ground R10
- Slabs on ground containing radiant heat R20
- Concealed floor space or crawl space from grade R10
- Doors R12
- Windows R4.0
- Freeze protection for footings R10 extending 2’ from building face
- HRVs required to act as principal ventilation fan (64% at -25 ºC)
Energy Advisors
Green Homes Info for Yukon Homeowners – Whitehorse Real Estate – AJ Malcolm