Passive house plans

Miikana Prairie Home on Instagram: “As a passive solar design, the axes of our house are aligned with the compass and path of the sun throughout the year. The 30 degree angles…”

The passive house approach to construction offers the ultimate in energy efficiency. To achieve its standards, builders have to follow five exacting rules.

Sustainable Design and Construction Primer Download Now What is an Earthship? An Earthship home is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials (such as earth-packed tires). Earthships can be completely off-grid or partially

In the process of creating these house plans we considered many different building materials and construction methods. We came to the conclusion that despite their appeal, adobe and strawbale are simply not practical for our situation and we will build be building with cinder blocks. We've developed a series of small house plans that will meet our sustainability needs. These unique house plans are tailored specifically for off grid living and houes floor plans are designed to be passive…

View project of the Passive solar residential house design in Canberra Australia on Arcbazar.The project was designed by ted

Farmstead is a Certified Passive House designed by Boston-based ZeroEnergy Design. A blend of features were carefully balanced ...

Designing a house in the tropics should respond to the climate. With climate change, designing a house to be more responsive, is essential.

Passive Solar Heating | American Solar Energy Society

Natural or passive ventilation is one of the primary concerns of a tropical home. How good the passive ventilation in your home is, will...

We were the designer, builder, Passive House consultant and client for this project so it has a special place in our hearts. It is also the first strawbale certified Passive House outside of Europe. We chose strawbale and timber frame because of the very low carbon footprint of these materials. The house is also one […]