Flexible House Design
How to install cladding so your walls can dry
The walls of your home are an environmental separator. Their job is to keep the inside in and the outside out. Exterior cladding is your first line of defense against weather elements, and its job is to allow the control layers – like your vapour barrier, air barriers and insulation to do their jobs without being assaulted by wind, precipitation and UV rays.
By Mike Reynolds
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The Elliott Residence
Reno and addition make farmhouse a local destination
The Elliott Residence is a retrofit / addition to a 1930 farmhouse near Ottawa. Designed for durability, energy independence and carbon neutrality, it meets R-2000, ENERGY STAR and GreenHouse, is participating in the 1000 Home Challenge and is Certified LEED Gold. Situated on five acres, the flex design stresses home-based income and food security, accessibility, community and rural aging-in-place. The house is designed to be divided so half may serve as a caregiver suite, a rental unit, or a home-based business.
BY ROSS ELLIOTT
Global Solutions House
Simple design a model for Aging-in-Place affordability
Designed and built as an Aging-in-Place affordable housing model with the possibility for a secondary suite, the Passive E House will serve in part as a demonstration home by having its energy performance monitored over the coming years.
BY CODY SMITH
The Ecohome Demo House
Stage One: Slab-on-grade construction
The Ecohome Demonstration House is well underway, the following page chronicles the first stage of constuction, building the slab-on-grade. The house is oriented facing south to maximize passive solar heat gain in winter, but will be shaded in the summer by deciduous trees, wall mounted sun shades and a large overhang to prevent overheating.
By Mike Reynolds
The Annual Directory for Sustainable Products and Services
The 2015 Directory for Sustainable Products and Services
LEED categories noted for the products listed in the following pages are intended to show how these products can potentially help a project earn LEED points
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