Recent Articles
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Wolfe Island Passive: First Year Reflections
The building process may have been arduous, but the result was well worth the effort
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Wolfe Island Passive: A Performance Report
‘The most airtight building in Ontario’ gets its energy-efficiency numbers
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Wolfe Island Passive: Heat Recovery Ventilation
These complex systems really deserve advance planning
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Wolfe Island Passive: Siding and a Porch
The engineered wood siding has a 25-year warranty, but it should protect the house for decades
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Wolfe Island Passive: Ready for Roofing
With the insulation installed, the next step is to prepare for steel roofing and build a porch roof that can handle big snow loads
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Wolfe Island Passive: Adding the Insulation
With the shell up, work turns to installing the roof overhangs and the exterior insulation
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Wolfe Island Passive: Building With Cross-Laminated Timber
With preliminaries out of the way, the pre-cut wall, floor and roof panels are set in place
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Wolfe Island Passive: Windows, Doors, and Utilities
Windows and doors are coming from Europe, while potable water will come from the sky
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Wolfe Island Passive: The Envelope
The two-bedroom home makes natural light a key part of the design
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Wolfe Island Passive House — An Introduction
After planning a more conventional structure, a couple changes gears and decides to build with cross-laminated timber