Recent Articles
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Toronto Passive: High-Efficiency Lighting
Sorting through the specs for commercially available LEDs takes some patience
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Toronto Passive: Some Thoughts on Drainwater Heat Recovery
These heat exchangers capture energy from drain water and can speed up hot-water recovery times dramatically
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Toronto Passive: Removable Basement Floors
All the insulation in the house is inside the structural building envelope — and that includes the mineral wool insulation in the basement
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Toronto Passive: Walls, Roof, and an Elevator
The house begins to take shape with double-stud exterior walls, solid plank sheathing, and the roof
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Toronto Passive: Designing a High-Performance Home
The author takes a year off from work to design and build a new home, starting with some unusual foundation details