Energy Efficient & Sustainable Design Concepts

170 topics in this forum

1. Health risks associated with passive houses 1 2 3 4 8

   By K78, October 6, 2016
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   • jack
   • October 14, 2016

2. Checklist : Heating

   By ToughButterCup, June 1, 2016   

   • checklist
   • heating
   • (and 2 more)

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     • heating
     • pv
     • solar
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   • ToughButterCup
   • June 1, 2016

3. Solar - Where to start? 1 2 3 4

   By DazRave, July 3
   • 90 replies
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   • Nic
   • Monday at 14:17

4. SIPS or ICF 1 2

   By jimmy_stocks, February 3, 2022
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   • Nic
   • November 21

5. Grand designs yesterday evening, Topic 2 1 2

   By Post and beam, November 9
   • 32 replies
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   • SteamyTea
   • November 12

6. Anybody watching Grand designs this evening. 1 2

   By MikeSharp01, November 8
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   • Tetrarch
   • November 11

7. After some help on airtightness approach

   By Selfbuildnewbie, November 2
   • 12 replies
   • 450 views
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   • SteamyTea
   • November 4

8. Airtight paint

   By Mr Blobby, October 25
   • 0 replies
   • 275 views
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   • Mr Blobby
   • October 25

9. Does anyone have a copy of Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings by John Krigger

   By Adrian Walker, October 20
   • 3 replies
   • 267 views
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   • SimonD
   • October 24

10. Heat battery for just underfloor heating? 1 2 3

    By Tilbert, May 7
    • 63 replies
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    • JohnMo
    • October 13

11. Best way to select a planning consultant

    By RachelG, October 10
    • 3 replies
    • 259 views
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    • nod
    • October 10

12. Are Wunda suggesting UFH in screed isn’t the right choice?

    By LiamJones, October 6
    • 2 replies
    • 183 views
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    • JohnMo
    • October 6

13. Are Wunda suggesting UFH in screed isn’t the right choice?

    By LiamJones, October 6
    • 0 replies
    • 105 views
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    • LiamJones
    • October 6

14. Re: passivhaus design detail for timber frame with basement

    By Alan Ambrose, September 28
    • 3 replies
    • 347 views
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    • Thorfun
    • October 1

15. Radiant Heating and Cooling Panels

    By mickeych, August 22   

    • cooling and heating
    • 5 replies
    • 642 views
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    • mickeych
    • September 18

16. Solar PV. No grid capacity.

    By gustyturbine, July 4
    • 11 replies
    • 665 views
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    • SteamyTea
    • September 14

17. Outside wall becoming an inside wall

    By Dave Jones, September 9
    • 6 replies
    • 509 views
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    • Dave Jones
    • September 12

18. SAPS and accredited construction drawings.

    By Big Jimbo, September 8
    • 14 replies
    • 668 views
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    • ADLIan
    • September 11

19. Was soll den das? Quatsch!

    By ToughButterCup, September 1
    • 4 replies
    • 537 views
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    • ToughButterCup
    • September 1

20. Gas or ashp . both available, but which is cheaper to run?

    By saveasteading, August 31
    • 8 replies
    • 523 views
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    • saveasteading
    • September 1

21. Some design strategies please 1 2 3

    By Nic, June 4
    • 56 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • JohnMo
    • September 1

22. We got our as-built EPC

    By Conor, June 7, 2022
    • 20 replies
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    • Dave Jones
    • August 23

23. How low below slab level to trim radon/dpc membrane and tape to EPS?

    By markharro, July 24
    • 2 replies
    • 667 views
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    • markharro
    • July 25

24. Air tightness / insulation strategy for 1990s remodel project

    By embra, June 18
    • 5 replies
    • 774 views
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    • Iceverge
    • July 12

25. Debating removing the 1st floor UFH in a Passivhaus

    By puntloos, June 29
    • 22 replies
    • 948 views
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    • Dave Jones
    • June 30