Blake Bilyeu of Bilyeu Homes explains the importance of whole-building air tightness for net zero, highly energy efficient homes. See how an Oregon Passive House certified home is tested for air infiltration, and the remarkable results it accomplishes. It is a testament to the extreme thermal efficiency of the home Blake built, using a variety of energy-efficient approaches and materials, including super-insulating SeriousWindows. The home accomplishes a 90% reduction in energy usage compared to typical homes. You can read more about windows for Passive House here: index.seriouswindows.com Read more about Blake’s Passive House energy-efficient home here: blog.seriousmaterials.com
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Haira-HomeEnergy.blogspot.com — Your window savings In this ecourse you’ll learn all about 1. Part 1 – Determining current costs. 2. Part 2 – Cost over savings analysis. 3. Part 3 – Getting started finding your biggest needs. 4. Part 4 – Start small for big savings. 5. Part 5 – Your window savings. Let’s go ahead & get started today with “Your window savings”. Part 5 – Your window savings ============================ Consider your windows. Are they everything that they can be to you? There is no doubt that windows in a home are necessary, but they can cost you a great deal of money when it comes to energy. The fact here is that windows allow for air to pass through them easily. In effect, they can be a huge part of you energy usage. In fact, those that have windows that are not providing a good amount of insulation can be looking at up to 35 percent of their loss to come from their windows. 35 percent of the energy that you use can be due to your windows. Should You Replace? To repair this problem, there are several things that you can do. First off, this is one case when you will want to carefully consider the benefits of replacing your windows. If you have older windows, it may be necessary to replace them. Windows on a home should be replaced any place from every ten years to every twenty depending on the type of window and its insulation. It is not so much their age, though, as the way in which they work. What you are looking for is a good level of protection. You …
Energy expert and homeowner Doug Boleyn discusses the heating and cooling effect of his windows in his Net Zero Energy home in Oregon. Read more about it here: bit.ly See pictures here: bit.ly The home was built by www.cellarridge.com and designed by Matthew Daby www.modabydesign.net. Serious Materials energy efficient SeriousWindows featuring U-values ranging from 0.14 to 0.18, and solar heat gain coefficients tuned to the orientation of each window. These windows maximize passive solar heating and cooling – contributing to the home’s zero net energy performance.
How we install energy efficient windows and doors. How we make a window in to a Door, Sliding glass door and Patio door. Before and after pictures of homes with new go green vinyl energy efficient windows and doors. Installations by Mannyz crew with LV General Contracting
This spot required a LOT of 3D knowledge within After Effects. We also acheived a pretty cool “card dance” effect within Adobe Premiere…add a dash of Photoshop and Soundbooth. Sprinkle in a voice over from Krissy. And we finished it all off within Avid Media Composer. Recipe is complete.