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Passive Solar (4mins)
The Atchisons of Edmonton built a house that has used half the energy of a typical Edmonton house over the last 25 years. But there’s many more benefits to these ancient design principles than just saving money.
About Chapter 8: Staying Warm
The Energy and Utilities Board says our natural gas supplies are in decline. Heating fuel is not a luxury in Alberta so this issue hits close to home, literally. What are the new technologies that will keep us warm in future Alberta winters?
About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series
Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertan’s now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world wide web.
For more information about Made-in-Alberta, visit http://madeinalberta.ca
Locations: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Links:
http://rbcc.ca
http://solaralberta.ca
http://shaw.ca
Length: 4 min
Date Produced: November 29, 2008
Production Company: RBCC
Produced in partnership with: Solar Energy Society of Canada, Inc. Northern Alberta Chapter
Broadcaster: Shaw TV, Capital Region
Aired/Screened/Webcast:
Broadcast Shaw TV, Capital Region, December 2008
Uploaded to YouTube, December 2008
Available on DVD? – pending
Credits:
Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard
Written & Directed: Barb Allard
Expert researcher: Cheryl Atchison, Gordon Howell
Cinematography & DOP: Kyle Schneider, Jeremy Rittwage
Additional camera: Jimmy Bustos
Editor: Jeremy Rittwage
Additional editing: Kevin Burdett
Photography:
Phil Stoffer, U.S. Geological Survey
link: http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/2005/mesaverde/html/mv068.htm
Bruce Blacklock
http://werewolf.ca
NASA
link: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/green_paint.html
Motion Graphics: Kyle Schneider
Original Music: Garage Band licensed music library
Interviewees & Experts (in order of appearance):
Rob Harlan, Solar & Energy-efficient Building Expert
Cheryl Atchison, Passive Solar Home Owner
Garry Atchison, Meteorologist, Passive Solar Home Owner
Additional Thanks to:
Jerry Shaw, Passive Solar Designer and Owner
Ed Moline, Passive Solar Home Designer and Owner
Bruce Donovan, Passive Solar Designer and Owner
Perry Kinkaide, Alberta Council of Advanced Technology
https://www.abctech.ca/
Ernest Siu, Technology Transfer Officer
Duration : 0:4:1
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ICF Construction: ARXX Green Build System. Conduit is proud to have partnered with Arxx, the #1 Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Wall System in North America. Arxx has been approved by all major North American building codes, and is the only ICF to receive a UL/ULC fire rating. At Conduit, we build better tomorrows by protecting the earth today. But just as importantly, we save our clients thousands of dollars over time by making every project we touch more efficient and sustainable from the very beginning. Our work is setting new benchmarks in sustainable green building, minimizing wasteful energy costs, maximizing efficiencies, enhancing property values and helping conserve vital natural resources.
Duration : 0:2:35
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ARXX Green Build System Conduit is proud to have partnered with Arxx, the #1 Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) Wall System in North America. Arxx has been approved by all major North American building codes, and is the only ICF to receive a UL/ULC fire rating. At Conduit, we build better tomorrows by protecting the earth today. But just as importantly, we save our clients thousands of dollars over time by making every project we touch more efficient and sustainable from the very beginning. Our work is setting new benchmarks in sustainable green building, minimizing wasteful energy costs, maximizing efficiencies, enhancing property values and helping conserve vital natural resources.
Duration : 0:1:54
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http://www.livingonsolar.com
We have been livng in a passive solar home for over 20 years. See how we are using solar energy to heat our home.
Duration : 0:2:16
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ProTEC Structural Insulated Panel System (SIP) by T.Clear Corporation is a concrete alternative to OSB SIPs. ProTEC provides a well engineered, energy efficient, and fast alternative to conventional building. It is a quick, sustainable, time proven system of building. 513-870-9246 800-544-7358 www.tclear.net
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Building a Sustainable Home – An introduction to a short film showing how a house can be designed and constructed to include over 100 sustainability focused features. It shares all the lessons learned.
The full feature film lists the 100 features at the end. The house was completed in 2009 and won the Gold Coasts HIA GreenSmart Energy Efficiency Award.
Just for starters, the house contains a 1 kW PV system, Solar hot water, real time EcoVision monitoring system and significant recycled content (including old tram tracks and bridge timbers)
More on the house: www.yagoi.org
More on the International Award winning Ecovillage at Currumbin: www.theecovillage.com.au
Length of this short: 1.21 minutes
Length of full film: 23 minutes. To purchase the full DVD email enquiries (at) ecomplish.com.au
Copyright Ecomplish 2010 Australia, Earth
Duration : 0:1:22
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http://www.EnergyBrainiac.com – Energy Efficient House Design – How To Design Energy Efficient House
This house in North Carolina features a passive solar design. ….. Promotes the use of energy-efficient and passive solar building design and construction. …Energy Savers: Designing and Remodeling a Home
Feb 24, 2009 … If you’d like to design an energy-efficient home, no matter what type of design, you should use what’s called the whole-house systems …USGBC joins top business leaders at the White House in support of the recovery … The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building …EERE Consumer’s Guide: Landscaping
A Consumer’s Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy … you can learn more about the following elements of an energy-efficient landscape design: ..Rocky Mountain Institute : Abundance By Design · Nature
In the words of RMI’s chairman and chief scientist, Amory Lovins, In order to make cities cleaner and more energy efficient, there is a real need for a ..National Semiconductor · Electronic Parts
National Semiconductor Home – Energy-efficient PowerWise analog solutions: … START HERE for a new and improved version of the PowerWise Design University. …federal tax credits for energy efficiencyhome energy efficiencymake your house energy efficientmake my house energy efficient
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Duration : 0:1:37
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The EcoFabulous Home was designed by Kanau Uyeyama Architect Inc. As a firm, we have been researching eco-friendly solutions for many years. In 2008 we put all our knowledge to the test and designed and built the EcoFabulous Home (1000 sq.ft., 400sq.ft. deck) as the Feature Home for the British Columbia Home and Garden Show. There is a living wing (kitchen, dining, sitting) and a bedroom wing (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms). Eco-friendly solutions included such things as 100% recycled paper with zero VOCs for kitchen and bathroom cabinets, cedar deck, siding and spa skirt, and other sustainable woods, CFLs and LEDs, Hydronic heating system with each radiator with its own non-electric thermostat 95% plus efficiency gas fired condensing boiler supplemented with solar panels, integrated home control system.
www.prefabuloushomes.ca
Duration : 0:4:42
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http://www.SolarEnergyGuide.net – Energy Efficient House Design – How To Design Energy Efficient House
This house in North Carolina features a passive solar design. ….. Promotes the use of energy-efficient and passive solar building design and construction. …Energy Savers: Designing and Remodeling a Home
Feb 24, 2009 … If you’d like to design an energy-efficient home, no matter what type of design, you should use what’s called the whole-house systems …USGBC joins top business leaders at the White House in support of the recovery … The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building …EERE Consumer’s Guide: Landscaping
A Consumer’s Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy … you can learn more about the following elements of an energy-efficient landscape design: ..Rocky Mountain Institute : Abundance By Design · Nature
In the words of RMI’s chairman and chief scientist, Amory Lovins, In order to make cities cleaner and more energy efficient, there is a real need for a ..National Semiconductor · Electronic Parts
National Semiconductor Home – Energy-efficient PowerWise analog solutions: … START HERE for a new and improved version of the PowerWise Design University. …federal tax credits for energy efficiencyhome energy efficiencymake your house energy efficientmake my house energy efficient
making old house energy efficientenergy efficiency partnership homes
Energy Efficient House Design – How To Design Energy Efficient House
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Duration : 0:1:40
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Conserve energy and reduce your gas and electric bills with the changing temperatures outside.
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