What Makes Zero House – Applegate Cellulose Insulation
This is one in a series of blog posts about the materials we’ve chosen to build our Zero House project… What is Applegate Cellulose Insulation? Cellulose insulation is a high performance blown-in insulation for wall, roof and floor cavities that is...
Zero House Goals – Zero Utility Costs & Net Zero Energy
Key among the goals for Zero House are a pair of interconnected ideas: zero utility costs for the homeowner and net zero energy use for the building over its lifespan. This building is not alone in the pursuit of this goal. Building code authorities and governments...
Zero House Goals – Carbon Sequestration in Building Materials
The Zero House project has three key goals: zero net energy use, zero toxins and zero carbon footprint. This blog will look at the notion of zero carbon footprint, and we’ll explore how Zero House will in fact far surpass this goal through carbon sequestration...
SNC Class of 2016
Endeavour’s full time Sustainable New Construction program always attracts a diverse group of students, and 2016 is certainly no exception! People come from all across Canada and around the world to spend six months focused on the theory and the practice of...
A PassiveHouse Heating System
Passive House is a building certification program that focuses on dramatically improving the energy efficiency of new and renovated buildings. Overseen in this country by the Canadian Passive House Institute (CanPHI), the standard originated in Germany in the late...