Energy Efficient Solutions

Improving the energy efficiency is an important step in designing new homes or remodelling existing ones. Not only does it save money and energy, but it makes your home more durable and more comfortable to live in. Not to mention more attractive to potential buyers down the road. Remodel vs. new build For a home remodel, the process starts with an energy audit, which will determine how your home uses energy and what are the best ways to reduce and rationalize its use. On the other hand, if your plan to design and build a new home or invest in an extensive remodel, tackling home energy efficiency calls for a whole-house-system approach, which will include all the variables, details and interactions that make up the energy use in your home. Apart from occupant behaviour, site conditions and climate these include insulation and air sealing, lighting and daylight, space heating and cooling, windows and doors, and water heating. Calculating local climate A sun path diagram of your s…