Thursday, July 05, 2012

the possibilities are endless





Mrs. Angus and I recently bought a piece of dirt outside Santa Fe and are considering building there.

Originally we were going old school with traditional adobe walls both exterior and interior.

However, a somewhat new to America concept called Passive House, has caught our eye.

The idea is to build in a way that requires very little energy to heat and cool the house (often 80% less than typical new construction).

We are thinking of adding a smallish grid-tied solar system to make the house a net energy generator!


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Welcome to the 21st century!

But seriously, if you really build one pay attention to sufficient air circulation. In Germany some houses are so well insulated that as a result mold develops due to a lack of air circulation.

Anonymous said...

Passive solar = excellent, pays for itself fast, solar. Well played.

bamboo investments said...

I had never heard of that idea of passive before, what a fascinating approach.

Anonymous said...

I chose a passive agressive house, big mistake. Good luck to you.

Angus said...

Anon #1: yes, the house will have an air exchanger for exactly those reasons

Anon #3: well played!