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Passive Design Goes Mainstream With The "Marken Passive LEED® Platinum Home" Posted by TreeHugger 1 year 23 weeks ago - Tags: ![]()
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It is exciting to see Passive House design come to North America; it makes so much sense to design a house so that it doesn't need a lot of technology to keep warm or cool, just careful design and siting, lots of insulation and sealing, and good ventilation. It works really well in temperate climates like British Columbia, where Alexander Maurer of Marken Projects is building a demonstration home.
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