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- Multiple
use and source 2,200 litre heat storage / DHW tank
- Solar
hot water collectors 23 sqm
- Wood fired
central heating / cooking range in kitchen
- Contraflow
masonry storage heater
- Back-up
propane boiler (used less than 10% of time)
- Passive
solar heat through windows
- Mechanical
Heat Recovery Ventilation plus passive preheating of make-up air in
sunroom
- Air circulation
from sunroom to north side stairwell under slab and back to sunroom
is passive with mechanical assistance where needed
- Heat exchange
and storage in basement slab
- Grey water
heat exchanger (partial only with full heat recovery / indoor filtration
system planned)
- R55 insulation
in double walls
- R 70 attic
insulation
- External
basement insulation provides heat storage in basement walls
- Double
envelope with insulated interior walls
- Energy
efficient windows and insulating blinds; minimal windows on north side
- Air locks
with double doors on all entrances
- In-floor
heating in center of building and bathrooms provides low level base
heat
- Baseboard
radiators with individual thermostats produce extra heat when needed
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