Although it may seem counterintuitive, indoor air is typically two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. As energy-efficient homes become tighter and tighter with less air infiltration, indoor air quality deteriorates without proper ventilation and...
Over the last two decades, the Passive House standard has grown rapidly in popularity across an increasing range of climates across the world. According to 2013 estimates, over 50,000 buildings are now certified with thousands more low-energy developments inspired by...
Interviewer: Could you introduce yourself, Matt? Matt Groves: My name is Matt Groves. I’m the Northwest Technical Sales Engineer for Zehnder America. My territory covers Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Western Canada along with Alaska....
We are often asked, “Should I use an HRV or an ERV?” Building professionals sometimes assume that the use of an HRV versus an ERV can be determined by geography, but it’s often not that simple. Much of the country uses an HRV and one could generalize that ERVs are...
In a leap of faith, my family joined Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage in Midcoast Maine, a 36-unit multigenerational community on 42 acres. My husband and I loaded all our possessions into a truck and uprooted our two young children as we moved from Wisconsin to a...
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