Comments on: Zero Net Energy Homes Part 5 – Passive Houses

By: nils

nils — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:34:09 +0000

Patricia – thanks for the nice comment! Good luck with your article – let me know when you write it and I’ll link back as well.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:27:48 +0000

We just need to find clients who will use our services because we just keep getting better and better, but folks just “chicken” out…If the peak of creativity for men is age 65…then hold on to your hats, because some really good stuff is bursting out in this green crisis and energy crisis and I truly hope it has some place to go…

I am going to post about Zero Net Houses 2/3/09 on biking architect and mention your site. FYI…

I just love reading about all this stuff and now I need to just stop researching and get writing! Thank you

By: nils

nils — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:09:19 +0000

Patricia – thank you for the comment and the compliment. It sounds like you were leading the pack back in the ’70s! Now we just have to get everyone to build houses like you did more than 30 years ago.

Nils

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:38:59 +0000

We built a passive solar house in the early 1970’s and had to create the things we needed to succeed. We did have to use a small Swedish wood stove in the lower level of the house, and an electronic air filter with a Heat pump for getting the permits necessary. The design of the house has been copied many times around town, but not the energy efficiency systems.
It was so fun to be way ahead of the curve, it was fun to create and develop so many innovative ideas to use, and it was not fun to be so ridiculed for our efforts and endeavors and have no support.
Very nice post. Now I will read the other 4 in your series.

By: Zero Net Energy Homes Part 5 - Passive Houses | Reduce Bill

Zero Net Energy Homes Part 5 - Passive Houses | Reduce Bill — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:03:50 +0000

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