Net Zero Energy Ready Home in Dillingham, Alaska
Key Energy Features
- Small size (2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom)
- 28” thick walls
- Extremely tight building envelope (0.05 ACH50)
- Ventilation via HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator)
- Majority of needed heat comes from internal heat gains (byproduct heat from lighting and appliances, body heat, passive solar gain)
- Heat that needs to be supplied from a heat source corresponds to about 35 gal of heating oil annually
Links to Articles, Photos, etc.
Tightest Residential Building World Record - Links
Additional Information
This house was modeled after the Passive Office, which is an educational tool developed by the UAF Bristol Bay Campus Sustainable Energy Program.
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