Vegetable Oil Furnace in St. Andrews- BE
As a source of heat to meet requirements during the colder months, a furnace was installed which runs on waste vegetable oil. The owner had previous experience using veggie oil, as he has run his diesel vehicles on waste veggie oil for many years. The furnace is very efficient (90% +) and works well using the veggie oil. To view this home’s other feature, please visit the following link: Passive Solar, St. Andrews …
Passive Solar in St. Andrews- PS
A number of features have been added to the house to make it more efficient, such as the use of strapping (to reduce thermal bridging), insulating foil as a vapour barrier, and lots of insulation in the walls and ceiling. Local materials were used for constructing the house, and no trees were cut down in order to accommodate its construction. …
Passive Solar Sun Room in Saint John- PS
The passive solar sun porch is a main feature of the original design as a beach house. The solar face of the house is situated slightly west of true south. All the restoration work on the exterior of the house including the windows is being done using natural materials, replacing wood with wood, and the storm windows are being replaced with new wooden framed windows of the original design. …
5.4 t (6 ton) Geothermal in Saint John- GT
This house was originally built as a beach side cottage in 1905 on the west side of the City of Saint John. This project was a major conversion of an oil fired hot water boiler system to an in ground vertical heat pump of 5.4 t (6 ton) capacity. The owner researched and directed much of the work himself and called upon the best-known local and regional experts available to install the wells, piping and heat pump equipment. The heat pump is rated at 5.4 t (6 ton) and is at least twice the capacity required for a house of this size. A key …
Passive Solar Home with Air-to-Air Heat Pump in Fredericton- PS
This passive solar house is situated in a residential area and blends into the surrounding mixed forest environment being adjacent to a city woodlot. The high insulation levels of ICF (insulated concrete form) construction, R-30 to R-50, are key to the passive solar heating. The generating element of the passive solar heat is the 2-storey south wall of 80% glass made up of EnergyStar rated high performance windows with triple glazing. …
Passive Solar Home & Solar Hot Water in Burton- PS, SE
This passive solar house is situated on 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) facing slightly east of due South. The insulated concrete formwork (ICF) construction allows for maximum air and wind tightness and achieves an R-value of R-29 (RSI 5.3) in the walls. The attic is insulated to R-50 (RSI 10.6). There is an insulated 1.22 m (4′) frost wall and the floor of the house on slab construction (no basement) is insulated to R-10 (RSI 3.6). All windows are EnergyStar rated double-glazed. The high-efficiency windows, air-tight construction, and high insulation values allows the house to take maximum advantage of the passive solar feature, storing …
Solar Wall Hot Air Circulation in the City of Saint John- GT, PS
The solar wall is located on the south side of 1.4 hectare (3.5 acre), 11150 m2 (120000 sq. ft.) building which serves as the City of Saint John’s Transit Centre bus garage or bus barn. Along with several other energy saving and environmentally sustainable features this building has earned a LEED Silver standard and has received several environmental awards. …
Passive Solar System in Fredericton- PS
The incorporation of the solar system and components had the advantage of being installed during a complete renovation of the 2-storey sun porch. Recycled materials were used for all of these projects, including insulation, double paned glass, and copper sheet and piping. The thermal-siphoning air panel (TAP) solar unit is built into the sun porch wall, which has been further modified to maximize passive solar potential. The sun porch is well insulated, ventilated and has duct work that connects the two levels, and which also circulates extra heat into thermal mass (concrete and crushed rock) below the porch, helping regulate …
Finnish Soapstone Masonry Heater in St. Andrews- BE
This is a soapstone masonry heater of Finnish make and design. The masonry heater sits between the living room and dining room and the heat circulates through natural convection. Total annual operating costs are $400 to $500 depending on the price of local cord of wood (approximately 2 cords per year). …
Geothermal Heat Pump in St. Andrews- GT
The high efficiency water-to-water heat pump is the main heat system for the 121 m2 (1300 sq. ft.) home which makes up for heat not provided by the passive solar feature of the house design. The owners are very satisfied with the comfort of the in floor geothermal heating. The heat pump has since been replaced with a Nordic brand, installed by East Coast Air. …
