In the first article (Building techniques that lower the energy usage in homes and buildings (Part 1)) I focused on building techniques that involved the physical structure of your home or building.

In this article we are going to look at improvements to heating, cooling, ventilation and water heating systems to reduce the energy use.

Green Building: Your Edge in the Home Building Marketplace
This video version of David Johnston's acclaimed seminar provides practical information about building in ways that are energy-conscious, healthy and environmentally responsible. It covers: energy efficiency, resource conservation, indoor air quality, and mold and moisture management. This video workshop qualifies for 'Green Advantage' training if you are interested in getting certified.

Green Building: Your Edge in the Home Building Marketplace

Different countries have different definitions and standards for "low energy" buildings, some of which can be quite technical. In the USA, low-energy homes use at least 15% less energy than standard new homes, although many homes achieve 20%-30% savings.

Designing and building a low-energy home combines any number of passive and active energy savings and energy generation techniques, depending on budget and availability of these components. However, anyone can build or convert a home that uses significantly less energy by finding ways to

In a modern world we cannot do without energy (electricity, gas, fuel) in our daily lives. We are dependent on our cars, appliances, gadgets, tools and toys to get through our days.  But a large portion of the energy we use are wasted.

Designing and building low-energy homes and buildings, including zero-energy buildings, passive houses and green buildings, incorporates any of a number of building techniques and systems to lower the energy used. The following are just some of the building techniques that can be used to achieve lower the energy usage in buildings.

These low-energy building techniques exclude energy generation.

Whether you are building a new energy efficient home or remodeling you current home to be more energy efficient you need to consider and plan the project to ensure that the results are what you intended. During this process you probably will have to pull in some specialists for certain of the strategies.

These are some guidelines for sustainable living when you design your home building / rebuilding project