A look at The House That Saved The World
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Thor and Jennifer have their home evaluated
Before they can build the house that saved the world, Thor and Jennifer have their existing home evaluated by experts.
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Donna Shirey takes us on a tour of her Zero Energy Idea House, featuring solar panels, solar hot water, a living roof, radiant floor heat and so much more. The exquisite design of this home is eclipsed by only one thing, the energy this home is saving and generating.
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Nathan helps Angela install a new storm door so that her home has better ventilation in the summer and better insulation in the winter.
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Jason Lear shows one of his eco-remodeling projects where a concrete foundation is poured into a new kind of form made out of Polystyrene foam. A foam is used upstairs as well. This expanding spray foam insulation is applied to the interior surface of all the exterior walls. The balloon framing of this aging house makes expanding foam the perfect choice for insulation.
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Dan Whitmore is building one of the first houses in Washington State that meets the German Passive House Standards.
Our cameras will follow this house to completion.
Waterproofing a Footing for a Stem Wall
More clips are on their way as we build
The House That Saved The World.
