Q&A with TV’s Todd Talbot about his passive house in B.C.

COTTAGE LIFE TV’S new documentary series, Todd Talbot Builds: The Passive House Project, (premiering Oct. 8) follows the real estate expert and contractor—and former star of Love It or List It—as he and his wife, Rabecca, build a passive house overlooking B.C.’s Okanagan Lake. Cottage Life: What is passive house construction and how is it different? Todd Talbot: It’s an approach that applies building science—actual science, not anecdotes or Hail Mary guesses—to create the most energy-efficient homes and other buildings. Done well, you can reduce energy consumption by 80 to 90 per cent. There are five main concepts used in most passive buildings. First, super-insulating does the heavy lifting to combat summer heat and winter cold. Second, high-performance windows and doors address the weakest points for energy efficiency in any…

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Cottage Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2024

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