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I am not an economist, financial advisor, mortgage broker, city planner, contractor, designer or architect. I am an engineer who does extensive research and works with building science in a broad range of building types, sizes and complexities. With that in mind, know that articles on this site or taken from “How to Future Proof Your Home” are a collection of opinions based on professional knowledge and acquired through research and observation with the intent of giving consumers the principles and understanding that they require in order to cost effectively build or hire a contractor to build an efficient, comfortable, healthy and environmentally responsible home in harsh/cold climates. By understanding how to save significant energy in the coldest climates, people in warmer climates will have a rough blue print to follow as well.
Articles on this site are NOT an all-inclusive guides to building homes or other buildings. The ebook “How to Future Proof Your Home: A Guide to Energy Intelligence designed for the Climate of the Canadian Prairies” (hereby known as the “ebook”) is a guidebook written with the intent of providing design specifications via demonstrating several key principles to potential homeowners, contractors and the general public. In this book and on the website http://www.futureproofmybuilding.com you will get an understanding of the techniques and technologies that leading energy professionals are using to reduce our society’s dependence on fossil fuels and reduce humanities environmental impact. While many of these techniques have been known for some time now, law (code) does not require them, and hence most of these techniques are not widely implemented by all design and construction professionals. The intent of this website and the ebook is to grow public knowledge in this area so that potential homeowners and the construction community can make better decisions that are not simply based on first costs alone.
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