by Shane Wolffe | Nov 13, 2015 | Build a home, Building a new home, Future Proof™ Ideas, Future Proof™ My Home, green building
You may have heard of Passive House before. If you have read “How to Future Proof Your Home” you already understand the basics of what a Passive House is. But why would you want to build one or live in one? Passive House Economics For most people, the decision comes...
by Shane Wolffe | Dec 12, 2014 | Build a home, Future Proof™ Ideas, Future Proof™ My Home, Why Future Proof™
I’m very happy to announce that I’ve completed a second edition of How to Future Proof Your Home, available exclusively through the FutureProofMyBuilding.com online store. In this second edition I elaborate on concepts discussed in the first edition using feedback...
by Shane Wolffe | Oct 20, 2013 | Building a new home, Future Proof™ My Home
Can you imagine how crippling an Ice Storm would be to your city/home? No matter where you live, it should be obvious that our society is completely dependent on reliable energy. Weather patterns all over the world are changing. As we have seen with the winter of...
by Daeran Gall | Sep 6, 2013 | Building a new home, Future Proof™ Ideas
Posted by: Daeran Gall – 04.02.13 40% of the energy we use is to heat our homes, this is a great place to begin to reduce energy usage, if we make our homes and communities more energy efficient and aware, perhaps we can minimize the need for pipelines shipping...
by Shane Wolffe | Sep 4, 2013 | Build a home, Building a new home, Future Proof™ Ideas, Future Proof™ My Home
Whether your reason is to save money on your utility bills, reduce (or potentially even eliminate) your dependence on fossil fuels, do your part for the environment, or be a leader of your peers; there are many reasons to incorporate passive solar and active solar...