Net ZEB Case Studies - Modeling, Design, and Optimization of Net-Zero Energy Buildings - page 341

Name Type Climate Featured

Passive and
Energy
Efficiency
Strategies

Renewable
Energy
Technologies

Island,
France

temperature
swings

daylighting; ceiling
fans to minimize
air conditioning

7.2 ÉcoTerra

William O'Brien, Yuxiang Chen, and Andreas Athienitis

7.2.1 Description of ÉcoTerra

ÉcoTerra is a two-story, two-bedroom, near-net-zero energy house located
near Montreal in the rural town of Eastman, Quebec, Canada (45.3°N,
72.3°W) (see Figure 7.1 ) . The house has a heated floor area of 211.1 m 2
(including a 76.9 m 2 basement), and an unheated attached garage (26.6
m 2 ). The typical climate conditions for nearby Sherbrooke, Quebec are
summarized in Table 7.2 . The local climate is characterized by cold sunny
winters and warm humid summers with moderate daily temperature
swings.