Guy from Vancouver- We've got some pretty awful winters here Almost the entirety of Canadians apart from the pacific coast- That's cute

@reesespieces5850

3 жыл бұрын

Here in southern ontario its normally pretty mild no more than a foot of snow in years. The southern most tip (point pelee) of Canada is only 45 minutes from me in windsor. We are more south than a large part of Michigan. Don't worry people still complain about the cold here lol.

@MrFitterer

3 жыл бұрын

Lol meanwhile people from Manitoba want to slap this man.

@stephenmorrissey1254

3 жыл бұрын

Currently -31 in Canmore. A bitterly -2 in Vancouver.

@duplessis2006

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenmorrissey1254 my thoughts exactly.. NE of Edmonton here

@andrewhewlett7672

3 жыл бұрын

north of thunder bay on. had a good chuckle...cold in vancouver.....

Snowy, cold....Vancouver!?! Its like the Florida of Canada.

@emko333

4 жыл бұрын

1500 Watts... here when its -30C+ i feel like that is going to do almost nothing then again my house is not so insulated, its crazy seeing BC doing homes like that and here i don't see it that often

@curiousfirely

4 жыл бұрын

@@emko333 Yeah. I wonder if its just concentration of money, to build these fantastic homes in an area that doesnt totally need it? This level of insulation/sealing would be super useful in my area, but we have a very seasonal, tourism based economy and we see lots of poverty in full-time residents.

@brianxyz

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it never snows or gets cold in Vancouver except for when it does which is a lot more often than those who live there want to admit.

@LindsayJamieson

4 жыл бұрын

You could live pretty comfortably most of the year in a wood shed in the Fraser Valley. Just make sure the roof doesn't leak.

@ryancullen1005

4 жыл бұрын

@@curiousfirely The R value and how much more insulation to add is dictated by the energy modeling done by a certified PH consultant and location, climate, foliage, are all taken into account. For instance, his house is not insulated enough for my area, and it sounds like not enough for emko333's area either, but is fine for vancover. Still, people say the total cost to build to this higher standard is around 5-15% more than building to code, and that gets offset by what you save off your energy bill. So it might be more money initially, but his mortage payment + energy bills are probably the same, or very very close, as someone that bought a home built to code(all things equal).

Growing up in Northern Minnesota, I always wanted to build a house that could be heated with about 5, 100 Watt light bulbs. But, now retired so I still love seeing stuff like this. Most builders build to code, they don't go above & beyond. You can pay some extra up front to save on heating & cooling for the life of the building OR pay to heat & cool forever!

@buelowexcavating

4 жыл бұрын

I would not want anything built to code. That is the minimum that you can get. I don't want the cheapest building I can get. I would want something that would last, that is built to exceed code.

Actually the major key to success is an unlimited budget. I'd love to see some major builders putting out homes that the 'average person' can afford

@mike86mike

4 жыл бұрын

Succes is a choice. Average Joe did this on himself.

@MrWorldasmaya

4 жыл бұрын

@@mike86mike nonsense.

@mike86mike

4 жыл бұрын

Mr: Succes in life IS a choice. Just simple determination.

@MrWorldasmaya

4 жыл бұрын

@@mike86mike that's just silly cliche nonsense. The data doesn't support your claim, economic inequality information doesn't support your claim, the gini coefficient argues against your belief, etc etc.

@BenWolkWeiss

4 жыл бұрын

There are number of Habitat for Humanity homes built to passive house standards, including one I designed and helped build. Habitat considers the true cost of the materials for the mortgage for the homeowner so it's critical to deliver high performance in a simple and cost effective manner. Matt specializes in high end homes, so that's what you will see on his channel. However there are a lot of small builders around the country that do build reasonably priced Passive Houses, they just don't run a KZread channel.

Love it when he says "i have not seen this in Germany" and shows all the stuff that's standard in Europe for years.

@arrzfr

3 жыл бұрын

Any new house in a similar climate zone as Vancouver would have radiant floors instead of blowing hot air out of tubes that transmit sound all over the house.

@tovenaar5924

3 жыл бұрын

@@arrzfr so true, its hard to get something more efficient than radiant floors

Great House, great design, great detailing! What I was pleased to see was in the showroom shots at the end, where the two window mock-ups were shown side by side, you could see how the window casing worked. It's clear that the casings would be easy to unfastened and then just slid out, and then the entire window can be removed from inside the house. This is great because the exterior insulation prevents the windows coming out the front!

Mike and Matt. Thank you very much for keeping us up to date with some fantastic building products. Much appreciated. Thank you.

2 minutes 40 seconds into the video he says you can get decades out of the windows. I live in the US they would never allow that, in their minds that would diminish jobs and put people out of work, so we are stuck with a crap that we're stuck with. Kudos to you for building such a great home

I have fallen in love with your videos. I'm starting to plan out how to make a home for myself. And this kind of information is super helpful, because it allows for long term savings in all kinds of ways.

Great video Matt. Since I was in the window business for 31 years, I especially enjoyed this video.

I’ve been watching you for over a year and have made many decisions renovating our homestead due to your videos, thank you. Will be checking with Innotech about windows, hopefully shipping to WV doesn’t make them too pricey. They’d be an excellent option for our passive home build back in the 80’s. We see 20F+ temp differences with full sun in our home without heating before any current updates we’ve done. And I can assure you, we do not have an air-tight home!

upvc windows have been used in the uk for the last 40 years. The first editions weren't very efficient but nowadays you can very good A rated efficiency windows for a very reasonable price

"Snowy, cold, Vancouver area" That's the funniest thing I've heard this year so far

@casaraku1

4 жыл бұрын

He's from america. Canada is always snowy and cold.

@fredericapanon207

4 жыл бұрын

Well, we did have snow at the time that episode was filmed. But it is a rare enough event that people do go nuts when the white stuff falls.

@pixels303at-odysee9

4 жыл бұрын

You bet. Vancouver is warm Canadian speaking. Try Winnipeg, MB or Prince Albert, SK or better yet go north further.

@anthonynyman167

4 жыл бұрын

@Canuck Amok 100% get that. I work outside, and having people ask me if I went south for a trip because of the colour in my face is getting old. I'm in Ontario as well.

@TheUltimateScot

4 жыл бұрын

@@anthonynyman167 Timmins is interesting. I'm from Edmonton 😁

I have just framed a R42 wall with nudura foam blocks. The energy auditor told me I could heat the house with a hair dryer. This house is on pender island with triple pane windows. My house is built with a double wall 2 x 4 wall with a 3 1/2 inch void between the two walls.

@etp1325

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

You did a fantastic job of showcasing the quality and excellent engineering of Innotech products. Must have taken several days filming multiple locations and the mock ups, then editing the cuts into the video. AND what incredible products they are! I now hate my house for wasting so much energy. At least I know what replacement doors and windows to buy when the time comes.

When i watch your insulating videos it adds thousands of dollars to my home's plans. Thanks.

Man I love these guys! What amazing products, really next level materials.

yawn - in Manitoba, we don't even turn the furnace on when we have Vancouver weather...

Here in The U.S. we are far behind the curve on affordable quality energy efficient products available for the average person to install in their homes . Just walk through the home centers and building supply stores , quality is very low on most all the products they carry . Nice to se you sharing these companies with us that we can look into .

@flybyairplane3528

4 жыл бұрын

bobwatters hello, but that ‘answer’ is loaded, FLORIDA is the cheapest I HAVE SEEN, here in NJ USA. We pay US$ 0.23 kw , the same as. someone said in AUSTRALIA but there is some area there that mandated SOLAR & wind, solar is fine, but wind has not, so EVERYBODY HAS TO USE A GAS OR DIESEL GENERATOR. OVERNIGHT ! Does. Such a system work for you ? So much for forcing people into a failed system,.! Cheers From NJ USA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@SuperSiggiboy

4 жыл бұрын

Watching Matt's reactions from Northern Europe is really interesting. Much of what amazes him has been standard over here for decades. But it is great to see that the whole world is finally working towards more sustainable buildings! Just imagine the drop in power consumption if all southern homes were built like this, they could get by with much smaller AC units

@SuperSiggiboy

4 жыл бұрын

@Red Nexican If you have a need for air conditioning (which large parts of the US does), a house built like this would slash your summer electricity consumption in half (or even down to a quarter). But of course, if you live somewhere where its neither really hot or cold it probably does not make sense.

@flybyairplane3528

4 жыл бұрын

bobwatters , what state are you in ?, we pay $295/month ELECTRIC & GAS, this is an equal pay /month for 11 months then they adjust up or down, gas we cook, heat water & a steam boiler , an old colonial, built in 1939, 3 bed, 1..5 bath, 1 car garage , our next move is Broward county Florida, we both have trouble climbing stairs , everybody , in FLA Cheers From NJ🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@FirstLast-qy7hf

3 жыл бұрын

you can't even afford a house in Europe, many of them are inherited and the rest just rent

After spending a few weeks in Europe in 2017 we have decided to build our house to at least near passive levels. I have been looking at Innotech for several years as they seem to be the very best of the North-American builders of tilt and turn windows and doors. Hopefully our 1200 sq. ft. house will be close to the requirements of this monster! I like that you left in the editing portions of the video, Keep up the great work!

Matt great video. Really appreciate you giving a ballpark on the price of windows, just adds some context to what we're looking at. It's always nice to be able to think in terms of $$? Is that achievable?? etc. Thanks for the video. Your production value is right there with Tarantino and Spielberg, nice job.

I always find it funny how Americans get so amazed about houses like this. In Scandinavia all new house got to be built even more efficiently.

@Jmoneysmoothboy

4 жыл бұрын

We don't... you build expensive high efficiency homes because you pay top dollar for a few KW we build low efficiency homes and pay fuck all for power.

@wolfgangselle4307

4 жыл бұрын

John Spencer that’s the issue .... the energy cost in America is so cheap compare to Europe. That’s why no one give a f#$% to build more energy efficient. It makes no sense any home builder to build to the European standard when u get almost no return in savings. Maybe when u sale it you make a $$$$

@TheBombson

4 жыл бұрын

isn't it sad that they started to import the horrid plastic windows as well, with that bauhaus handle :(

@96Lauriz

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jmoneysmoothboy That is not true. One thing that proves this are cheaper and better windows! Generally all the quality products in Europe are cheaper than US. That's why you need to import Siga tape for example... We have triple glazed windows starting in as early as 1980's in houses. In Europe and Scandinavia, we typically also consider running costs of a house for a period of 50 years. That is NOT ONLY energy costs, but also maintenance and replacements costs in whole houses lifetime. This house shown in the video is just more complicated than necessary and is not any more durable than a standard house... This foam insulation would get stucco directly on it and lightweight masonry blocks in Europe and would be more fire resistant, better waterproofed and cheaper. It's a proven technology that lasts.

@Jmoneysmoothboy

4 жыл бұрын

@@96Lauriz So i'm not trying to jump down your throat here but I wasn't saying there is no reason to build high thermal efficiency homes. I was commenting on the OP's opinion that Americans get amazed by a couple inches of foam on the outside of a house. I was also proposing a reason for Americans less thermally efficient housing. The cost of powering a 100W light bulb is the power consumed ( 100 watts ) multiplied by the duration of use so watt/hours or more commonly kilowatt hours. Kilowatt hours cost money and in the US they cost less on average than in Europe. In the US there are also extreme climate differences and houses are insulated accordingly but not unnecessarily to average the cost of a house over its lifetime.

Awesome to see the bloopers and editing mishaps! I can't wait to build my passive house in a few years!

mike is amazing .. the layers and layers involved in the details of this house is mind boggling !! this is the be all end all of houses.

UPVC window frames have been used for 30 to 40 years in UK and Europe. Low E glass reflects heat back into the house (or outwards if facing the other way) is equivalent to triple glazing.

@awhodothey

4 жыл бұрын

Eh depends on your climate. Counter productive in cold climates, neutral in moderate climates.

@hailexiao2770

4 жыл бұрын

@@awhodothey Reflecting heat back into the house is definitely productive in cold climates.

@awhodothey

4 жыл бұрын

@@hailexiao2770 yeah, if they have a long wave coating on the inside, which they often don't. I live in zone 5, where more energy is consumed heating than cooling, and I've never seen someone install low E correctly here. It's always installed backwards (most likely with a coating blocking short wave thermal energy from the sun) and no one notices. Evidently the decision of which coating to put on what side of the glass is too complicated for some large window companies that don't want to overcomplicate their inventory and manufacturing...

I know a home that has a lot of foam block to it, similar to this one. The mice love it, they find it easy to make networks of tunnels through it.

By far the best I have seen and I have been in construction my hole life I'm now 52 years young . Your product needs to be in the line of building materials in the US and State of Colorado

I agree on the exterior jamb extension. Our EverLog Concrete Log Siding material is anywhere from 1-1/2" to 4" thick and a lot of folks like the low profile trim option that this would provide.

We have those screens as well in Europe Matt, had them put in in every window opening when I had the windows replaced on my own 1970's remodel in The Netherlands. Love the option to vent without letting a lot of mosquito's in! Must be extra nice in Canada is I gather the mosquito is their "national bird".

@ViolentKisses87

4 жыл бұрын

A Mosquito ate mah bahbee.

@4philipp

4 жыл бұрын

Mosquito is the national bird, that’s funny. But I agree, there is no reason to not have a screen on the windows.

@Ariccio123

4 жыл бұрын

AvE?

@denisrhodes54

4 жыл бұрын

mosquito is the minnesota state bird

@flybyairplane3528

4 жыл бұрын

Lieuwe de Vries I visited family in GERMANY 2001, THEY HAD THOSE WINDOWS BUT NO SCREENS , I saw ZERO SCREENS IN GERMANY, but I recently , they can be retrofitted from inside , also had metal shutters on each window , W it’s slots for ventilation , if you chose . Cheers From NJ. USA. 🇳🇱🇺🇸

If you think Vancouver has bad winters... come across the mountains to Alberta, where we often have 6' of frost come spring, so having just a crawl space isn't a good thing! In Vancouver, with the ocean there moderating the temperature, it isn't as bad as areas that are much farther into the continent. I do like all the foam insulation getting really good insulation value. But there was no talk about the roof/attic insulation! That is the biggest spot for heat escaping in winter and the worst of the heating in summer! Adding insulation in the attic is the cheapest upgrade to do and the biggest benefit in retrofitting.

@atodaso1668

Жыл бұрын

Its probably cellulose sprayed in as thick as possible with rafter baffles to maintain ventilation.

These products I've to use. This, I have to copy. Thanks MR for taking us beyond the border to show us the best we can get/do. & Thanks Innotech.

Hi Matt. I love your videos. You may see the comments here about Vancouver not being very cold, but it is nice to see that the province of BC is definitely leading the way for Canada in terms of code standards. That being said, I would love to see you travel an extreme cold weather environment, such as Fairbanks, Alaska, Whitehorse, Yukon, or Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It would be amazing to see the absolute best of standards in those locations.

Your video editor is doing a bang out job! Good Vid, Great House!

I liked the behind the scene that was left in going to the crawl space. I also just saw this is Miami-Dade approved for use... There is hope I can build my next house with ICF.

your channels awesome Matt and glad you do these type of build reviews more and more.

Another great video! Great perspective of the reverse of what we are trying to block out, Heat vs cold,

man oh man, I need these here in Georgia. I still have the 70's single pane 4 section windows. Don't even have storm windows. The humidity is insane. Water just drips off them. But fixed income sucks. Will take me a few years to save that much. These windows were about 300 cheaper than i was guessing. The savings when you mentioned HEAT, I am assuming would be the same for Cooling.

@Milosz_Ostrow

3 жыл бұрын

As built, many older residences have cracks and holes that, when added up, are the equivalent of a two-foot hole in the wall. That needs to be fixed before spending money double-glazing and triple-glazing.

To be totally honest I love the;passive home. However to call that snowy cold Canada is very misleading. the weather pattern there does not even require a footing at 8" deep. you might as well be talking about insulating a home in south Carolina!

@jimwhite4270

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously you don’t know Canada!

@almostmullen07

3 жыл бұрын

home renovision diy does know canada...he lives there lol

@Andrico77

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Vancouver

@OlivierBL

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimwhite4270 Vancouver is far from being cold compared to cities like Winnipeg or Eastern Canada. Vancouver weather is far from being as cool in the winter nor as hot in the summer than cities like Montreal or Toronto. Ithas the mildest weather in the country.

@jimwhite4270

3 жыл бұрын

Oliver, you really lack basic debating skills. Please make a sad attempt at enlightening us as to how Vancouver doesn’t suffer from perma frost? Right, you can’t....

I love to hate watching all your videos on passive homes. But, it makes me want to actually have my next home built as a passive home. Love everything you do. Stay safe.

The future in home building is all about the science!!! 💯 I would love to see a tour of the finished home!!! ❣

I actually liked the mix-up with the video editing.

@chrisbabbitt4202

4 жыл бұрын

Made me smile. :D

@jenniferlawrence1372

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. I like seeing “behind the scenes” a bit.

@CyFr

4 жыл бұрын

Was about to literally type the same sentence.

@lionintu

4 жыл бұрын

Lol . I enjoyed it

@WrongTimeWatch

4 жыл бұрын

The video is still interesting anyway.

In Europe, Hungary we have this kind of windows everywhere at least for 10 years

@rkan2

3 жыл бұрын

Finland double pane since like late 60s and triple pane from late 90s

@valdius85

3 жыл бұрын

Still a new technology in UK! :)

I missed this a year ago - now I have a place for windows and doors, that does not involve ordering directly from Germany, thanks for sharing.

Love the content, especially in the more northern regions. Would be interesting to see a cost breakdown of a structure like this vs heating/cooling costs of a standard stick frame.

Im currently installing my new build with Innotech Defender 76TS triple and am very impressed with the level of precision engineering and construction. The mechanics of these are impressive especially compared to other higher end units.

I really like this passive house stuff you have been covering

@buildshow

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

Hi Matt, Enjoyed this video. All your posts are very informative. One comment I have about the wall/insulation design of the house you featured is this: we the same wall/foam/rain screen design for our post and beam house that sits in rural Ontario Canada. It’s now over 25 years old and I’ve been replacing the cedar siding it was built with since it has aged poorly. In doing so I’ve discovered that mice love foam insulation. I have uncovered several areas where the mice have burrowed into the foam, in some cases all the way to the drywall, and created nests. The same thing is going to happen to the house you featured. I think you need to have some kind of barrier on the outside of the foam to pest-proof the insulation. I don’t know if you have done any research on this issue but I’d appreciate seeing a future post from you addressing this issue. The windows and doors you featured from Innotech look very intriguing. How do you think they compare with those you featured from I think it’s called European Architectural Supply? I’m going to get a quote from Innotech on Pella patio sliders I want to replace. I wonder if they have a competitor in eastern Canada.

@atodaso1668

Жыл бұрын

The mice/rat problem with foam is always over looked, haven't seen anyone address it yet. Its the main reason I am making my own insulated zip system sheathing (foam insulation behind the plywood siding), and doing a staggered double thick interior wall instead. This house will have so many families of rats living in it its not even funny, Vancouver is known as rat city.

Love your channel and how you explain. Thanks for coming up to Canada!

Im glad to see IniTech recoverd after Milton burned it down. I wonder if Peter, Samir or Michael Bolton still work there

@thebigmacd

4 жыл бұрын

First thing I thought of :D

@joshl90

4 жыл бұрын

Mad DeXXX hahahahaa

@trevorvalentine7721

4 жыл бұрын

I was disappointed that there were no TPS reports in sight.

@jaygerke6746

4 жыл бұрын

@@trevorvalentine7721 or cover sheets. Did he not read the memo?

@trevorvalentine7721

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaygerke6746 Apparently not. We may have to have a talk with him.

I think Matt hesitated for a second when he noticed the foundation/crawlspace wall had a double moisture barrier. EPS foam will suck up water i̶f̶ when it gets in and so will the concrete. I have to assume the water can evaporate out the bottom at the base of the ICF system.

Really like the mess up and editing ending part. A good break from normalcy. Good job Matt.

Love how Matt throws in a healthy dose of "sorry" while he's here in the great white north.

Absolutely excellent content, as always. Consistently one of my favorite channels and I don't even work in the building industry!

It would be great to see an update on this house now that it has been finished and operating for 2-3 years.

I am really envious of that house. It looks amazing. I live in Alaska and the regional builder made our houses like they should be in Florida. They installed compressed insulation in the floors without uncompressed them. They leak heat like crazy. The floors and walls are always cold in the winter. R-14? On the floors with compressed insulation. Walls can't be much better. Our floors are also warping like crazy in some of the houses can even see the subfloor.

Thanks. I plan to put one like this into my house when I build it. It only seems fitting with all the oak I have laying around to heat the house with it.

uPVC windows have been installed in homes in the UK for over 35 years and some triple glaze with Pilklington K energy efficient glass

I loved the included outtakes.

Great video as always love seeing these!

Matt, those windows, TWIST &Tilt were in my cousins place in Germany, also with drop down metal shades, you can pull up slightly to expose the ventilation slots , to get air inside when tilted in while you sleep or block out thunderstorms,the ONLY thing missing with them were screens, I saw Zero screens in GERMANY , heard that you can retrofit them now. Wish there were in USA. Cheers from NJ🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Matt the windows from Inotech that you like that has the screens and the tilt for ventilation is an Eastern European design from Russia and Ukraine. I am an Oklahoman living in Ukraine, and when we had our balcony rebuilt, and replaced the windows that Inotech is manufacturing, but made in a Ukrainian factory, with dual glass, the cost of the windows cost less that 500 dollars for all windows combined, and we have 7.5 meters of windows with 3 tilt windows, and one of the tilt windows also open double wide to bring large items into the apartment. To have all the windows 3 pane would have just cost 50 dollars more. It you can you really need to travel to Ukraine and Russia to see how they build. I think that you may know my cousin Dennis who has Built Green Texas.

@rafflesmaos

4 жыл бұрын

Heard somewhere that some unscrupulous companies in that part of the world skimp on the windows by not including the frame metal tubing reinforcement. Might be something to watch out for if the prices seem too good to be true as it wouldn't be possible to inspect without drilling or poking a hole through the frame.

@raymondheckard234

4 жыл бұрын

rafflesmaos I can tell you all the manufacturer’s all use the same manufacturing processes and design in this part of the world, and have to meet a certain standard that is defined by the government. They all have to meet the energy efficiency and safety standards, as well as durability. In cold climates you you generally do not want metal tubing in in window frames because it loses the thermal efficiency and allow for heat loss, and increase heat transfer. The government keeps a tight control on the energy efficiency, and are tightening the standards since most of the former USSR built buildings are on the central hot water boiler heating infrastructure, only some of the new built apartment buildings built in the last 20 years have individual heating sources. With Ukraine having to import 80% to 90% of the natural gas for heating, the government has a system that promotes energy conservation. The more you use, the higher the tariffs you pay for Gas, Electricity, Hot water and cold water. As for heating the buildings on the central heating plant, we have no control over the Temperature of the apartments and that is strictly controlled by the government heating enterprise. The prices is basically the same at all the vendors of the windows per Square Meter, since the windows are all made by the same manufacturers which was a former governmental enterprises.

*Nice house for a large family* and grandparents too. Good to see that Americans are now building homes that save energy and the environment too ! Good for all of us !

@guitarchitectural

4 жыл бұрын

building a new home doesn't save the environment. especially a 5,000sf single family home. celebrate those that choose to live in multi-family housing... by far the most sustainable approach

@debtminer4976

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitarchitectural Feel free to live how you want, but noway in hell would I live in a multi family home. I'll build a damn hut before I have to do that. The only reason that even needs to be considered, is due to our stupid central grid paradigm. Plenty of advancement today, to break off the grid and use efficient means to fulfill all the needs, much more responsibly. But of course, the governments and corporations cannot let the plebs remember how to be independent.

@guitarchitectural

3 жыл бұрын

@@debtminer4976 multi family housing can also be townhouses, condos, etc. Indolent necessarily mean you have to live with the mother in law you detest ;)

@debtminer4976

3 жыл бұрын

@@guitarchitectural Agreed. . And that works for some, but most people are couch potatoes anymore. Being in the woods is below them.. No big projects going, don't maintain their own vehicles etc.. need elbow room for that.. and i'm not opposed to environmentally friendly sources for everything, i'm just convinced that the governments and big companies are.. At least, not in the way that benefits anyone but them.. Mike Reynolds, of the Earthship project, gave a talk on this very thing. Amazingly efficient homes that provide almost everything the dweller needs.. using nothing but ''green'' tech. The problem? Governments, regulators and utility companies. Independence will not be tolerated.. that's why they're selling us on these ant farm cities, where you wake up with your neighbor's elbow in your ass 😆 No thanx. . I'll just build myself, like our free ancestors did.

@debtminer4976

3 жыл бұрын

@Ashley Haadt Yeah.. They've really stolen peoples imaginations. The greatest polluters in the world (governments and corporations) are really going to provide the ''solutions''? That's hilariously sad, that people believe this nonsense...🤣😟😂😢

Seen their stuff in west Vancouver, it is very nice, that sliding door does glide like butter

I grew up & have always lived in drafty old homes & I swear the constant flow of fresh air is why I have never been seriously ill. Wood heat either with firewood or pellet stove wood pellets is the most economical heat. Plus it is renewable - you plant another tree to get more.

@justinballard7242

Жыл бұрын

These houses have hrv/erv systems which is fresh filtered air

As a fellow Canuck, I must chuckle at the guy from BC commenting on "harsh winters here", LOL! To all of our non-Canadian friends I assure you, the Vancouver area does not get really cold. Vancouver shuts down roads and major services if 2 inches of snow stays more than a day!!!!!! We have many places in Canada that consistently get colder than -40 Fahrenheit (and colder), and Vancouver is not one of them! LOL

@trevorhardy3544

3 жыл бұрын

"Harsh" meaning the effects of weathering on materials...

17.36 Love it your human and is your team, could you do a video on how you do videos? Great Videos as per usual.

probably my favorite video you've done. awesome

Nice yeah, I have seen these window systems way back, over 15 years ago in Poland and Germany. Glad they're finally making it over to North America

@frenchyroastify

3 жыл бұрын

They've been here in Van for just as long. I think this company is bringing them back and making them mainstream.

Quick edit missed before minute 17 Matt. Great video!

@ae1ae2

4 жыл бұрын

I like the behind the scenes! Need more editing "mistakes".

@JoeSmith-um2sg

4 жыл бұрын

@@ae1ae2 agreed

Commercial projects test window assemblies to a standardized pressure of 30 PSI for one minute held 15” from the window. Not allowed to drop below 25 psi for building envelope spray testing according to the spray testing standard we use. I typically find about 1/3 of the window assemblies I’ve tested leak water through the assemblies on the first try. The most common failure points occur at caulk joints (by far) but also internal water drainage channels for letting water escape from behind the window frame at the vapor barrier. These weep systems and seals typically aren’t field assembled correctly and that’s why the testing is done commercially to prevent water intrusion inside the building. I wonder if this testing will be required on window assemblies for houses, as well soon. It’s something that should be done on high end homes I think with complex window assemblies.

Got a great tip on the door detail, thanks.

I really appreciate what you guys are doing here.... Nice one thanks. Thom in Scotland.

I get a chuckle every time Matt says, "color". He pronounces it like, "keller". It just adds to the charm, right?

@wally6193

4 жыл бұрын

It's "colour" not color, damn.

@wally6193

3 жыл бұрын

@Robert Freisler I'm Canadian, eh! Ha-ha.

Now if you could show people how to do this in an older house. That would be incredible

@derd3

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. Id like to see what I can do about insulating my Phoenix block home against the heat.

Impressive design and technology. Thanks!

We have those windows in Norway, we call them H-Windows. Had them for many years, works well, easy to air out with the tilt.

Also nice to get a look into matt mind in making these videos 17:03-17:41

@chriswithrow3107

4 жыл бұрын

That was entertaining

@Painfulwhale360

4 жыл бұрын

Huh? Lol

19:25 Screen on the outside of the window is very common is the south of Europe. Almost all new build windows with screens have them like you show in the video. Also, you can roll it sideways or upwards out of the way on the high-end models and yet the screens will last 20 years easily.

@0623kaboom

4 жыл бұрын

same in Canada ... an exterior screen makes sense since we want to to stay out .. but Americans seem to put them on the inside I guess

Hi Matt, Fellow builder in Norway here, love the channel! Just a quick reply, all new houses in Norway are passive house standard or better! You´re welcome to visit Norway and check it your self. Keep up the good work and keep make these interesting vids, brother!

Good show Matt. Thank you. John L. Fairlawn Virginia USA

I really want to see serious work on making external insulation retrofit for something like $10,000 for a rancher. That'd probably mean reusing the siding and other thrifty shit.

Great job! Really impressed by your coverage of passive houses and ICF buildings, can you cover or comment on how builders are rodent proofing these builds, as rodents are a huge problem when it comes to foam in general; or is this not an issue? Thanks in advance and Keep up the great work!

@atodaso1668

Жыл бұрын

Vancouver is known as rat city, its is 100% a problem here.

I just finished building our house in Upstate New York! I have no idea why anyone would build a 5ft crawl space, instead of a 8ft basement! Extra few ft don't cost nearly as much as you get from all that space! Hahahaha, I am an artist and I told my wife that she can have the top floors, as long as I get the basement for a studio! I love it,although it's much smaller than this house! Our is 1500Sq ft,but in total, we get over 3000 sqft of usable space!

@atodaso1668

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes there is rock and you cant have a full depth basement without blasting.

I LOVE the locking sliding door!

Those tilting windows, including the screens, are pretty standard here in Europe. In Belgium, where I live and study, brands such as Schüco, Belisol and Winsol are pretty standard. Im studying architecture, where passive houses are seen as standard, we get a lot of classes about it. Our landcodes are getting to passive houses as the standard, but not fully yet though.

@seanrodgers1839

4 жыл бұрын

Building is dominated by large companies that pay off politicians. The building code is very lax. Anyone who knows anything builds much better than the building code. Small companies do the custom builds. The worst quality is a 1970's houses. Things are improving, and more people are getting to know the higher standards.

@FirstLast-qy7hf

3 жыл бұрын

is that why buying a house isn't an option for many of your middle class?

2000W to heat the place? Fill it with 20 people and you won't have any heating bill :D

@thebigmacd

4 жыл бұрын

You'd have to un-airtight the house (open the windows) to keep it cool!

@beebob1279

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of humidity so keep that air exchange running

@cybervigilante

4 жыл бұрын

Just don't feed them beans.

@tinysand3517

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@altergreenhorn

4 жыл бұрын

He basicaly build a house by Euro code on lower side (15:40 wrong!) more or less, but 2000W aint realistic in winter with snow and with temperatures under 0 C for such a big house. I work on similar houses in EU for more than 10 years and I know a thing or two about this type of houses. The real number in winter with average temp -5C will be approx 4000/5000 W If he do the job right of course. Windows with triple glazing+low emission coating+argon gas inside, effective passive recuperation for air, etc About windows: cross section of his windows frames look a lot like frames from euro company Trocal ;)

When the guy said there's a tarp around the footing that's when I knew he is on board 💯

really like those windows and doors, quality shines.

1:59 I've always been under the impression that most, or maybe all "vinyl windows" and "vinyl siding" was UPVC, but that we are just used to calling it "vinyl" here in the USA. The PVC with all of those nasty plasticizers in it is what they use to make beanbag chairs, bus seats and Beyonce's sleazy dresses. That's not to say that all UPVC is equal, but that any "vinyl" suitable for a window would have to be some kind of UPVC. I know they advertise "UPVC" siding in Australia which is said to be "7 times as thick as that cheap stuff from America"; I assume that means it also has more fillers, but whatever it has is what it takes to survive their sunny climate which makes a mess of the stuff we usually see here.

It might be useful to do a followup on this house showing all the other alterations needed to make a house this well sealed and insulated livable. I assume it has some kind of recovery ventilators, but it also should have a refrigerator that directs the heat out in the summer and a dryer that reclaims the heat in the winter and avoids sucking heated or cooled air from the interior. I like the extra insulation, but I wonder if those expensive windows and doors are overkill; the tilt-turn windows look annoying, especially if you want them fully open in the spring or fall, and while the lift&slide door are ingenious, I have to wonder if how well they stay sealed in the long run.

@jobney

4 жыл бұрын

They mention the HRV/ERV when in the crawlspace. The unit has a heater built-in they use to heat the whole house. In a tight house like this, if you want an indoor laundry room you would use a heat pump clothes dryer. Unvented and 1/5 the energy. To get a passive house level of airtightness you really need fancy windows with good seals. You can't use traditional sliding doors if you want it to be airtight. To be airtight the door must disengage the seal before it moves. I would go with the french door style myself. It's the same reason why they don't use double-hung sliding windows. The casement windows are much easier to design airtight.

Great video again! Felt like inter- dimensional cable at 17:00

Never heard of a passive home before. But I'm glad people are doing it. My next project on my house in Denmark is to do exterior insulation with foam like that guy, but if I wanna be an A+ house according to Danish building code I have to slab on 8 inches of the same foam as shown in the video. So Guess im making a passive home at some point too 🤷

Hi Thank for sharing your amazing video's, just to let you know 1000W = about 3412 BTU'S so the man say 1500W it's about 5,118 BTU'S

I'm really curious what kind of appliances they are planning on. A couple TVs, a desktop computer or two, plus a refrigerator in the kitchen, and a houseful of even energy efficient LED light bulbs is going to be way more than 1500W. Will this home, like many business office buildings, rarely need heating, but most of time require cooling?

Love this new tech and environment friendly products

2 years later and still a great video and I just reached out to Innotech to see if they're selling in other places than the Pacific NW but sadly no, or at least not yet. Texas and Florida have seen such an increase in construction in the last 2 years that they (and us) would benefit from this type of product vs our normal run-of-the-mill windows and sliders.

@randomrazr

2 жыл бұрын

imagine if their was ever a fire. that foam would light up like a christms tree

@peteaulit

2 жыл бұрын

@@randomrazr I was talking about the windows but you're talking about the ICF, right?

@atodaso1668

Жыл бұрын

Try getting them direct from Europe, Matt did a show on how it was cheaper since their standards are higher than north Americas.

6:46: another 6.67 inches of exterior insulation for an R-value of 25. That is how it is done, my friends. Love seeing this high efficiency construction. Thanks for the video Matt. Btw, you mention those Innotech windows priced at ~$1200. How does this compare to some other other similar R-4 windows from other fenestration manufacturers? Thanks!

@MrAreyoulocal

4 жыл бұрын

And they say that inches dont matter....

@altergreenhorn

4 жыл бұрын

Those frames looking a lot like frames from Euro producer Trocal and btw 14:30 thats wrong you cant do like that at least here in EU

@leehammond3289

4 жыл бұрын

I have a current Marvin Elevate quote. the 6'x5.5' double casement is about $1100. R value 3.7

@RedShipsofSpainAgain

4 жыл бұрын

@@leehammond3289 thank you Lee, much appreciated

@127gentry

2 жыл бұрын

@@altergreenhorn I came to the comments section just to find somebody who will point out that the lower frame detail wont actually work. The wind driven rain will cause bulk water to penetrate between lower frame and EPS foam and it simply wont get out of there. There need to be metal flashing that extends below frame to prevent that. Correct?

That's pretty thick exterior foam. I hope he's putting it up in two layers and staggering the joints horizontally and vertically to prevent complex three-dimensional airflow networks 😉

@jpbouffard

4 жыл бұрын

Sure your last name isn't Lstiburek? )

@JoeSmith-um2sg

4 жыл бұрын

@@jpbouffard only steal his quotes, not his name 👍

Great content Matt!

Having lived outside of Vancouver for many years and now living in the frigid parries, hearing them say that they have some awful winters in the lower mainland, I chuckled, quite a bit! (I wish the builder would have used better quality materials when building our home which experiences -40C winters).