Hot, damn hot
I know this may not come as a surprise, but the sun is hot. Really hot. Even though it’s 150 million km away, its surface is 5,600˚ C (10,000 F) and its rays still [...]
Summer solstice
Today’s the summer solstice so a perfect time to write about the miracle of photovoltaic solar power. When we built Casa Passive, as we like to call the McDonald Road passive house, we were [...]
On to the next thing
It’s been five years since we broke ground on the McDonald passive house and it’s time to give this another shot. This time around, it’s going to be different in many ways. My experience [...]