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March 13, 2020
Featured Article – Light and Delight/ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 4
Our fourth ASHRAE Journal article, “Windows & Overhangs” examines the impact of windows on house energy performance and cost. Judicious selection of windows to achieve the “light and delight” one desires within one’s budget is one of the most important facets of home design.
Read this month's article to learn about the interplay between window cost and energy performance!
Read this month's article to learn about the interplay between window cost and energy performance!
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March 10, 2020
News – CERV Voted One of the Top 16 Coolest Things Made in Illinois!
We’re excited to share Build Equinox has made it through to the Top 16 finalists for the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s “Makers Madness” competition to determine the Coolest Thing Made in Illinois!
Help us make it to the next round by voting at https://makersmadnessil.com/cast-your-vote/
Help us make it to the next round by voting at https://makersmadnessil.com/cast-your-vote/
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March 5, 2020
Special Edition – Fighting COVID-19 with Fresh Air
COVID-19, a new and deadly virus, is spreading throughout the world with alarming effectiveness. Fresh air is a first line of defense against airborne disease transmission, and increasing fresh air ventilation decreases the probability of becoming infected and reduces the ability of a disease to propagate.
Read our special article on airborne disease transmission, and learn sensible, effective manners to fight the transmission of airborne contagions. We are in this together, and it is together that we defeat it.
Read our special article on airborne disease transmission, and learn sensible, effective manners to fight the transmission of airborne contagions. We are in this together, and it is together that we defeat it.
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February 24, 2020
Featured Article – Walls and Roof/ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 3
Our third ASHRAE Journal article, “Walls and Roof”, discusses economic optimization of wall and roof insulation thicknesses for Equinox House.
A house is a system of components that need simultaneous consideration in order to economically optimize its elements, and we'll show you exactly how it can be done!
A house is a system of components that need simultaneous consideration in order to economically optimize its elements, and we'll show you exactly how it can be done!
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February 24, 2020
Tech – Magic-Box Mechanicals
This month, Build Equinox provides a sneak peak of our CERV-IR (“server”, CERV-Intelligent Relay) technology. CERV-IR seamlessly integrates comfort conditioning control with indoor air quality control for the world’s most advanced, effective and efficient IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) management system for homes.
This integration provides all ventilation, heating, and cooling through one duct network, perfect for small, low load homes and multi-family applications. Including a heat pump water heater (HPWH) in the mechanical room and this small footprint supplies unmatched air quality, comfort, and water heating performance.
This integration provides all ventilation, heating, and cooling through one duct network, perfect for small, low load homes and multi-family applications. Including a heat pump water heater (HPWH) in the mechanical room and this small footprint supplies unmatched air quality, comfort, and water heating performance.
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February 24, 2020
Events – Designing Exceptional Homes for Exceptional People Webinar (Video + PDF)
Watch the video or view the PDF slides for our brand new webinar which covers information learned in our recently released Designing Exceptional Homes for Exceptional People report.
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January 30, 2020
Events – Visit us (Booth 17) at Energy Design Expo in Duluth (2/25-26)
Visit booth 17 at the 2020 Energy Design Conference and Expo in Duluth, MN on February 25th - 26th, and see our CERV2 smart ventilation system up close!
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January 14, 2020
Tech – Designing Exceptional Homes for Exceptional People
We start the new year with a report that places people at the top of home design considerations. In today’s high performance homes, occupant energy usage is often more important than climate-related energy usage.
Building an exceptional home that exceeds occupant expectations and minimizes callbacks requires designing homes for exceptional people!
Learn more in this brand new report!
Building an exceptional home that exceeds occupant expectations and minimizes callbacks requires designing homes for exceptional people!
Learn more in this brand new report!
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January 14, 2020
Featured Article – Designing for Zero/ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 2
For Equinox House's 10th birthday, we're re-releasing our Designing for Zero Newsletter Series!
In this month's article, read about energy modeling with ZEROs (Zero Energy Residence Optimization software)!
In this month's article, read about energy modeling with ZEROs (Zero Energy Residence Optimization software)!
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December 19, 2019
Events – Free Webinar: Smart Ventilation & Air Distribution (Video+PDF)
Sign up for our Smart Ventilation and Smart Air Distribution webinar!
The webinar compares air quality and energy efficiency of a smart ventilation system (CERV2) to a high performance HRV (90%) system in a modern home (ACH50=3) and a high performance home (ACH50=0.6).
The webinar compares air quality and energy efficiency of a smart ventilation system (CERV2) to a high performance HRV (90%) system in a modern home (ACH50=3) and a high performance home (ACH50=0.6).
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