Town Talk: Building a beautiful home that meets its own energy needs

PASSIVE ACTION: CORE Energy Recovery Solutions CEO James Dean knew all about heat exchangers and in-structure climate control when he considered building a passive house. Those Swedish/German-developed airtight buildings are energy-efficient enough to pump electrical power into a utility rather than vice-versa. But when wife Janet Allan said, “They’re all ugly,” Dean decided to go for it. By specifying huge triple-glazed windows, weighing up to 567 kg each, the BattersbyHowat A