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Donal on January 17, 2007 - 8:35am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Not according to this:

R-2000 construction always includes controlled ventilation to maintain good indoor air quality. Every R-2000 home must have a mechanical ventilation system to bring fresh air in from the outside and exhaust stale air to the outside.

http://r2000.chba.ca/What_is_R2000/R2000_standard.php

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Valuethinker on January 17, 2007 - 1:36pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Oops, missed it. Mea culpa.

http://www.passivhaus.org.uk/

also uses a mechanical system.

If you wanted to do without a mechanical system at all, and you live in a hot-cold (but dry) climate (Rocky Mountains) then a very traditional building design might serve eg as with Moroccan houses.

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