Our Country Cottage A Narrative

Firstly, I would like to point out that we are in a northern clime where heating a place takes way more energy and thought than it does to cool a place. As I mentioned in my last podcast, #2 Power, the best way to keep costs down is not to use it, not to use it as much, that is. The same is true for heat. 1-What we did to minimize heat loss. - All exterior walls along with the roof and the floors are spray foamed. - We like to keep our bedroom cool so the  interior wall separating the bedroom from the living room is spray foamed. - The basement walls are spray foamed. - Minimal windows on the north side of the cottage. - All windows are triple glazed. (3 layers of glass filled with inert gas) - Window frames are vinyl to minimize heat transfer. - Entrances (the sunroom and the mudroom) are designed as airlocks. (you have to open a second door to entre the living area) - First floor bedrooms (they are on north side) act as buffer zones. 2-What we did for heat. - Passive solar heating. (Large windows facing so