When we talk about high performance buildings, we're not just speaking of super-efficient equipment, appliances, and building materials. Indeed, the world is full of manufacturers and suppliers touting a bewildering array of products and technologies claiming to be "the answer" to your needs for clean air, higher efficiency, environmental responsibility, etc...
The home that you live in or the building in which you work is a complex, integrated, and dynamic system. Any attempt to use a specific product or technology to address everyones needs is misguided at best and actually dangerous at worst.
When designing a new home or upgrading an existing home, a systemic approach must be taken, considering location, orientation, the buildings...
