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The magic that everyone needs is a combination of a) heat recovery ventilation (HRV) and b) heat pumps.

An HRV system passes filtered air through a heat exchanger from the inside to the outside and vice versa. The air passes through a heat exchanger that ensures the interior and exterior remain the same temperature. You end up with fresh, clean air inside your house that has been filtered without changing the interior air temperature.

Combining an HRV with a heat pump completes the picture, giving you both fresh air and a comfortable temperature, with no need to open the windows and let smoke in.



Don't forget ground source for the heat pump.


Air source heat pumps apparently work pretty well and are much more practical to retrofit.


Much more practical, and yes the improvement is small especially in not so cold countries




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