We built a house in Japan, and THIS is how our central heating (& cooling) system works. 🇯🇵

My family recently wrapped up construction on our new house here in central Japan. Right from the start of the design process, we decided we wanted to have some kind of central heating system -- something extremely rare in a Japanese home. We explored various options and ended up going with a system called "OM Solar". This system uses smart home design and solar power to circulate heated air around a home to keep it warm and generally regulate the internal temperature, based on the needs of the season. This video goes into the specifics of that system, and also details my experience living in our new home for the past two years. You can also check out the company's website if you're curious, although it helps if you can read Japanese.
『OMソーラー』について　omsolar.jp
And as for the content of this video:
0:11 Heating Without Using Energy? An Introduction.
0:55 Why Japanese homes are so cold.
1:38 Deciding on a Heating System
2:31 How our OM Solar central heating system works
06:20 Insulation
07:22 Costs for Construction and
08:56 Monthly Energy Costs (and savings)
09:53 What's it like living in our house. (4 seasons)
12:21 Summing up. Was it worth it?

[@Jordan-inJapan]

My most requested video is finally finished! This one took way longer than expected to finish. Partly because of the content, but also because of some gear issues…specifically, the camera on my phone is getting glitchy (because it’s old) and I ended up having borrow my daughter’s phone to retake a few parts. 😆

[@kylepimentel5316]

I am an HVAC technician in the US so this was very interesting to see how modern Japanese homes are heated/cooled. Your family’s house turned out beautiful!

[@kheiramakreloufi6209]

How were you able to afford more than 30M yen to build this house? I'm working here for more than one year and my savings are lower than 1M yen. Do you have any tips?

[@afizi1213]

in malaysia with 20 and 30 milion yen is same price like expensive malaysia house apartment kondo and banglo that maintain price from 470 thousand ringgit into 2 milion ringgit

[@leonieandrewsart4137]

Hi Jordan, good to see how the house is going. We've just retrofitted double glazing throughout our house which is definitely making a difference. A bit like Japan, most Australian houses, ours is from the 1970's , weren't built with the idea of keeping them warm in winter, even those, like ours, in the colder parts of the country.

[@killroy255]

Jordan, with how beautiful your house looks I don't think I would be able to choose a warmer version. And this is coming from someone from southern California where it's always t-shirt weather!

[@eduardonavarro8959]

Hello mate, I’m planning on moving to Japan on the future for business and studies. Could you tell me or us your process of getting to own land and gating accepted for all permits etc…

[@slicklandy7819]

Very smart, thanks for upload

[@jamescarver6275]

Very interesting, thanks for taking the time to upload this. Greetings from the UK.

[@japanesecraftbeerreviews323]

Interesting and very thorough explanation of this project.

[@AndreaArzensek]

Good information and a really nice house!

[@kuronekogaijin]

Great video, thanks.. suscribed..

[@afizi1213]

9:11

[@walkwgod7]

Hey Jordan ... ohisashiburi ^.^

[@air7tv]

What happens when the neighbors burn their trash in winter?