EnerQuality Corporation has named the first qualified Canadian home under the new Energy Star for New Homes (ESNH) Standard.
Developed by Natural Resources Canada, the initiative aims to identify homes approximately 20 per cent more energy efficient than those built to the provincial building code. Built by Sloot Construction, the custom home is located in the second phase of a community development in Guelph, Ont.
Features of the home contributing to its Energy Star certification include:
- efficient heating and cooling systems;
- high-performance windows, doors, and skylights;
- heat recovery ventilation; and
- efficient lighting and appliances.
The criteria in Energy Star homes are tested and verified by third-party Certified Energy Evaluators. The new standards set out in the ESNH will inform the provincial building code moving forward.
“The new national standard raises the bar for better-built homes, and sets a benchmark that is readily achievable by both custom and production residential builders,” said EnerQuality’s Corey McBurney. “As building codes evolve, consumers will continue to benefit from operational savings and from knowing the home they live in is a home that produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions.”
Sloot Construction is also working on a second home in the same community that will also be built to Energy Star standards.
