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Monthly Archives: Jan 2016

'The time for net-zero has come,' says Alberta builder

by zero_admin with 0 comments on Jan 15, 2016

MARTY HOPE, CALGARY HERALD. The Alberta government’s strategy to reduce the use of coal-fired electrical generation could help increase the profile of net zero energy residential construction, say housing industry officials. The whole idea of a net zero energy home is that it produces at ...

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Reid's Heritage Homes video is now live!

by zero_admin with 0 comments on Jan 13, 2016

Reids Heritage Homes - NRCan ecoEII OC Net Zero Builder Story from buildABILITY Corporation Check out the other builder videos here:

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Net Zero Energy - Ready or Not

by zero_admin with 0 comments on Jan 12, 2016

MARK WESSEL, ONTARIO HOME BUILDERS MAGAZINE. In the spring of 2014, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) posted on its website that “with the R-2000 level fast becoming the code-built energy requirement for homes in many jurisdictions, there is a need to take energy efficiency to the next level ...

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Green Energy Futures: Our favourite stories from 2015

by zero_admin with 0 comments on Jan 12, 2016

DAVID DODGE AND DYLAN THOMPSON, GREEN ENERGY FUTURES. The year 2015 may well go down as the dawning of the age of the super energy-efficient, solar-powered, net-zero home. “It's not a question of if net-zero homes are going to be built — it's a question of when they're going to be ...

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Net Zero Energy Homes featured on CTV News!

by zero_admin with 0 comments on Jan 12, 2016

Check out Owens Corning's Salvator Ciarlo being interviewed about the Net Zero Energy homes project! Click to see the interview on the CTV website!

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