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| British Columbia's First Zero Net Energy Home (Source: The Globe and Mail) |
Perched high on a hill in a Whistler neighborhood named Rainbow is a home with all the luxuries you'd expect from a new development in a popular resort -- and the eco-friendly bells and whistles that make it the first zero net energy home in British Columbia, Canada.
Built by Whistler's RDC Fine Homes, the 2,200-square-foot, three-level house features a solar photovoltaic system with six hundred square feet of steep solar panels that convert sunlight into electricity, to ensure the home creates as much energy as it consumes. With structural insulated panel walls, which use less lumber than wood-framed construction and help keep conditioned air in, less energy is required for heating and cooling.
Other attributes include spray foam insulation made from recycled plastics and vegetable oil to eliminate air leakage; high-efficiency, triple-glazed fiberglass windows that enhance energy performance; a hydronic pipe layot to keep floors warm in winter and cool in summer; and an energy-efficient HVAC system that recaptures the heat out of water going down the drain and recovers exhausted warm air from the dryer.
Learn more about British Columbia's first ZNE home here.
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