One longtime Toronto homebuilder is embarking on a novel project to both exhibit and determine the efficacy of
Energy Star and the new
Energy Star Plus enviro guidelines.
Sheppard and 404-based
Heathwood Homes is building two homes in neighbouring Heathwood communities in Richmond Hill, one to each set of standards. The Energy Star Plus home will be used as a model home until 2012, at which point it will be sold, and the efficiency of both homes, when occupied, will be monitored by Heathwood to determine what works and how well.
"Sometimes we don't know exactly what's happening in a home," says Heathwood president Hugh Heron, "because it's a living environment. This will give us an opportunity to feel like we're on solid footing when we go forward."
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Hugh Heron
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