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Efficient home design

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Built to ENDURE: the Net Zero Heat Kenogami House
Efficient home design

The Kenogami House: designed to ENDURE

Developed by Alex Wilson, ENDURE is an acronym for a design concept that defines the essence of sustainable and efficient construction, and the foundation of our building philosophy for the Kenogami project. Alex Wilson is the founder of the journal Environmental Building News, Green Building, GreenSpec and recently…

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Midori Uchi
Efficient home design

A new contender for the title of Canada's greenest home

On September 10, 2012, Naikoon Contracting Ltd. officially broke ground on the "Midori Uchi", launching the construction of what they hope will be the greenest home in the country. Naikoon Contracting Ltd . is embarking on a new residential project that's expected to achieve some of the highest green residential…

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The high performance almost ZNE Warburg house by bioi - built for under $100,00
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A High performance home on a shoe string budget, almost Net Zero Energy

Seeking to balance function, efficiency & budget is not an easy task; but this was the brief provided for the Warburg house. The question posed by the client was simple: could a contemporary & energy-efficient home be built for less than $100,000? Yes. How to build a high performance home on a low budget On a wooded…

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