Volume 3 - Program & Project Ideas (PDF - 4.5 - Natural Life Network

Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems
storage for the heat recovery ventilator, emergency lighting, and the
refrigerator.
• Recycled plastic soft drink bottles were used for oven carpets, reduces
landfill.
• The home automation system reduces energy by controlling heating, lights
and other appliances.
• Drought-resistant landscaping reduces energy required to filter and treat
water.
Left: The Saskatchewan Advanced House
For more information, contact John Carroll, Carroll Homes, tel.: (306) 955-6677.
- Case study: Winnipeg, MB
The Manitoba Advanced House emphasizes a healthy indoor environment, reduced
energy requirements through heat recovery, and "barrier-free" accessibility on the ground
floor. The two-storey, 2,000 square foot home is located in south Winnipeg. Total annual
energy consumption is 17,685 kWh.
• Building energy efficiency is provided through a variety of features: a gas
range with high-capture hood and interlocked make-up air supply; domestic
hot water preheat system using grey water heat recovery; clothes dryer heat
recovery; solar-shade window screens of high density mesh fabric reduces
cooling requirements; digital electric-power-consumption meter allows
residents to measure and thereby curbing energy consumption; and
summertime attic heat dumped and stored outside the basement foundation.
• Mixed recycled-glass and gravel for foundation drainage reduces impact on
landfills.
• Indoor air quality is improved through a high-efficiency air-filtration system
and a separately ventilated hobby room.
• Energy for water filtering and treatment is reduced by a sump pump/cistern
collection system for exterior water requirements.
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