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

Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems
Left: The Manitoba Advanced House
For addition information, contact the Manitoba Home Builders' Association (204) 925-
2560.
- Case study: Laval, QC
• Maison performante, built by APCHQ, the home-builders' association in
Quebec, uses solar energy as the focal point for many of its innovative
approaches. This 1,700 square-foot home is located in Laval, near Montreal.
Total annual energy consumption is 12,055 kWh.
• Building energy efficiency is provided through a variety of features: enhanced
solar contribution using an isolated solarium with thermal storage system;
vacuum-tube solar collectors for domestic hot water heating integrated with
thermal storage; free ground cooling using ground-source heat pump without
the compressor; and, a closed-loop, ground-source heat pump integrated with
a solar storage system.
• The home automation system reduces energy by controlling heating, lights
and other appliances.
• Indoor air quality is improved by an innovative exterior air-barrier system
(EASE).
• A rainwater cistern reduces energy
for water filtering and treatment.
The water is used for exterior use.
Right: Maison performante in Quebec
For additional information, contact: Hugh Ward,
l'Association provinciale des constructeurs
d'habitations du Québec (514) 353-1120.
- Case study: Charlotetown, PEI
The P.E.I. Advanced House is located on a four-acre hilltop outside Charlottetown and is
the only Advanced House in a rural setting. The owner of this two-storey, 2,250 square
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