Gilles Michaud goes "GREEN" in the
Veranda's at Prestancia
Mayor Randy Hope presents the Michaud's with a plaque in recognition of the completion of Chatham-Kent's first "Dual Labelled" Energy Star and GreenHouse Certified townhome. MP Dave Vankesteren pictured to the left, Gilles, Diana and Mayor Randy Hope stand in front of their first sold unit.
GreenHouse™ Certified Construction

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GreenHouse™ Certified Construction is a new green home labeling initiative aimed at delivering homes that go beyond the ENERGY STAR® for New Homes specifications and truly outperform. A GreenHouse Certified home not only uses 25% less energy, but also less water, less materials to build and offers a fresher, healthier living environment.

This isn’t just a new home, it’s a new kind of home.

Designed to be both affordable and practical, the GreenHouse Certified Construction guidelines address 4 major aspects of green: Energy Efficiency, Resource Management, Indoor Air Quality and Water Conservation. From a consumer perspective, GreenHouse homeowners can expect to use about 25% less energy, 25% less water, and enjoy improved indoor air quality compared to code built homes. It all adds up to a healthier, fresher home, big savings on water and energy, and a 3-tonne reduction in the homeowner’s greenhouse gas production.

As a GreenHouse builder, we have a great story to tell. We build better performing, healthier homes that save our customers money – a nice value statement in any economy.

For more information, please visit the EnerQuality website or give us a call.
www.enerquality.ca


The Veranda's at Prestancia

Need one good reason to choose a
GreenHouse™ Certified home? Then pick one.

HRV & ERV… AOK. Ventilation systems are equipped with an HRV or an ERV to recover heat energy from exhaust air. So you’re not warming the great outdoors in winter or cooling it in the summer. Operation insulation. Optimized insulation levels throughout a GreenHouse certified home help reduce your energy bills by up to 30%. Bright ideas.
Better lighting solutions that last longer, burn cooler and brighten beautifully, contribute to the GreenHouse energy reduction standards.		 Seal of approval.
Leaky ducts, and homes improperly wrapped during construction, waste energy by allowing the escape of heated or cooled air. GreenHouse Certified homes are sealed and tested to deliver year-round energy savings.
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High-efficiency furnaces that burn cleaner and use less fuel. Savings of up to 30% can be expected.		     Water savings.
Wasting water costs money – and so does heating it. Through effective and efficient choices of hot water heaters, appliances and faucets, you’ll save up to 30%.
A breath of fresh…
Many GreenHouse Certified homes make healthy use of more natural products like VOC-free paints and carpets to create a healthier, fresher living environment.		     Now your cooking…
ENERGY STAR® qualified appliances significantly reduce energy use cutting monthly energy costs.
World-wise windows.
ENERGY STAR® qualified,windows, flashed on all sides, minimizes air and heat loss and virtually eliminates the chance of moisture and air infiltration.		     Do you believe in reincarnation?
Construction products with recycled content are used to help minimize this home’s effect on our precious natural resources.
Air care.
Microfiltration in a GreenHouse Certified home eliminates many pollutants, pollens, germs, pet dander and more, to offer a fresher healthier environment.		 That’s a wrap.
A continuous air barrier, ‘wrapping’ the home, helps control moisture and humidity levels inside while also minimzing air leakage and saving energy.		 Waste not.
On the building site, wood trim goes in one box, drywall another, etc. The overall goal of the GreenHouse Certification is to divert 25% of construction waste away from landfill.		 Strength in lumbers.
Some products, like engineered lumber (which is made with recycled content), actually outperform their nature-grown/old growth competitors with better rigidity and resistance to warping and splitting.

Before a shovel ever hits the ground, there is a long list of reasons to consider a GreenHouse Certified home for your next move. From the earliest planning stages, GreenHouse Certified homes are designed to be healthier, less costly and, above all, less taxing on the environment. Thanks to the better building techniques and materials employed, a GreenHouse Certified home is a savvy investment which will be appreciated evermore as energy costs continue to rise. GreenHouse Certified builders, committed to delivering sustainability, comfort and value, can be found throughout Ontario, building dream homes into dreams come true.

For the full planet-friendly GreenHouse story, or to find a GreenHouse Certified builder, please visit us at www.greenhousecertified.ca