Improving your home’s insulation effectively saves money on your energy bills and reduces your carbon footprint. Air leaks around doors, foundations, and windows can drastically
Energy efficiency has become a key consideration for home buyers and many who chose to build new luxury custom homes. With household energy consumption becoming
Net zero ready homes and net zero homes are growing in popularity across the country and for a good reason. In fact, Canada has more
I’d say Building Science is the most important thing to have a good grip on in today’s high performance building space. Let me explain…. I was recently challenged when asked why we adopted Net Zero, Net Zero Ready ( see article) What does it mean to be NET ZERO? and Energy star as the sustainable programs of choice. Why not just build to code and make the changes as code requires it? A good question.
The US’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that inside air can actually be more polluted than outside air. International speaker, Engineer, and Building scientist, Gord Cooke points out there are somewhere between 4-6000 sources of pollution inside a home due to chemical cleaners, VOC’s and hygiene products we bring into the home. As we tighten up building envelopes, striving for more energy efficient and comfortable homes, that promote health improving indoor air quality becomes all the more a concern.
Time for an update on our Net Zero Ready, Devon Road project another Oakville luxury home in progress. and an opportunity to talk about Net Zero building. As we have commented before Net Zero not only provides a responsible approach to saving energy and being environmentally conscious it’s simply a great way to build. It really breaks down to 1) insulate well 2) Efficient windows 3) Seal up the shell 4) super efficient HVAC 5) Solar panels ( to remove the “ready” label)
Our Ennisclare project has passed framing inspection and is now at the insulation / drywall stage. As the exposure is South west facing on lake Ontario that means the home will be subject to prevailing winds and is more exposed to the elements. Although not NET ZERO this home will certify as Energy Star level 2. So what does that mean? Each component of the home’s energy efficiency is scrutinized to levels much higher than current code requirements. The end result is less drafts and cold spots and a healthy indoor environment! So lets look at some key points in a good spray foam job….
I’m old enough to recall, as an engineering student, being critiqued on line quality of drafting. Should you use an HB pencil or 2H or 2B? Did you keep your instruments clean to prevent smudges and a”dirty” drawing?
Rough ins are all complete and its time to do the finishing details at our Ennisclare project. Among the many items on the list is (((NOISE)))) and making sure it’s not going to be a bother. Plumbing piping is one big culprit and ensuring its done right takes care and attention….
At Chatsworth we talk about High Performance Building but what does that mean for you? The phrase communicates our vision of building. This approach yields the best for you, our homeowners delivering the best value in your new home. For example, in our Modern luxury home on Doulton Dr Mississauga the home is not only built to Energy Star standards so the home exceeds code requirements by a long margin but the steel frame was modelled in a sophisticated 3D modelling software.
Is it time to change your furnace filter? Before diving in to the discussion of filters, its worth m
Overview Ever wonder the criteria used in choosing energy efficient windows for a custom home build.
For many years Chatsworth Fine Homes has sponsored the Kerr Street Golf Classic. This years tourney
What are the main factors that affect indoor air quality? (IAQ) The U.S Environmental Protection Age
Accumulating scientific evidence has tied poor indoor air quality to various health effects. These e
Improving your home’s insulation effectively saves money on your energy bills and reduces your car
Energy efficiency has become a key consideration for home buyers and many who chose to build new lux
Net zero ready homes and net zero homes are growing in popularity across the country and for a good
I’d say Building Science is the most important thing to have a good grip on in today’s high perf
