Parade of Homes

Rooms witH a View All roads lead to show homes in the Fall parade 4 Parade of Homes Fall 2014 Fall 2014 S e p t e m b e r 1 3 - O c t O b e r 5 Parade of Homes publiSher bob cox editOr pat St. Germain Vice preSident SaleS Laurie Finley manager Of niche prOductS barb borden deSign & cOlOur SerViceS corinne ball/coral enterprises Sandy pawlitsky/pixel Genie cOVer: Jane chartrand/Winnipeg Free press cOntributing WriterS Kathryne cardwell Wendy King carolyn Kosheluk todd Lewys Jennifer mcFee Holli moncrieff Jim timlick Lindsey Ward phOtOgraphy marianne Helm Darcy Finley todd Lewys printing Quantum Graphics mhba bOard Of directOrS Glenda Sobie, chair VenturA cuStOm HOmeS John Daniels, past chair QuALIcO Jason Jaquet, 1st Vice chair rAnDALL HOmeS brian Arnold, 2nd Vice chair trIKOr buILDerS John Lund, Secretary-treasurer SteInbAcH creDIt unIOn Spencer curtis, Director HILtOn HOmeS Laurie Finley, Director WInnIpeG Free preSS Alan Gray, Director VAcuFLO mAnItObA colleen Kuruluk, Director mAnItObA HyDrO Janet milne, Director mILne HOmeS LtD. Andrew reimer, Director ALL-FAb buILDInG cOmpOnentS Inc. brett robinson, Director rObInSOn LIGHtInG LtD. Cont'd on page 24 PAy A viSiT — to some of the 129 homes featured in the 2014 Fall parade of Homes and you'll understand why manitoba's home builders are so proud to show off their work. Innovative, affordable and beautiful, manitoba's new homes are also built for comfort, providing the ultimate in cozy havens during our long winters. "manitoba has the most energy-efficient homes in all of canada. no other province goes from 30 above to 45 below. We have such a range of temperatures that our homes have to be energy efficient with a tighter building envelope," says mike moore, president of the manitoba Home builders' Association. "We're the only province in canada that requires heat recovery ventilators, which exchange stale air from inside the home with fresh air from the outdoors." the value is increasing all the time. the standard for furnaces installed in new homes is now 94% efficiency, moore says. "the energy efficiency of our homes will save you money, but you're just getting a better house in general. If you have a 70 to 80-year-old home, your energy rating is probably quite low," he says. "And when it's -45c, you know when you have air seepage. you can feel it." by holli moncrieff 'We have such a range of temperatures that our homes have to be energy efficient with a tighter building envelope'

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