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128 Parade of Homes FALL 2016 Ben Rosentreter | 204-250-3555 benspartanfire@gmail.com www.spartanfireprotection.net LOOKS LIKE A SMOKE DETECTOR ...BUT WORKS AS A HEAT-ACTIVATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER styles that inspire Visit our showroom to explore the beautifully designed DXV faucets and fixtures by American Standard. 1300 St Matthews Avenue Winnipeg, MB | 204-788-0550 Mon-Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm Sat: 9:30am - 4:30pm kitchenandbathclassics.com SHOWROOM A More common features in environmentally friendly homes include light- emitting diode (LED) lightbulbs, which can work for 50,000 hours and pro- vide an efficiency gain of up to 80% over incandescent bulbs. "It's not something specifically part of the building code, yet it's definitely being incorporated," says Jason Arlt of Arlt Homes. "People are starting to jump on the bandwagon. They're seeing value in not having to change the bulb on the front elevation of their home that's two storeys up or in their great room." Arlt is also seeing more interest in dual-zone heating control, wherein two different areas of the house are controlled separately by one furnace. "This could mean that if people feel a basement is chronically cold, they could zone their system so their basement is set at a different temperature from the main floor," he explains. "If more heating is required to keep the basement at the same level as the main floor, the furnace would concentrate more on the basement rather than focusing on the whole house equally." When it comes to insulation, increasing spacing of perimeter framing for outside walls also increases interior comfort. "The goal there is to minimize wood on the outside wall," Arlt says. "You're not compromising the structural integrity, but it allows you to maximize in- sulation, and by having more insulation it's going to make your house more efficient over the long term." Code Green Cont'd from page 127 'When a lot of people find out the cost, it 's tough if they're budget-conscious going in. th that being said, making the change can be as easy as adding energy-efficient lightbulbs or a zone heating system'

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