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Along with a high standard of attic and basement
insulation, R2000 homes typically have 1.5-inch rigid
foam on the exterior, with R22 insulation batts on the
inside, a combination that prevents the thermal bridging
effect that allows heat to escape via wall studs.
Triple-pane windows with argon gas between panes
and proper caulking around the frames allow them to
be bright without losing insulation value. And heating
and ventilation are designed for efficiency, with different
rooms having differently sized ducts depending on the
room's size and the direction it faces.
In 26 years of home building, Milne has seen a lot of
new innovations, including HVAC systems outfitted
with mechanical ventilators to improve air quality, and
geothermal heat pump systems that extract heat from
the earth to heat a home, or return heat to the earth
to cool it. Geothermal heat pumps can reduce heating
energy needs by up to 70 per cent and cut water heating
costs by as much as 20 per cent.
Today's new homes come with standard features that
weren't imagined a few decades ago. Hot water recovery
systems, which recover heat from water going down the
drain from the shower and dishwasher, are now part of
the building code. So are low-flow shower heads and
faucets and dual-flush toilets.
Other innovations are less common, but they're
catching on.
EFFICIENT
FOR LIFE
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TODAY'S NEW
HOMES COME
WITH STANDARD
FEATURES
THAT WEREN'T
IMAGINED A FEW
DECADES AGO.
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