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Solar energy has the capacity to provide up to 100 per cent of a
home's energy needs, and Milne says one of his clients is having
rainwater from the roof collected, both for watering the garden
and for flushing toilets.
LED lights are more popular, and some homeowners are going the
extra distance and installing motion sensors so lights come on when
you enter a room and go off after you leave. That way, even in a house
full of teenagers they don't have to pay to light up empty rooms.
In the LEED for Homes program, homeowners
can opt for four levels of certification that
offer different degrees of energy savings
and environmental benefits, such as life-
cycle assessments of the greenhouse gases
produced in manufacturing the building
materials.
Buyers work with a specialist called a
LEED provider – in Manitoba, it's the firm
prairieHOUSE Performance – who ensures that
the builder meets the requirements.
Research shows that in Ontario, a 2,000-square-foot LEED home
will result in an average of $900 per year in energy and water savings,
says Rietveld.
Rising energy costs, particularly in that province, have caused LEED
numbers to increase rapidly. In 2016, the number of LEED homes built
jumped by 55 per cent, and this year's total had already surpassed last
year's by July.
MILNE HOMES — 65 Jean Louis Road
SOLAR ENERGY
HAS THE
CAPACITY TO
PROVIDE UP TO
100 PER CENT
OF A HOME'S
ENERGY NEEDS.
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