BUILDERS HAVE
EMBRACED NEW
TECHNOLOGY
TO IMPROVE
CONSTRUCTION
METHODS AND
MATERIALS, AS
WELL AS ENERGY
EFFICIENCY.
PROMOTING
THE PARADE
— Cont'd from page 13
This 2009 KDR Homes show home was the first Parade entry with a $1-million-plus price tag.
After the iPhone was introduced
in 2007, "there's an app for that"
became part of the lexicon.
Four years later, Quick Response
codes became a feature of the
Parade magazine and home
automation grew faster than you
can say, 'Open the pod bay door,
Alexa.'
Builders have embraced
new technology to improve
construction methods and
materials, as well as energy
efficiency.
In 1999, a Manitoba Hydro
advertisement noted there were
two R-2000 show homes, from
Prego Builders and Milne Homes,
in the Fall Parade of Homes.
Nine years later, 30 show homes
met gold or silver standards for
Hydro's Power Smart New Home
program, and just last fall, about
20 MHBA members took part in
a net-zero builder certification
course.
The Canadian Energy Alliance
Association rated Manitoba
No. 1 in energy efficiency in
2006-07, and the MHBA boasts that homes built in our province continue to be the most
efficient in the country. Eco-conscious builders have invested in geothermal heat pump
systems, LED lighting and solar panels to demonstrate new technologies in show homes,
and they've adopted green construction practices.
In 2009, Parade magazine stories spotlighted eco-friendly elements including bamboo
flooring in a Warkentin Homes show home, and looked at how Qualico was recycling
wood waste to use as temporary landscaping chips.
Cont'd on page 22
Linden Woods
PHOTO COURTESY OF LADCO COMPANY INC.
14 Parade of Homes Spring 2018
