Doug Milne — MILNE HOMES — 65 Jean Louis Road
Milne’s company has built many homes to the R2000 standard, a program of Natural Resources Canada in which homes meet a large number of energy and environmental expectations. Owning a home that has been inspected and certified as R2000 or LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) adds value to your investment. The Canada Green Building Council (CGBC), which oversees LEED for Homes certification, has research to back that up. Renée Rietveld of the CGBC says a University of Texas study found that LEED homes in the U.S. sell for an average of eight per cent more than a comparable conventional home.
R2000 AND LEED HOMES ARE INSPECTED DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION TO ENSURE THEY MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA.
R2000 and LEED homes are inspected during and after construction to ensure they meet specific criteria.
They maintain a standard level of humidity, and they use more solid wood and less particle board to prevent off-gassing, which helps to maintain indoor air quality. A healthier house, they’re also more comfortable, with a constant temperature throughout, rather than cold north-facing rooms and hot south-facing rooms. With Manitobans bracing for several years of rate increases from Manitoba Hydro, a growing number of buyers are seeing energy efficiency as an investment that will pay off in the years to come. “A lot of my customers are second- or third-time home buyers,” Milne says. “Now they want a home that’s efficient for life.” Cont’d on page 140
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