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Step 4 Home in Whistler, BC
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For this month’s featured project, we wanted to showcase this beautiful mountain home in Whistler, built by Sitka Whistler Construction Ltd. This is a high performance home with an exterior air barrier and prefab SIP (structural insulated panel) walls, meeting Step 4 of the BC Energy Step Code.
The final air tightness score was 0.94 ACH (air changes per hour).
Other house characteristics include:
- Above Grade Wall: 2.5″ R-10 Mineral Wool exterior insulation + R35.9 Structural insulated panels (SIPs)
- Below Grade Wall 1: R-22 ICF
- Below Grade Wall 2: Interior framing spaced out at 24″ o/c to minimize thermal bridging
- Triple-glazing windows with USI values ranging from 0.96-1.3, and USI 1.1 for the skylight windows
- Taped exterior plywood sheathing with high performance SIGA tape
This build showcases how beautiful it is to build energy efficient homes.
Architectural photos by Kristen McGaughey.
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HPCN Becomes Mandatory for Heat Pump Rebates on April 1st.
If you are planning to install a heat pump in an existing home in BC, you will now need to hire a contractor from the Home Performance Contractor Network (HPCN) to be eligible for heat pump rebates from the BetterHomes and Home Renovation Rebate Programs managed by BC Hydro, Fortis BC, and CleanBC.
Membership in the HPCN becomes mandatory for participating heat pump rebates on April 1, 2022. To register with the HPCN, contractors must complete specific training and business requirements that may require a few weeks to complete – make sure you plan ahead.
Not yet registered? Get started today: homeperformance.ca/contractornetwork
For more information, click Here.
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By 2030, the Government of Canada aim is that all provinces and territories adopt a net zero energy ready building code.
CHBA Net Zero Training courses can only be offered by CHBA Qualified Net Zero Service Organizations and delivered by CHBA Qualified Net Zero Trainers.
SO: CHBA-BC
Net Zero Builder Training ǀ Online ǀ April 26th & 28th ǀ 10:00am-1:00pm PDT
Training sessions are posted at www.chba.ca/nztraining as they become available.
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CHBA: Building Science for New Homes
When: Thursday, June 16th and Friday, June 17th 2022
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
Instructor: Luke Dolan
Location: Holiday Inn Express (Burnaby)
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What you will learn
This course provides and overview of building science issues and sound business practices. This course is a pre-requisite to become a certified Net Zero, R-2000 or ENERGY STAR builder, and is suggested for participating in the EnerGuide for New Homes and Built Green programs.
Registration is open until seats are filled!
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Sitka Whistler Construction Ltd.
New 3,000 ft² house
Whistler
Final: 0.94 ACH |
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Donner’s Custom Homes Ltd.
New 1650 ft² home
Sechelt
Mid Construction: 0.47 ACH |
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Mid Construction: 0.97 ACH
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EnerGuide Rating System (ERS)
The EnerGuide Rating System is a national system developed by Natural Resources Canada to rate the energy performance of houses.
The Rating System is designed to achieve the following:
- help Canadian homeowners, industry and stakeholders, become “energy literate” regarding homes and the decisions related to them;
- provide specific, readily accessible energy performance information that is widely used to support decision making in designing, constructing, purchasing, renovating or operating a home; and
- facilitate energy performance advancements in new and existing low-rise housing sectors by encouraging home builders and homeowners to improve the houses that they live in, build or renovate. This should lower operating costs, increase occupant comfort and reduce the environmental impact of housing energy use in Canada.
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Please remember to book your mid construction and final tests at least two weeks in advance!
Friendly reminder to all builders needing to book their mid construction and final blower door tests. Please give us a call two weeks in advance to ensure we can have you on the schedule and to ensure a quicker turnaround time for your reports! We recommend contacting us for your mid construction test when insulation has started.
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| For information on the BC Energy Step Code, EnerGuide ratings, Blower Door Airtightness tests, Thermal Imaging, BuiltGreen, Net Zero Homes contact Annie at manager@capitalhomeenergy.com
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