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"Green" goes mainstream: 2005 builder awards for energy-efficiency
Monday, February 20th 2006 11:02:54am
(Markham, January 6, 2006) More than 200 home builders, energy experts and construction professionals attended the 2005 EnerQuality Excellence Awards Ceremony at the Ontario Building & Renovation Forum in Markham, as EnerQuality Corporation recognized Ontario’s leaders in new, energy-efficient homes. Peter Love, Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer, hosted the Awards Ceremony.
“The award winners have made outstanding progress, helping to conserve energy and improve air quality in Ontario,” said Mr. Love. “In 2005, energy-efficiency became a highly sought upgrade in new homes. There was a 200% growth in energy-efficient homes this year, with 200 energy-efficient homes built in 2004 to over 600 in 2005 (in terms of the number of homes tested and labeled).”
“Ontario’s housing market is changing for the better,” said Lenard Hart, Director of Business Development for EnerQuality Corporation. “We’ve had a record number of new, energy-efficient homes in Ontario.”
New homes built in 2005 included 81 R2000 homes, 448 EnerGuide rated homes, and 83 ENERGY STAR® certified homes. “This will save a total of 83,000 kwh of electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,224 tonnes in 2006, and each year after,” added Mr. Love.
Among the 11 awards that EnerQuality presented this year, there were two new awards¯the ENERGY STAR Industry Leader Award and the ENERGY STAR Builder of the Year Award.
“In 2005, we piloted a federal new housing initiative called ENERGY STAR for New Homes to fill the growing need for recognizing and supporting energy-efficiency in Ontario’s production built housing market,” explains Mr. Hart. “I’m pleased to say that this new program has generated much interest among both home builders and home buyers.”
Awards and Winners
Technical Excellence (Under 2000 sq. ft.)
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Teixeira Construction Inc. (Westport), 1290 9th Line Road, Ottawa
Accepted by John and Joshua Tiexiera
This 1930 sq. ft. home, exceeding the R2000 target by 20%, has many advanced energy-saving features, including a separately ducted Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV); a combo-heat/hot water unit; radiant floor heating; R60 insulation in the attic; insulated concrete form for the exterior; steel studs for internal walls; and, a solar hot water heater.
Technical Excellence (2000 4000 sq. ft.)
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Passport Homes Ltd. (Burlington), 4162 13th Street, Jordon Station
Accepted by David Wassmansdorf and Homeowner Dr. Shimizu
This 2300 sq. ft. home exceeds the R2000 target by 20%. It is composed of R54 ceilings; R24 underslab insulation; steel stud SIP walls; insulated concrete form foundation walls; energy efficient lighting; ground source radiant floor heating; and a passive solar design.
The home was built in memory of the homeowner’s wife, Audrey Shimizu, who passed away just as they were planning the home. Mrs. Shimizu designed the interiors. The home’s beauty and energy-efficiency is a legacy to her.
Technical Excellence (Over 4000 sq. ft.)
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Steve Snider Construction Inc. (Sunderland), 15 Foxfire Chase, Uxbridge
Accepted by Steve Snider
This 4100 sq. ft. home exceeded the R-2000 target by 43% and received an 89 on the EnerGuide scale, one of the highest ratings in Ontario this year. It features a ground source heating and cooling system; 2 inches of Styrofoam under the basement slab; radiant floor heating; insulated concrete form on the foundation and the external walls; Low-E argon windows; R50 insulation in the ceiling; a high-efficiency Van-E heat recovery ventilator (HRV); and, energy-efficient lighting.
Tightest House
Sponsored by Cement Association of Canada and Redimix Association
Steve Snider Construction Inc. (Sunderland), 40 Pine Court, Port Perry
Accepted by Steve Snider
This home is draftproofing at its best. It is much more airtight than even houses built to the minimum ENERGY STAR and R2000 requirements. A typical new house tests at about 5 to 6 air change per hour (ACH) @ - 50 Pasc. An ENERGY STAR home must test below 2.5, and R-2000 houses must be below 1.5. This house came in at 0.41.
The external walls and foundation were constructed using ICF (insulate concrete form) technology and there are 2 inches of styrofoam under the basement slab. The builder also used radiant in-floor heating with a 94% efficient instantaneous boiler.
Environmental Leadership
Sponsored by OZZ Corporation
GreGor Homes Ltd., Barrie
Accepted by Steve Rothwell, Christine Coates, and James Bazely
GreGor Homes is not only a leader in the Greater Barrie Home Builder’s Association, having built the most ENERGY STAR homes in Barrie, they built the first barrier-free ENERGY STAR home in Canada, worked with other builders in the area to improve the quality of the homes built in their community, and championed water conservation techniques in indigenous landscaping.
ENERGY STAR Industry Leader
Sponsored by Owen’s Corning
Mason Homes Ltd., Concord
Accepted by Sean and Gord Mason
Mason Homes is the industry leader with the largest number of media hits, openings and advertisements in 2005, significantly advancing energy-efficiency in Southern Ontario.
Mason Homes was also the first in Southern Ontario to begin building all of their homes to ENERGY STAR qualifications.
Best Media Coverage
Sponsored by the Ontario Home Builder’s Association
The Toronto Star, Toronto
Accepted by Theresa Boyle
Week after week, the Toronto Star provided its readers with important consumer information on energy-efficient builders, R-2000 homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, ENERGY STAR for New Homes and leading builders.
EnerGuide Builder of The Year
Sponsored by Union Gas
Multi-Area Developments Inc., Stoney Creek
Accepted by Aldo DeSantis
Multi-Area Developments has been selling EnerGuide labeled homes in the Stoney Creek Area for close to two years, and has been a leader in the promotion, sales, and labeling of EnerGuide Homes in Ontario. With numerous ads, public events and media stories, Multi-Area has led the push to empower consumers to make better choices around energy-efficiency.
R-2000 Builder of The Year
Sponsored by DuPont Tyvek
Bert French & Son Ltd., Port Sydney
Accepted by Shae Greenleaf
Bert French and Son have a reputation for quality as the leading R-2000 builder in the area. They have not wavered from their dedication to energy-efficiency and have long been one the leading R-2000 builders in Ontario.
ENERGY STAR Builder of The Year
Sponsored by Enbridge Gas
Urbandale Construction Ltd., Ottawa
Accepted by Glenn VanDoormaal
Within weeks of the announcement that the ENERGY STAR for New Homes program was underway, Urbandale Construction decided to make ENERGY STAR a key sales strategy. They approached all of their existing customers whose homes had not yet been built and offered them the chance to upgrade to ENERGY STAR at a reasonable price. There was a 90% uptake. Now, they build all of their homes to the ENERGY STAR standard and are leading the province in terms of the number of ENERGY STAR homes built and certified.
2005 Hall of Fame Recipient
(2 Recipients)
Peter Love, Ontario Power Authority
Peter Love has worked for EnerQuality since its inception. He was the first president of the company and is responsible for turning the R-2000 program into an elite builder program by ensuring that only the builders who are committed to it can use its name.
Among his many achievements are the many industry sponsors that support EnerQuality, the establishment of a Builder Council to ensure that those involved have ownership and influence over the program, and the creation of both the EnerGuide and ENERGY STAR programs.
In March, 2005, Mr. Love became Ontario’s first Chief Energy Conservation Officer and has issued certificates of achievement to builders who have made significant contributions to energy conservation.
Susan Woolsey, Ontario Home Builder’s Association
Susan Woolsey has worked in the building industry since 1978, starting with Markborough Properties. In 1997, she began working at the Ontario Home Builder’s Association (OHBA), and in 1998 she took on the part-time role of Manager of Operations for EnerQuality.
She is now EnerQuality’s Director of Operations, but is still only part time because she spends much of her year organizing events like the Builder Forum, the OHBA Awards, organizing tours, and the supporting renovator’s council for the OHBA.
Among her most significant achievements are the establishment of these awards, creating an R-2000 training program, and building strong relationships with all of the builders that have taken on the R-2000 challenge.
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For individual media releases, background on the individual winners, photos of projects and Hall of Fame recipients, and information about the R-2000 program, EnerGuide for New Houses and ENERGY STAR for New Homes, contact Don Huff at 416-972-7404, or Brent Kulba at 416-972-7401 or kulbab@huffstrategy.com.
R-2000 certified homes offer high energy-efficiency and advanced indoor air quality by incorporating tighter construction, higher insulation values and mechanical ventilation. An independent, third party expert inspects each house to ensure that it meets these requirements before it can be certified as an R-2000 home. Only licensed R-2000 builders who have been trained by the Government of Canada can build R-2000 homes.
EnerGuide for New Houses is a consumer empowerment rating system used to measure the energy use and efficiency of a whole house. In this program, blueprints are analyzed to assess their energy-efficiency to generate ratings out of 100. For every point rise on the scale, more money is saved on utility bills.
ENERGY STAR® for New Homes is a label given to homes that meet balanced, whole-house, energy-efficiency standards, guaranteeing their owners significant energy savings. New homes that receive the ENERGY STAR label are 40 percent more energy efficient than those built to the minimum Ontario building code standards.
“The award winners have made outstanding progress, helping to conserve energy and improve air quality in Ontario,” said Mr. Love. “In 2005, energy-efficiency became a highly sought upgrade in new homes. There was a 200% growth in energy-efficient homes this year, with 200 energy-efficient homes built in 2004 to over 600 in 2005 (in terms of the number of homes tested and labeled).”
“Ontario’s housing market is changing for the better,” said Lenard Hart, Director of Business Development for EnerQuality Corporation. “We’ve had a record number of new, energy-efficient homes in Ontario.”
New homes built in 2005 included 81 R2000 homes, 448 EnerGuide rated homes, and 83 ENERGY STAR® certified homes. “This will save a total of 83,000 kwh of electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,224 tonnes in 2006, and each year after,” added Mr. Love.
Among the 11 awards that EnerQuality presented this year, there were two new awards¯the ENERGY STAR Industry Leader Award and the ENERGY STAR Builder of the Year Award.
“In 2005, we piloted a federal new housing initiative called ENERGY STAR for New Homes to fill the growing need for recognizing and supporting energy-efficiency in Ontario’s production built housing market,” explains Mr. Hart. “I’m pleased to say that this new program has generated much interest among both home builders and home buyers.”
Awards and Winners
Technical Excellence (Under 2000 sq. ft.)
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Teixeira Construction Inc. (Westport), 1290 9th Line Road, Ottawa
Accepted by John and Joshua Tiexiera
This 1930 sq. ft. home, exceeding the R2000 target by 20%, has many advanced energy-saving features, including a separately ducted Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV); a combo-heat/hot water unit; radiant floor heating; R60 insulation in the attic; insulated concrete form for the exterior; steel studs for internal walls; and, a solar hot water heater.
Technical Excellence (2000 4000 sq. ft.)
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Passport Homes Ltd. (Burlington), 4162 13th Street, Jordon Station
Accepted by David Wassmansdorf and Homeowner Dr. Shimizu
This 2300 sq. ft. home exceeds the R2000 target by 20%. It is composed of R54 ceilings; R24 underslab insulation; steel stud SIP walls; insulated concrete form foundation walls; energy efficient lighting; ground source radiant floor heating; and a passive solar design.
The home was built in memory of the homeowner’s wife, Audrey Shimizu, who passed away just as they were planning the home. Mrs. Shimizu designed the interiors. The home’s beauty and energy-efficiency is a legacy to her.
Technical Excellence (Over 4000 sq. ft.)
Sponsored by Natural Resources Canada
Steve Snider Construction Inc. (Sunderland), 15 Foxfire Chase, Uxbridge
Accepted by Steve Snider
This 4100 sq. ft. home exceeded the R-2000 target by 43% and received an 89 on the EnerGuide scale, one of the highest ratings in Ontario this year. It features a ground source heating and cooling system; 2 inches of Styrofoam under the basement slab; radiant floor heating; insulated concrete form on the foundation and the external walls; Low-E argon windows; R50 insulation in the ceiling; a high-efficiency Van-E heat recovery ventilator (HRV); and, energy-efficient lighting.
Tightest House
Sponsored by Cement Association of Canada and Redimix Association
Steve Snider Construction Inc. (Sunderland), 40 Pine Court, Port Perry
Accepted by Steve Snider
This home is draftproofing at its best. It is much more airtight than even houses built to the minimum ENERGY STAR and R2000 requirements. A typical new house tests at about 5 to 6 air change per hour (ACH) @ - 50 Pasc. An ENERGY STAR home must test below 2.5, and R-2000 houses must be below 1.5. This house came in at 0.41.
The external walls and foundation were constructed using ICF (insulate concrete form) technology and there are 2 inches of styrofoam under the basement slab. The builder also used radiant in-floor heating with a 94% efficient instantaneous boiler.
Environmental Leadership
Sponsored by OZZ Corporation
GreGor Homes Ltd., Barrie
Accepted by Steve Rothwell, Christine Coates, and James Bazely
GreGor Homes is not only a leader in the Greater Barrie Home Builder’s Association, having built the most ENERGY STAR homes in Barrie, they built the first barrier-free ENERGY STAR home in Canada, worked with other builders in the area to improve the quality of the homes built in their community, and championed water conservation techniques in indigenous landscaping.
ENERGY STAR Industry Leader
Sponsored by Owen’s Corning
Mason Homes Ltd., Concord
Accepted by Sean and Gord Mason
Mason Homes is the industry leader with the largest number of media hits, openings and advertisements in 2005, significantly advancing energy-efficiency in Southern Ontario.
Mason Homes was also the first in Southern Ontario to begin building all of their homes to ENERGY STAR qualifications.
Best Media Coverage
Sponsored by the Ontario Home Builder’s Association
The Toronto Star, Toronto
Accepted by Theresa Boyle
Week after week, the Toronto Star provided its readers with important consumer information on energy-efficient builders, R-2000 homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, ENERGY STAR for New Homes and leading builders.
EnerGuide Builder of The Year
Sponsored by Union Gas
Multi-Area Developments Inc., Stoney Creek
Accepted by Aldo DeSantis
Multi-Area Developments has been selling EnerGuide labeled homes in the Stoney Creek Area for close to two years, and has been a leader in the promotion, sales, and labeling of EnerGuide Homes in Ontario. With numerous ads, public events and media stories, Multi-Area has led the push to empower consumers to make better choices around energy-efficiency.
R-2000 Builder of The Year
Sponsored by DuPont Tyvek
Bert French & Son Ltd., Port Sydney
Accepted by Shae Greenleaf
Bert French and Son have a reputation for quality as the leading R-2000 builder in the area. They have not wavered from their dedication to energy-efficiency and have long been one the leading R-2000 builders in Ontario.
ENERGY STAR Builder of The Year
Sponsored by Enbridge Gas
Urbandale Construction Ltd., Ottawa
Accepted by Glenn VanDoormaal
Within weeks of the announcement that the ENERGY STAR for New Homes program was underway, Urbandale Construction decided to make ENERGY STAR a key sales strategy. They approached all of their existing customers whose homes had not yet been built and offered them the chance to upgrade to ENERGY STAR at a reasonable price. There was a 90% uptake. Now, they build all of their homes to the ENERGY STAR standard and are leading the province in terms of the number of ENERGY STAR homes built and certified.
2005 Hall of Fame Recipient
(2 Recipients)
Peter Love, Ontario Power Authority
Peter Love has worked for EnerQuality since its inception. He was the first president of the company and is responsible for turning the R-2000 program into an elite builder program by ensuring that only the builders who are committed to it can use its name.
Among his many achievements are the many industry sponsors that support EnerQuality, the establishment of a Builder Council to ensure that those involved have ownership and influence over the program, and the creation of both the EnerGuide and ENERGY STAR programs.
In March, 2005, Mr. Love became Ontario’s first Chief Energy Conservation Officer and has issued certificates of achievement to builders who have made significant contributions to energy conservation.
Susan Woolsey, Ontario Home Builder’s Association
Susan Woolsey has worked in the building industry since 1978, starting with Markborough Properties. In 1997, she began working at the Ontario Home Builder’s Association (OHBA), and in 1998 she took on the part-time role of Manager of Operations for EnerQuality.
She is now EnerQuality’s Director of Operations, but is still only part time because she spends much of her year organizing events like the Builder Forum, the OHBA Awards, organizing tours, and the supporting renovator’s council for the OHBA.
Among her most significant achievements are the establishment of these awards, creating an R-2000 training program, and building strong relationships with all of the builders that have taken on the R-2000 challenge.
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For individual media releases, background on the individual winners, photos of projects and Hall of Fame recipients, and information about the R-2000 program, EnerGuide for New Houses and ENERGY STAR for New Homes, contact Don Huff at 416-972-7404, or Brent Kulba at 416-972-7401 or kulbab@huffstrategy.com.
R-2000 certified homes offer high energy-efficiency and advanced indoor air quality by incorporating tighter construction, higher insulation values and mechanical ventilation. An independent, third party expert inspects each house to ensure that it meets these requirements before it can be certified as an R-2000 home. Only licensed R-2000 builders who have been trained by the Government of Canada can build R-2000 homes.
EnerGuide for New Houses is a consumer empowerment rating system used to measure the energy use and efficiency of a whole house. In this program, blueprints are analyzed to assess their energy-efficiency to generate ratings out of 100. For every point rise on the scale, more money is saved on utility bills.
ENERGY STAR® for New Homes is a label given to homes that meet balanced, whole-house, energy-efficiency standards, guaranteeing their owners significant energy savings. New homes that receive the ENERGY STAR label are 40 percent more energy efficient than those built to the minimum Ontario building code standards.
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