The house as mini-power plant - Meet net-zero home builder
Les Wold - Green Energy Futures
Les Wold is a part of this second wave of net-zero home builders. At 38-years-old he's a managing partner with Effect Homes, an Edmonton based homebuilder that currently builds about 10 houses a year.
Learn about how these new kinds of homes are getting built and the simple design cues you can take even if you don't put solar panels on your roof.
A net-zero home produces as much energy as it consumes
June 7, 2012
The Belgravia Green project involved building one net-zero and two near net-zero homes using three different heating systems: geothermal (left), air-source heat pump (middle) and electric baseboard heaters (right). Photo David Dodge
EDMONTON, AB, Jun 7, 2012/ Troy Media/ – Belgravia Green is an innovative project where three families built three net-zero homes in a row. It all started when Jeanette Boman and Kevin Taft advertised in a community league newsletter looking for two other families to join the project.
After 40 interviews they selected Les Wold of Effect Homes and another family as their partners.
Today two attractive, modern infill net-zero ready homes bookend a net-zero show home with a large solar array in the middle. All three homes feature different heating systems.
A net-zero home is a home that produces as much energy as it consumes.
While each home has a different heating system, all three homes are very airtight, super insulated and have triple pane windows. This gives Effect Homes the opportunity to see how different heating systems work for future net-zero projects.
All three homes are gas-line free. The three heating systems have replaced the typical gas-fired furnace. ... More Here: Troy Media
