Project Profile: CHESS - Red Deer, Alberta
EQuilibrium housing is a national housing initiative, led by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that brings the private and public sectors together to develop homes, and eventually communities that address occupant health and comfort, energy efficiency, renewable energy production, resource conservation, reduced environmental impact and affordability.
CMHC's EQuilibrium housing initiative offers builders and developers across the country a powerful new approach to establish a reputation for building affordable, premium quality homes that will meet the needs of Canadians now and well into the future.
EQuilibrium housing combines a wide range of technologies, strategies, products and techniques to reduce a home's environmental impact to an absolute minimum. At the same time, EQuilibrium housing also features commercially available, on-site renewable energy systems to provide clean energy to help reduce annual consumption and costs.
The ultimate goal is a highly energy-efficient, low environmental impact house that provides healthy indoor living for its occupants, and produces as much energy as it consumes on a yearly basis.
Description
- Location: Red Deer, Alberta
- Single-family, detached house
- New development in urban setting
- Floor space: xxxx m2 (sq. ft.)
Key Features
- Net zero energy consumption
- Heat recovery ventilation
- Highly-efficient and water-resistant building envelope
- Effective waste recycling program
- Space heating = kWh/m2
- Water heating = kWh/m2
- Ventilation = kWh/m2
- Lighting/appliances = kWh/m2
Energy Sources
- Passive solar heat
- Solar photovoltaic (PV) array
- Grid electricity