CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium Update
EQuilibriumTM Housing Status of the Initiative EQuilibrium™ Housing InSights
EQuilibrium™ Communities Status of the Initiative
2010 Canadian Housing Observer
EQ Performance Indicators
The Laebon CHESS Project Red Deer, AB
Avalon Discovery 3
Red Deer, AB
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EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
Construction Completed Abondance le Soleil, Montréal,
QC Avalon Discovery 3,
Red Deer, AB EcoTerra™, Eastman, QC Inspiration – the Minto ecohome,
Ottawa, ON
Abondance le SoleilMontréal, QC
Inspiration – the Minto ecohome Ottawa, ON
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EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
Construction Completed Now House™, Toronto, ON Riverdale NetZero Project,
Edmonton, AB The Green Dream Home,
Kamloops, BC The Laebon CHESS Project, Red
Deer, AB
Riverdale NetZero Project Edmonton, AB
The Green Dream HomeKamloops, BC
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
Still To Come Alstonvale Net Zero House,
Hudson, QC – destroyed by fire TBD
Echo Haven, Calgary, AB (November 2010)
Urban Ecology, Winnipeg, MB (November 2010)
Harmony House, Burnaby, BC The Moncton VISION Home,
Moncton, NB Urban EcologyWinnpeg, MB
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EQuilibrium™ Housing InSight
Completed Titles Avalon Discovery 3
Passive Solar Design
Now House™ Exterior Envelope Retrofit
Riverdale NetZero Deep Wall System Active Solar Thermal System Passive Solar Design
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EQuilibrium™ Housing InSight
Completed Titles - New
Avalon Discovery 3 Active Solar Heating Slab-on-grade Foundation and
Finished Attic Space Double Structural Insulated
Panel Walls Integrated Photovoltaic System
ÉcoTerra™ Passive Solar Design
The EQ houses are performing well Householders use more electricity than
predicted by developers and energy modellers
PV output meets predictions in summer but is less than predicted in winter
Many assumptions in prediction process Shading, snow effects are likely culprits
Monitoring Results – General Trends
From January 2010 through mid-July: Avalon with an 8.2 kW system produced
about 5600 kWh CHESS with a 6.7 kW system produced
about 6000 kWh
Predictive programs could not deal with the subtleties of shading
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A collaborative initiative between Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY
and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
EQuilibriumTM Communities Initiative
CMHC/NRCan funding for six community development projects to improve performance:
EnergyLand use and housingTransportationWater, wastewater and stormwaterNatural environmentFinancial viability
Measure, showcase and share what works
A collaborative initiative between Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY
and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
transit-oriented development in Fort Road community — renewal project on former industrial land
within walking distance of a LRT station/bus terminal
over 1,400 m2 commercial/retail, daycare, community facilities
220 affordable and market homes: townhomes, mid/high-rise apartments
Station Pointe, Edmonton
Image courtesy of Hartwig Architects Inc.
A collaborative initiative between Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY
and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
in Ottawa’s plannedSouth Nepean Town Centre walking distance of existing
shopping and bus rapid transit station
over 1,000 homes (stacked townhouses to mid-rise apartments)
over 25,000 m2 of commercial/retail space, civic uses, public open space
Ampersand, Ottawa
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
CMHC On Builder’s Team
Canadian Housing Observer 2010 edition just released Feature article Housing
and the Economy Online version data tables
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
Ongoing Renovation Research
Basement Wall Insulation Retrofit Monitoring
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Ongoing Renovation Research
Performance Analysis of Residential Hot Water Efficiency Devices – Instantaneous DHW Savings
Payback Period for Green Building Features in Single Family Detached Dwellings
Sustainable Building Envelope Retrofits for Existing Homes
Design and Specification for NZ Building Envelope Retrofits
Green Renovators Guide
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Ongoing Renovation Research
Recently Completed: Cold Climate Radon Mitigation – External Research Program
This research project investigated how radon mitigators working cold climates mitigate radon.Results indicate that while an outside fan with vertical ducting works adequately in temperate parts of North America, the colder parts may require additional measures to avoid icing, such as vent insulation or locating the vent in a heated location.
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