| Platinum Certified Built Green Home |
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| Green building and environmental sustainability is our #1 priority while creating your dream home. We never cut any corners when it comes to the well being of our planet. Recently, Odenza Homes completed and achieved its newest Platinum Certified Built Green home in the Westside of Vancouver. One of our best achievements, this accomplishment solidifies our position and our dedication to the sustainability of the environment.
Under the Built Green Program for British Columbia, there are 4 certification levels that represent energy efficiency for a home in BC. Platinum certified represents a newly built home that's accompanied with the high level of energy-efficiency. |
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| Type of House |
Rating |
| Older house not upgraded |
0 - 50 |
| Upgraded old house |
51 - 65 |
| Energy-efficient upgraded old house or typical new house |
66 - 74 |
| Energy-efficient new house |
75 - 79 |
| Highly energy-efficient new house (For a brand new house, a rating of 80 or higher is excellent.) |
80 - 90 |
| An "advanced house" that uses little or no purchased energy |
91 - 100 |
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| Upon completion of the home, we brought in a third party certified energy advisor to run a blower door examination. A blower door test which generally takes an hour for completion is used as a diagnostic examination to measure the air-tightness of buildings and to help locate air leakage sites. |
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| A blower door examination underway. The diagnostic tool is placed and sealed by the doorway, while a fan calculates the air-pressure and air-tightness of the home. |
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| The newly built home that Odenza Homes built scored an exceptional 82 out of a possible 100 for energy efficiency; with an estimated annual energy consumption of 18236 kWh (electricity) and 459m3 (gas). A score of 82 on the EnerGuide shown below is categorized as a brand new energy-efficient home with state-of-the-art innovations for reducing energy consumption. |
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| This is the EnerGuide awarded to use after the completion of the examination conducted by a certified energy advisor. As you can see, a score of 82 out of a possible 100 was achieved. The address has been blocked due to privacy laws. |
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| Energy efficiency without the sacrifice of quality and design, our completed home was awarded Platinum certification, which represents the highest possible award available in creating an energy efficient home; thus allowing us to achieve a status that is rarely bestowed upon by the Built Green Program of British Columbia. |
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| Some of the innovations that we use to achieve energy-efficiency and some environmentally friendly products we used for this home includes the Heat Pump, Tankless Water Heater, Energy Star windows, high efficiency toilets, fluorescent lighting, no-VOC paints and superior wall insulation just to name a few. You can learn more about these green innovations by browsing through our Innovations section of the website. |
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Further information regarding Built Green certified homes please click on the link: Green building
Further images regarding our Platinum level Built Green certified home, please click on the links:
Images of the Platinum Level Built Green Home
Estimated Energy Consumption by End Use
Energy Efficiency Evaluation Report
Estimated Annual Energy Consumption |
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