You don’t need to watch home improvement shows to know that energy efficiency already tops most people’s lists of ‘must-haves’ on new home purchases. Windows offer the biggest opportunity to improve the building envelope (i.e. the exterior walls, foundations, roof, windows and doors) leading to improved energy savings and improved comfort. Comfort means different things to different people. In Canada, there are few debates more divisive than the appreciation for winter. It’s cold. It snows. You find out the hard way, thanks to high bills or a cold house, how energy efficient (or not!) your home truly is. The one thing we can all agree on, is that you want control over what is comfortable to you in your own home. There are a few things you can do to manage the temperature in your home. Relying on your HVAC system as the sole method of maintaining the temperature can…
A net-zero home is a home that gives as much energy as it receives, recycling natural energy for consumption. This innovative new way of home building has been around for less than ten years but…
An inert gas such as argon is denser than air. When it is injected into the dead airspace between two window panes, argon gas improves the insulation by reducing convection heat loss within the sealed…