| As North American households face heating bills | | | | Heater that can heat your whole house while giving |
| averaging at least 30 % higher than last year; the | | | | you an endless stream of hot water; and the picture |
| connection between household energy use and | | | | gets a little clearer. |
| energy prices is evident to everyone. | | | | Complete the package with a Heat Recovery |
| Energy efficiency remains the quickest, cheapest, | | | | Ventilator connected to a sophisticated "Earth |
| cleanest way to help you lower your home energy | | | | Energy" system that uses a series of underground |
| bills, extend the nations energy supplies, bring down | | | | pipes in order to pre-condition the incoming air. This |
| energy costs and fatten your wallet. | | | | simple solution preheats your incoming air in the |
| Energy efficiency shouldn't be a headache - in fact, it | | | | winter and pre-warms it in the summer. |
| can be very rewarding. Not only is increasing the | | | | Combine these four energy efficient breakthroughs |
| energy efficiency of your home a step toward | | | | and the result is a home that will slash at least 50% |
| better use of fuel and less pollution, it also offers you | | | | of your home heating bills as well as be your castle in |
| greater security and independence, lower energy bills | | | | a very real sense of the word. |
| and makes your home a more comfortable place to | | | | A home that stands up to fire, noise, sun, wind, rain, |
| live. | | | | snow, bugs, mould and inevitable Acts of God like, |
| Retrofitting energy efficiency can be expensive, but | | | | earthquakes and hurricanes; |
| when you build a new house, it is relatively easy and | | | | A home that is safer, stronger and healthier than any |
| cheap to make it energy efficient. | | | | other home you have ever seen; |
| The task is achieved by marrying several of the | | | | The only question left to answer is how much does |
| latest technologies and developments in home | | | | it all cost? Your initial investment for this type of |
| construction. | | | | home is a little more ( approximately 10% more |
| The development and increasing use of Insulated | | | | compared to conventionally built home) or |
| Concrete Forms in construction is one of the main | | | | considerably less when you think of long term costs, |
| breakthroughs in high energy efficiency in new | | | | not only for you and your family but also for the |
| homes. | | | | planet we live on. |
| These "Forms" are Styrofoam (EPS) blocks that get | | | | The "payback period" in fuel and maintenance would |
| filled with steel reinforced concrete and form the | | | | be between five to seven years but considering the |
| shape of the building. They double the insulation | | | | alternative of keeping the status quo during |
| value, triple the sound resistance and quadruple the | | | | predictions of a looming energy crisis, it is a very |
| strength of the building. | | | | reasonable and logical solution. |
| Another important component in energy efficient | | | | When buying your new home, consciously choose to |
| homes is Radiant Floor Heating; which the industry | | | | make informed decisions concerning the future of |
| claims will alone save you 20% on your annual | | | | you and your family. A little bit of effort and |
| heating bill. Not to mention that it gives you | | | | common sense can go a long way in making your |
| unprecedented comfort during those cold and long | | | | home more energy efficient and paying you dividends |
| winter nights. | | | | for years to come. |
| Add to this a High Efficiency Tank-Less Water | | | | |