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Peter Amerongen (left) of Habitat Studios the builder of Bob Heath's net-zero home built in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Sixteen inch thick walls provide R56 insulation in the walls of Bob Heath's net-zero home in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Super energy efficient windows are a key part of the creating a building envelope that seals the building tight saving energy.
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Bob Heath's net-zero home is well sealed and insulated and it gets 50 per cent of its heat from passive solar streaming through the windows. He needs only a small amount of heat that is provided by radiant electric heaters powered by solar modules.
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Bob Heath in the kitchen of his net-zero energy home. Thanks to a super wide angle lens the very efficient LED lights under the upper cabinets are visible.
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A net-zero home powered by solar modules has a little more happening at the electricial panel but no furnace and no gas hook up.
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Bob Heath in his near empty mechanical room. His electric hot water heater is protected in a super insulated wooden box. The only other item in his near empty mechanical room is a heat recovery ventilator.
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A key element of the modern net-zero home is the heat recovery ventilator that acts as the lungs of the house preheating air on the way in.
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Net-zero home owner Bob Heath (left) discusses the evolution of net-zero homes with Simon Knight CEO of C3
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Bob Heath's net-zero home was designed by Peter Amerongen of Habitat Studios and Workshop, a custom builder in Edmonton that specializes in net-zero homes.
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Bob Heath's net-zero home features a 7.5 kilowatt solar PV system which provides more than enough energy for this home.
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On the back of this south-facing Belgravia net-zero home in Edmonton, the solar photovoltaic modules produce electricity year-round and shade the windows in the heat of the summer.
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The angle of the solar modules on Bob Heath's net-zero home can be adjusted with a mechanical system accessible from the ground. The modiules shade the windows in summer and let the sun shine in in the winter.
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The solar modules provide winter sun and summer shade in this net-zero home that gets 50 per cent of its heating from passive solar energy.
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The Riverdale Net Zero house was the first net zero home in Edmonton was designed by a team of 45 experts and features some amazing technologies.
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The Riverdale net-zero home was the first of its kind in Edmonton and it was built in 2008 by a team of 45 people led by Peter Amerongen, Gordon Howell and Andy Smith.
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Bob Heath's net zero home in Edmonton - 06
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Peter Amerongen Net-zero home builder