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March 21, 2019

Off the grid office space project in Edmonton

 

 

Edmonton, AB – Mike Holmes, professional contractor and TV host, will join Mayor Don Iveson and Effect Home Builders to tour media and VIP guests through Edmonton’s first workplace completely disconnected from the electrical grid. The Holmes Approved Homes builder managed to reduce the building’s CO2 emissions by 80% when they turned an old, energy guzzling apartment into one of the most energy efficient offices in the city.

“This project is very exciting as it’s much more than a renovation,” say Les Wold, Managing Partner at Effect Home Builders. “It enhances the neighbourhood and showcases an innovative way to generate all power on site while drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions”.

ATCO provided Effect Home Builders two AISIN micro combined heat and power (mCHP) units as part of the building’s retrofit. The technology, which is new to the Canadian market, is an economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using natural gas to produce heat and electricity onsite. mCHP also captures wasted heat and uses it to heat the building. “When using the mCHP unit in a home, CO2 emissions have the potential to be reduced up to 31 per cent or 3.5 tonnes per year,” says Greg Caldwell, Director, Development and Innovation at ATCO. “To put this into perspective, this would be similar to you driving 13,000 kilometres less per year.” The mCHP unit works together with the solar panels and battery storage to provide enough power to allow this building to become independent of the electrical grid.

To ensure the new office space consumes as little energy as possible, the building envelope was given a high-performance makeover. With an R-value of 40, the exterior HP+® wall system assembly features BASF’s WALLTITE® Spray Foam and Neopor® graphite-enhanced exterior insulation system. Also adding to the envelope are energy efficient Innotech triple glazed windows. The highly-insulated building envelope contributes to year-round comfort, improved indoor air quality, and reduced operating costs.

About Effect Home Builders

Effect Home Builders is a custom home builder based in Edmonton. As both a Built Green and R2000 certified builder, they remain a leader of environmentally friendly design by providing the latest, most practical green solutions. Effect Home Builders is also certified by Mike Holmes’ Holmes Approved Homes Program. This partnership certifies that they use only the best practices and technologies in their homes, and that each home built undergoes home inspections approved by Mike Holmes-approved inspectors. For more information about Effect Home Builders, visit http://effecthomes.ca.

 


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