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RBC and Now House team up to demonstrate how to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.
TORONTO, October 20, 2007 — About one hundred residents from Topham Park, Toronto gathered to participate in the official ribbon cutting for the Now House project. Now House will retrofit a post WWII home in their neighbourhood to achieve near zero energy, one that produces almost as much energy as it produces.
“Thanks for choosing our community for this exciting initiative,” said Melanie, a resident of Topham Park.
“If lots of people do this, it will have an impact on the planet,” said Heather another resident of Topham Park.
The Now House team along with representatives from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and platinum sponsor RBC Royal Bank, cut the ribbon to officially launch the start of renovations.
“Now House is proud to be one of the winners of CMHC’s EQuilibrium sustainable housing initiative,” said Lorraine Gauthier, Now House team leader. “Our goal is to show homeowners and contractors how to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of existing homes with a few relatively simple modifications.”
“CMHC’s EQuilibrium housing initiative demonstrates a new approach to housing in Canada,” said Jamie Shipley, Senior Research Consultant, CMHC. “ It brings together the principles of occupant health and comfort, energy efficiency, renewable energy production, resource and water conservation, and reduced environmental impact under one roof.”
“The residential sector accounts for a high percentage of energy use and green house gas emissions in Canada and worldwide,” said Nelson Switzer, Senior Manager, Corporate Environmental Affairs, RBC Royal Bank. “We support Now House because it will demonstrate how to change existing homes to reduce their impact on the environment.”
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CMHC EQuilibrium Sustainable Housing initiative
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