Off-grid in a cold city: The Alberta sustainable home

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Home Energy

OSTI ID:460354

Rieger, T; Byrne, J ^[1]

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1. eds.

The Alberta Sustainable Home is a new suburban three-bedroom house and office that will soon be independent of the sewer, electric, and water systems. Located in the cold, dry, sunny climate of Calgary, AB, the home is now demonstrating the feasibility of environmentally sustainable, cost-saving devices-from Eco-studs in the framework to graywater heat recovery devices. Although it was built for about the same price as a comparable conventional home, the Alberta Sustainable Home has received a preferential mortgage rate, is expected to have an unusually high resale value, and will cost about $1,500 per year (Canadian) less for utilities. The Alberta Sustainable Home was built privately by Autonomous and Sustainable Housing Incorporated (ASH), in partnership with some 215 companies worldwide. Construction began in September 1993, and the designers and builders have lived and worked in the building since April 1994. Topics include the following: space and water heating; airtight construction; insulation; windows; refrigeration; saving water; low embodied energy; retrofitting; pollutant control; less power.

• OSTI ID: 460354
• Journal Information: Home Energy, Journal Name: Home Energy Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 13; ISSN 0896-9442; ISSN HOENE2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ALBERTA
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS