Built using equipment and construction of a standard nature, in order to serve as a baseline comparison to the Home of Tomorrow.
Home Of Tomorrow
Built to raise the bar in energy efficiency and demonstrate possibilities of minimizing carbon emissions and electricity consumption within an affordable budget.
The Home of Tomorrow is rated an Energy Star new home and has achieved an exceptional EnerGuide rating of 47GJ/year. It is 52% more energy efficient than the Home of Today. All innovations incorporated are sourced locally and selected on the basis of affordability.
The Home of Tomorrow was awarded the Fortis BC Award for Building Energy Efficiency.
On June 1, 2017 families moved into both homes and the School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan has started extensive research, which includes collecting real-life data on energy consumption of equipment, the building envelope temperature loss, and overall usage patterns.
Among the innovations incorporated and displayed in the Home of Tomorrow are:
- Advanced framing and air tightness techniques
- Innovative insulation measures
- Geothermal heating and cooling
- Energy Star HRV system
- A photovoltaic solar system and net metering by FortisBC
- Triple pane Low-E windows
- A Honeywell energy management and climate control system
- Energy Star heat pump water heater
- LED lighting
- Energy Star rated appliances
