When you have an ENERGY STAR® qualified new home you can take comfort in knowing that your home uses less heating energy, less electricity and less water than other new homes built to conventional standards.

Here’s what makes your home an ENERGY STAR qualified home:

• Increased attic insulation to keep heat from escaping through the roof.
• ENERGY STAR® labelled windows and patio doors to reduce condensation, reflect sunlight away in the summer and keep heat in during the winter.
• Increased wall insulation to reduce heating and cooling costs and reduce noise penetration.
• Full height basement insulation to provide an insulation blanket for decreased heat loss and a more comfortable future living space.
• Increased insulation in exposed floor areas to eliminate cold spots over the garage, under bay and bow windows and all other boxed out areas.
• ENERGY STAR® labelled high efficiency furnace to reduce heating costs.
• Heat recovery ventilation (HRV) unit to exchange fresh outside air for stale interior air while retaining the heat from the exhaust air. This provides an energy efficient, healthier home, and helps control humidity.
• Sealed duct work to provide a more efficient flow of heating or air conditioning for a more comfortable home.
• High efficiency lighting to reduce electrical costs.
• ENERGY STAR® labelled appliances to reduce electrical costs.
• Water saving toilets, shower heads and clothes washers to reduce water use.

The technical requirements for an R-2000 certified home involve three main areas of construction:

1. Energy Performance
2. Indoor Air Quality
3. Environmental Responsibility

Here’s what makes your home an R-2000 compliant home:

• R-2000 represents a way of building homes, not a specific design, style or type of home. Virtually any home can become an R-2000 home.
• Every R-2000 home is designed and built to reduce heat loss and air leakage. Extra insulation, energy efficient windows and doors, and careful air-sealing are standard features.
• The mechanical systems for heating, cooling and ventilation are chosen for efficiency and performance.
• R-2000 construction always includes controlled ventilation to maintain good indoor air quality. Every R-2000 home must have a mechanical ventilation system to bring fresh air in from the outside and exhaust stale air to the outside.
• R-2000 builders use building products specifically aimed at reducing chemicals, dust and other indoor air pollutants.
• The R-2000 Standard recognizes the importance of resource conservation both during the construction of the home and later during the ongoing operation of the home. R-2000 homes use only water-saving toilets, showers and faucets. Builders are also required to use materials with recycled content.
• Only licensed R-2000 builders can offer you an R-2000 home.
• Every R-2000 home goes through a strict independent quality assurance process of testing and verification.