The First Now House
Sponsors
Owens Corning
Celfort 200 pink rigid insulation for exterior foundation walls and basement floor.
BASF Canada
WALLTITE ECO™ insulation/air barrier system for exterior walls, attic and sloped roof insulation.
InLine Fiberglass
Windows with Low-e glass.
James Hardie HardiePlank™
Fibre cement siding.
Vic West Vicelite
Panel steel roof from local Stratford, Ontario plant.
Generation PV
Solar thermal: two apricus evacuated tube solar collectors.
Day4Energy
Solar PV: 16 solar photovoltaic panels.
RenewABILITY
Energy - Powerpipe: Grey water heat recovery.
Solarnetix
Latento hot water storage tank. Water Storage.
Energy Star
Appliances for the kitchen and laundry facilities.
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The Retrofit Process
To achieve our goal of a near zero energy retrofit we made the following changes to this home. As all existing houses have a unique set of conditions and characteristics, the application of the Now House process to another house would produce different design specifications. What follows is not a prescription for the near zero retrofit of all homes.