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Sustainable Design | ||||||||
| Environmental criteria guides our designs from the initial stages | |||||||||
| to the final occupancy. With careful siting we take advantage of | |||||||||
| solar energy, natural daylight and ventilation. Energy modelling | |||||||||
| helps determine the energy savings achievable through | |||||||||
| efficient mechanical and electrical systems, plumbing | |||||||||
| equipment and fixtures. The life cycle of the building materials | |||||||||
| are considered, reviewing their method of production, durability | |||||||||
| and recyclability. | |||||||||
| The Unitarian Church project was analyzed to be 36% more | |||||||||
| efficient than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings | |||||||||
| (MNECB) and received federal funding from the Commercial | |||||||||
| Buildings Incentive Program (CBIP). | |||||||||
| For Houselink Community Homes, energy modelling was used | |||||||||
| to help choose the mechanical systems and methods of | |||||||||
| insulation for the Delaware project. Large, operable windows | |||||||||
| were included in all rooms to maximize daylight and natural | |||||||||
| ventilation. Six solar thermal panels were installed on the roof | |||||||||
| for domestic hot water, aided by a Renewable Energy | |||||||||
| Deployment Initiative (REDI) grant. | |||||||||
| Our designs work to provide buildings that are environmentally | |||||||||
| sustainable with healthy and supportive spaces. | |||||||||
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