What Are Net Zero Homes? Essentially, Net Zero homes produce as much energy as they consume for heating and domestic hot water needs. Net Zero labeled homes are at least 80% more energy efficient than homes built to conventional standards. Why are Net Zero Homes becoming more popular? Despite rising costs and interest rates; …
The Vancouver housing market provides a lot of challenges and opportunities for us all. In this post, we break down the basics as well as some valuable and insightful considerations if you are thinking of buying or building a duplex. What is a duplex? A duplex is a residential property with two dwellings that share …
Why Winterize Your Outdoor Faucets? Living in Vancouver we generally have mild winters compared to the rest of Canada. It is easy to get complacent and choose to not winterize our homes since we’ll likely only have a few days per year that the temperature will dip below zero. Yet, when temperatures drop below freezing …
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Most Vancouver residents know that our weather is quite mild compared to the rest of our country. In fact, Vancouver typically has just 41 days per year that the temperature dips below zero. — Environment Canada Energy efficiency or saving power is a popular topic these days, but we recommend that you NEVER ever turn …