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Meet Steve Jobs Of Energy Efficient Home Building

As North American households face heating bills averaging at least 30 higher than last years! the connection bet"een household energy use and energy #rices is evident to everyone$ Energy efficiency remains the %uic&est' chea#est' cleanest "ay to hel# you lo"er your home energy bills' e(tend the nations energy su##lies' bring do"n energy costs and fatten your "allet$ Energy efficiency shouldn)t be a headache * in fact' it can be very re"arding$ Not only is increasing the energy efficiency of your home a ste# to"ard better use of fuel and less #ollution' it also offers you greater security and inde#endence' lo"er energy bills and ma&es your home a more comfortable #lace to live$ +,etrofitting energy efficiency can be e(#ensive' but "hen you build a ne" house' it is relatively easy and chea# to ma&e it energy efficient-' states Harvey Juric' .resident of ICFhome.ca. Harvey is a veteran builder' "hose com#any has been building energy efficient homes in Southern Ontario since /000$ He goes on to say' +1he tas& is achieved by marrying several of the latest technologies and develo#ments in home construction-$ 1he develo#ment and increasing use of Insulated Concrete Forms in construction is one of the main brea&throughs in high energy efficiency in ne" homes$ 1hese +2orms- are Styrofoam bloc&s that get filled "ith steel reinforced concrete and form the sha#e of the building$ 1hey double the insulation value' tri#le the sound resistance and %uadru#le the strength of the building$ Another im#ortant com#onent in energy efficient homes is Radiant Floor Heating! "hich the industry claims "ill alone save you 30 on your annual heating bill$ Not to mention that it gives you un#recedented comfort during those cold and long "inter nights$ Add to this a High Efficiency Tank-Less Water Heater that can heat your "hole house "hile giving you an endless stream of hot "ater! and the #icture gets a little clearer$ 4om#lete the #ac&age "ith a Heat Recovery entilator connected to a so#histicated +Earth Energy- system that uses a series of underground #i#es in order to #re*condition the incoming

air$ 1his sim#le solution #reheats your incoming air in the "inter and #re*"arms it in the summer$ 4ombine these four energy efficient brea&throughs and the result is a home that "ill slash at least !"# of your home heating $ills as "ell as be your castle in a very real sense of the "ord$ A home that stands u# to fire' noise' sun' "ind' rain' sno"' bugs' mould and inevitable Acts of 5od li&e' earth%ua&es and hurricanes! A home that is safer' stronger and healthier than any other home you have ever seen! 1he only %uestion left to ans"er is ho" much does it all cost6 Juric says confidently that' +Based on #ast e(#erience' your initial investment for this ty#e of home is a little more 7a##ro(imately /0 more com#ared to conventionally built home8 or considerably less "hen you thin& of long term costs' not only for you and your family but also for the #lanet "e live on-$ Juric further e(#lains' +1he +#aybac& #eriod- in fuel and maintenance "ould be bet"een seven to fefteen years but considering the alternative of &ee#ing the status %uo during #redictions of a looming energy crisis' it is a very reasonable and logical solution9hen buying your ne" home' consciously choose to ma&e informed decisions concerning the future of you and your family$ A little bit of #lanning and common sense can go a long "ay in ma&ing your home more energy efficient and #aying you dividends for years to come$ 4ontact :42home$ca; <0=*=33*/>33 or visit their "ebsite at htt#;??buildersontario$com or email to info@icfhome$ca$