Building Permit Drawings Completed

Not quite the schedule I was aiming for, however, we will apply for building permit this week. Modelling that Morrison Hershfield (http://www.morrisonhershfield.com/Pages/default.aspx) completed shows that the building should consume 53% less energy compared to the applicable compliance package. This modelling does not include the proposed heat recovery from solar gains on the building during the day (summer and winter) that will stored in a hot water tank for heating and hot water use. We will now start modelling this process to see how much hot water storage we need and whether we need to increase insulation levels to get to net zero energy use.

On another note, we have now put our house up for sale. I was a bit surprised when I analyzed the last 12 months of energy consumption. It was better (less) than I expected. We used 1900 cubic metres of natural gas for heating, cooking and hot water. We also used on average 225 kwhs of electricity per month. Here is the link to realtor website 854 Forest Street, Ottawa, Ontario