Energy Efficient Homes
Go beyond standard living with a custom energy efficient home designed and built by Avvio Fine Homes. Energy efficiency becomes a lifestyle that you will feel everyday. Our high performance homes offer superior comfort, health, savings and environmental benefits. View your home as a system designed for maximum efficiency.
What is Energy Efficient New Home Construction?
Energy efficient construction is designing and building custom homes that optimize energy performance and reduce environmental impact. These homes feature smart design and orientation, healthier indoor environment, a high performance building envelope, efficient heating and cooling systems, renewable energy options, and efficient lighting.
ENERGY STAR certified homes are built by licensed builders certified under the ENERGY STAR for New Homes program and verified by a third-party energy advisor. More than 100,000 new homes in Canada have been certified under this program.
Energy Savings
We build smarter, greener, and healthier homes. At minimum, our ENERGY STAR® Certified New Homes use 20% less energy than standard homes in Ontario. Enjoy a high efficiency house that saves money on your utilities.
Environmental Impact
Lower carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with an ENERGY STAR® Certified New Home. Save at least 20% of total energy use annually compared to new homes built at minimum building code. Join the growing number of eco-conscious Ontario homeowners preserving natural resources and living green.
Healthy Indoor Air Quality
Our energy recovery ventilation system with separate air streams improves indoor air quality by expelling stale air from your home and replacing it with outdoor air that has been filtered. This reduces allergens and asthma triggers.
Year Round Comfort
Our energy efficient homes keep your indoor environment comfortable from season to season. We install advanced ventilation systems, tightly built envelopes with better vapour barriers, insulation, wall systems, and high-performance windows and doors. This results in stable temperature and humidity with no drafts or hot or cold spots, and a quieter space to relax or work.
Increased Home Value
Energy efficient homes built by Avvio Fine Homes are appealing to many homeowners who are environmentally conscious and want to experience a home that offers more comfort, lower energy costs, and healthier living. We are building homes that will be in line with future building codes instead of becoming obsolete in just a few years.
Types of Energy Efficient Homes We Offer
Avvio Fine Homes designs custom, high-performance homes you can enjoy for a lifetime. Each home offers continuous insulation through wall systems, ventilation, and mechanical systems, reducing thermal bridging. Our specialties include new builds, constructing Energy Star certified homes or CHBA Net Zero Homes, or can turn your existing home into an energy efficient home through full home renovations.
Our homes are built to last for 100 years. Beginning with intentional architectural design that incorporates a 100-year wall with airtight construction and superior insulation for enhanced efficiency, to our carefully selected materials, yours will be a home that keeps on giving, year after year.
Enjoy the benefits that come with owning an energy efficient home built by Avvio Fine Homes..
Net Zero or Net Zero Ready Homes
These homes are outfitted or planned to be (in the case of Net Zero-Ready Homes) with renewable energy systems like solar panels and have been tested and inspected to make sure they meet the requirements of a net zero home. Our CHBA Net Zero Homes provide up to 80% more energy efficiency than base level code-built homes and provide a higher indoor experience due to superior comfort and sustainability.
ENERGY STAR Certified Homes
Our high performance homes consume at least 20% less energy than typical homes built to meet minimal Ontario Building Code. They are independently evaluated by a Government of Canada-approved advisor and are awarded an ENERGY STAR certification after they have passed the inspection. Our efficient homes provide all the benefits of high-performance homes, including increasing your home’s value.
How We Guarantee We Build Energy Efficient Homes in Toronto
Any building company can say they build energy efficient homes, but how can you know for sure? At Avvio Fine Homes, we don’t just say so, we guarantee that your new build or renovated home is built to meet the specifications that make it a high-performance home with a range of sustainable systems. We make sure we measure efficiency so you know that our claims are legitimate.
Measurement Method #1:
The Blower Door Test.
This test is mandatory for any home that will be labeled ENERGY STAR, CHBA Net Zero, or Net Zero Ready certifications. The blower door test measures how airtight a building’s envelope is using a fan to test air leakage. All our homes pass through this test, which is done independently by licensed professionals and qualified energy advisors. When we present your new or renovated home to you, we provide records of these tests and their results. This way you can be certain that there is proof that your home was tested and qualifies as an energy efficient home.
The results of the blower door test in addition to the permanent labels and certifications is your assurance.
Measurement Method #2:
The EnerGuide Rating
This second guarantee is an assurance test we choose to conduct on ENERGY STAR certified homes to prove how efficient your home is. While EnerGuide testing is not required for ENERGY STAR certification, it is mandatory for CHBA Net Zero and Net Zero Ready homes.
The EnerGuide Rating measures a home’s energy consumption and production and is mandatory for net zero homes. The rating used is gigajoules per year. The lower the reading is on the scale, the more energy efficient the home is. Since this is done by a third-party inspection, it adds credibility to the results. Testing is done onsite to make sure that homes labeled ENERGY STAR certified meet the strict standards that come with that classification.
Each ENERGY STAR certified home we build meets our strict, high performance standards.
Why Choose Avvio Fine Homes as an ENERGY STAR Home Builder?
Avvio Fine Homes is one of the few certified home builders in Ontario designing and building Energy Star Certified Homes. We’re fully licensed, and insured, and offer a Tarion warranty on our new homes.
Our homes are independently certified energy efficient, and provide clear fixed price contracts so there are no surprises with us. We stick to our guaranteed building timelines through efficient project management and provide high-quality building materials.
Frequently Asked Questions
Plan for a Better Future with Energy Efficient Homes
Our ENERGY STAR certified homes offer the comfort and lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of. Homes that possess functional elements that enhance convenience and practicality while offering the kind of luxury that make your indoor space even more exceptional.
Every design detail is reviewed by our home energy performance consultant to ensure that your home achieves high-performance status and reduces carbon footprint. Energy efficiency is the future. Build with Avvio Fine Homes for a healthier home that prioritizes your health, comfort and energy efficiency.
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