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Home 360° is a program Building Knowledge Canada developed to certify homebuilders who voluntarily choose to build beyond code, following our signature Builder 360° process.
Our Home 360° Label is the best way to emphasize the sustainability aspects incorporated throughout your builds and grant your homeowners the utmost confidence in their home’s high performance capabilities.
Enhanced on-site quality assurance
Performance verification of air tightness
Professional Registered Energy Advisor consultation
A 3rd party label showcasing the home's carbon emission and energy usage
As a home builder, you understand the importance of creating spaces that are not just beautiful but also functional, comfortable, and efficient. However, up to 30% of a home's energy is lost due to air leakage through unintended cracks and holes in the envelope (walls, floors, and ceilings that separate the indoor air from the outdoor air) of the home.
During fall, winter, and spring, warm air escaping through these hidden gaps can lead to condensation and moisture buildup within the structure, ultimately causing deterioration and rot. These issues can result in discomfort for homeowners and, over time, increased maintenance costs.
Leaky homes are difficult to control in terms of temperature and humidity. Furnaces and air conditioners have to work tirelessly, and energy bills can soar. Building high performance homes that boast a well-sealed envelope needs intelligently designed, filtered fresh air ventilation systems. Building Knowledge Canada tests to ensure your homes are well sealed and helps you choose right-sized Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV) or Enthalpy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) to provide your clients with fresh, filtered air year-round.
Measuring energy efficiency in a new home build is essential for several important reasons, all of which will matter to your homeowners:
Compliance: It ensures adherence to regional building codes and energy efficiency standards.
Performance Validation: Measuring energy consumption serves as a validation of the energy-saving features and technologies incorporated into the home's design and construction. It provides evidence that the investments made in energy-efficient components have been worthwhile.
Cost Savings: Identifies opportunities to lower operating costs for homeowners.
Environmental Impact: Contributes to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and a lower carbon footprint.
Homeowner Satisfaction: Enhances occupant comfort and satisfaction.
Resale Value: An energy-efficient home typically has a higher resale value, as it is an attractive feature for potential buyers. Accurate energy consumption data can be used to market the home and demonstrate its efficiency.
Reduce the need for costly adjustments during building construction
Insights and data on how to:
As buildings and the construction industry generate among the largest portions of carbon emissions, now is the time to start transitioning from net zero ready energy home building towards a low carbon future.
We are getting close to Canada's deadline of 2030 to meet its emissions reduction target levels. The good news is that as a builder or developer, you can greatly reduce the embedded carbon of your builds by applying a handful of material changes to high-impact areas.
Carbon reduction efforts in homebuilding are important information for your homeowners to know about, for several compelling reasons:
Environmental Impact: The construction and operation of buildings are responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions. By reducing carbon in homebuilding, we can mitigate the negative environmental impact and contribute to efforts to combat climate change.
Building Knowledge Canada will use our Builder 360° process to work with you to create the most cost-effective roadmap to reach your goals for reducing the carbon impact of your new home communities.
Our 360° Toolkit is designed to help your homeowners see the true value and actual energy performance of their new home. 3rd party testing and verification go a long way in helping a potential buyer make their decision but also helps your homeowners feel proud and confident in the high performance home they chose to purchase.
Your toolkit includes:
Help homeowners understand the certifiable value of the advanced design of their home through a customized Home 360° rating label. Building Knowledge provides this label showing the energy performance of an older home, a code-compliant home, and their home.
Visually appealing and easy to consume, the home profile summarizes the energy performance of the home and how that translates into future energy savings.
“We chose Building Knowledge Canada's Home 360° program because we wanted to elevate our homebuilding process with more efficient and effective practices. The 360° program connected us with a team of highly professional staff who helped us design a more efficient home. Their expertise not only set us apart from the competition but also gave us immense satisfaction in delivering a superior product.
The marketing template helped educate homeowners about their purchase, supporting our goal to deliver a high-quality product with complete transparency. This ensures homeowners know exactly who they’re working with and what they’re paying for—crucial when investing in a new home. We care about our customers’ experiences, which is why we partnered with Building Knowledge Canada through their Home 360° program.”
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