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Many businesses say that they are green, but don’t explain how their practices are environmentally sound or beneficial. At Parkhill Homes, being green means being a leader in “power smart” housing. In fact, our president is one of the founding partners in Manitoba Hydro’s “Power Smart” requirements for new homes.
We take pride in building the most energy efficient homes in North America, right here in Winnipeg. We’ve tested several of our homes to our “standard specifications” and found that they exceed the R2000 required rating of 80 on the Government of Canada’s ‘EnerGuide’ rating system.
We do our best to reduce our affect on forestry by using engineered products for beams, timber strand studding, I joints and oriented strand board sheathing, all of which significantly reduce the demand for treed lumber.
Parkhill Homes has incorporated the Heat Recovery Ventilators for many years to ensure the best in indoor air quality and comfortable living with greater efficiency and less demand for natural gas and utility power consumption. These units considerably improve your overall energy efficiency.
Wherever we can, local suppliers are used to keep our industry focused on sustainability. In addition, all of our exteriors are built with low to no maintenance products to significantly improve sustainability by reducing future consumption of products for maintenance purposes.
Being green is an endless continuum and we continue to change with the times.