Renovation Turns Old House Into Green Healthy House With Near Zero Heating Bills

Renovation Turns Old House Into Green Healthy House With Near Zero Heating Bills: "
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We know that almost half of our energy is consumed by buildings, and there are a lot of concerns about what to do with our older housing stock. In Kitchener Ontario, a non-profit called REEP (Residential Energy Efficiency Project) is doing an interesting experiment: They are taking two almost identical century homes and renovating them. One with a light touch, investing C$ 25K and cutting energy consumption in half; the other, a no-holds-barred lets-try-everything and go for net zero energy.

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