Thanks to all the homeowners and volunteers that made another successful tour possible! The addresses of the homes have been removed; however, the detailed site sheets will remain on this web page until we compile the homes of the 2025 tour sometime in February or March.
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This year we had 15 homes sign up in the Edmonton area. We will leave the write-ups here until we get the homes for the 2025 tour set up some time around March of 2025.
Edmonton Day 1
Saturday 1 June 2024
Noon to 5pm
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Edmonton Day 2
Sunday 2 June 2024
Noon* to 5pm
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See listings below.
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1 Keswick NZE Home
Large NZE home with open interior plan and river view. Unique earth tube system pre-conditions air using underground pipes. Includes an elevator to all levels for handicap access.
Details of Site #1
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9 Sturgeon Country Retrofit
A new energy-efficient home built on the foundations of the old house. This all-electric home will have an air source heat pump and a large solar array on a specially-sloped roof.
Details of Site #9
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2 Langdale NZE Home
These homeowners challenged their builder to build a NZE home. Very efficient home with a large backyard garden for growing their own food.
Details of Site #2
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10 St Albert NZE Retrofit Home
This 1996 home was upgraded to NZE with the addition of insulation, 6-layer insulating windows, geothermal heat, and a 17.6 kW solar array.
Details of Site #10
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3 Strathcona Geothermal Building
Yes! Commercial buildings can be energy-efficient too. This 3,000 m2 office and warehouse has 15 geothermal heat pumps, 248 kW of solar, and many efficient features on its way to net-zero energy.
Details of Site #3
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11 Prince Charles Retrofit Home
This 1948 home is getting a new, insulated exterior and a larger second floor as part of the journey to net-zero. See how the homeowners took advantage of Greener Homes and CEIP financing for their upgrades.
Details of Site #11
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4 Brookside NNZ Retrofit Home
A deep energy retrofit of a 1970's home makes the home efficient but the permaculture garden in front is the feature here. Come and see how they planned and developed their food forest.
Details of Site #4
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12 Blatchford Energy Centre
This geothermal facility pulls heat from 570 boreholes to provide warmed water to the homes in Blatchford. Homes tap into this renewable "utility" to heat their homes and hot water.
Details of Site #12
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5 Queen Alex NZR Retrofit Home
A panelized deep energy retrofit of a 1950's home to get to Net-Zero Ready (NZR). See the details of the insulating wall panels and roof and the bunnies in the front yard that act as lawnmowers.
Details of Site #5
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13 Blatchford NZE Home (1)
One of the first NZE homes to be developed in Blatchford. See how this home connects to the district geothermal heating system.
Details of Site #13
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6 Sundance Retrofit Townhomes
The 59 townhomes in this Coop are getting a deep energy retrofit where each unit is wrapped with new insulation, windows, and doors. The project should be completed this year, come and see the result!
Details of Site #6
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14 Blatchford NZE Home (2)
These new town homes are designed to achieve net-zero while matching the price of regular homes providing an affordable NZE option. They will be displaying their showhome for the tour.
Details of Site #14
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7 Highlands NZE Retrofit Home
This is the first single detached home in Canada to use a Dutch prefabricated wall insulation system to get a 1950's home to NZE. It's like custom knitting an R25 sweater for an old house!
Details of Site #7
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Unfortunately this home will not be ready in time for this year's tour. We hope to see them next year.
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8 Beverly Heights NZE Home
Lovely example of homeowners upgrading their home over 18 years and achieving NZE. Come and talk to them about their journey and the choices they made along the way.
Details of Site #8
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16 Thorncliffe Straw Bale Addition
These homeowners added a straw bale addition to their home as well as solar with battery backup and an air source heat pump which also provides hot water.
Details of Site #16
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