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Innovation

Changing Perspectives

The EchoHaven community has pushed the standard of community development in many ways. From maintaining natural features and drainage patterns to a precedent-setting agreement with the City of Calgary allowing free flow of water between developments. In addition, the storm water will be 100% stored onsite eliminating the need to be connected to the City storm water system.

The new approach to the community will:

  • minimize site disturbance and ecological footprint
  • provide solar friendly building orientation
  • ensure low maintenance landscaping by preserving natural features
  • reduce infrastructure dependency and costs
  • reduce dependence on fossil fuels and long-term utility costs and enable self sufficiency

Reducing Consumption

  • Power – reduce electricity use by about 50% from an average home
  • Water – by using low flow fixtures and appliances, and collecting rainwater for toilets, clothes washing and outside uses we can reduce water use by about 50% from the typical Calgary home

Homes | Each home will incorporate design and construction to provide:

  • superior building envelope with a high level of insulation
  • superior windows
  • minimum standard of EnerGuide 84
  • rainwater collection
  • low flow plumbing fixtures
  • natural daylighting and passive solar strategies
  • an HRV ensures positive ventilation for clean, fresh indoor air
  • solar heating
  • natural cooling and ventilation
  • strategies that reduce waste of space and materials
  • healthy, durable and recycled materials

EQuilibrium™ 
The EchoHaven Demonstration Home was one of 13 homes selected from a cross Canada competition sponsored by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The objectives of the EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing initiative were to balance our country’s housing requirements with the need to preserve and protect our natural environment.

The EchoHaven home highlights CMHC’s five principles of Healthy Housing™ and focuses on energy sustainability. This home is a net zero home meaning it produces at least as much energy as it consumes and has been designed to address occupant health and comfort, energy efficiency and renewable energy production, resource conservation, reduced environmental impact and affordability.

Sun Powered Pay Back
The EchoHaven Demonstration Home is powered by photovoltaic (PV) panels all year round. When the sun is shining the house produces surplus energy that is exported to the power grid. When the house is not producing energy it draws electricity from the grid.

Demonstration Home

The Echohaven Net Zero Demonstration Home was monitored for 1 year for energy consumption. The home has been occupied as a private house for the past five years and thus is not available for tours.

 

Pictures from EchoHaven

  • “We fell in love with EchoHaven as soon as we saw it. It feels like you are living in the middle of the forest. We are so excited to be a part of this magical community.” ♥ Nicole

  • "We are excited to move into our new high efficiency home in EchoHaven! Looking forward to be a part of a close knit community where each home is unique to the owner." ♥ Jamil

  • "The opportunity to tailor the home to our needs and the calming charm and sense of tranquility that EchoHaven projects in the midst of a busy city, made us want to be a part of a community where sustainable living is celebrated."
    ♥ Yev

  • "We picked our lot because it’s tranquil and looks onto the pond; it's also where I saw my very first city moose." ♥ Debbie

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CMHC EQuilibrium™
CMHC EQuilibrium™ Monitoring Results
CMHC Net Zero Housing
Green Home Guide
Grow Community
Larch Park
One Planet Communities
Solterre Design
Green Energy Futures: Echo Haven

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115 Rockhaven Green NW
Calgary, Alberta T3G 0C5

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