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The VerEco Home is in front of the Saskatoon Western Development Museum, which is located on Lorne Ave.

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2610 Lorne Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK S7J 0S6
Canada S7J 0S6

Tel: (306) 931-1910
Fax: (306) 934-0525
Email: saskatoon@wdm.ca

EXPERT SERIES

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The Expert Series is a series of lectures by specialists in the community about various green building topics. The topics range from green mortgages to photovoltaic cells, with speakers from many different fields. The Expert Series is held in the VerEco Home on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.

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On the Road to Net Zero Homes - Nov 2

On the Road to Net Zero Homes: Net zero energy is a formidable target for a home in Saskatchewan's bracing climate. This talk reviewed a number of important homes built on the prairies and the features that make them very energy efficient and use renewable energy. Homes discussed included the Saskatchewan Conservation House, the Factor 9 Home and the VERECO Home.
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Solar Photovoltaic Technology - Nov 9

This talk covered the existing solar photovoltaic system on the VerEco Home, as well as more general information about solar photovoltaic grid-tied systems, inverters, and the like.

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Healthy Homes - Nov 16

On November 16th, Anand Mishra (CMHC) spoke about Healthy Homes as part of the VerEco Home Expert Series. The talk covered CMHC’s EQuilibrium program, an initiative to build net zero houses across Canada. The process for this program started with a consumer survey, the aim of which was to gauge interest in green building and what barriers existed to building environmentally friendly homes. Industry interviews were also conducted to discover what builders might be interested in and what reasons motivated industry to become involved in green building.
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VerEco Home Exhibit Blog:
Interesting visitors, green home ideas & events

Water Recycling Showers

Nov 05, 2010

Someone on a tour this afternoon mentioned that she had seen a water-recycling shower, so I scoured the internet and found this. Apparently you can find showers that will reuse their own water after a regular free-flow phase for soap and shampoo. The main benefit of this type of system appears to be for reducing water consumption for people who like to take long showers. Read more for the details on this kind of system.

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Weekend Update

Nov 02, 2010

We had a very busy Halloween weekend over at the VerEco Home: about 80 people visited (0 of which were trick or treaters)! In other news, the first Expert Series concluded less than an hour ago. Dr. Rob Dumont gave a talk about green building in Saskatchewan that included a summary of some of the ways the VerEco Home reaches net zero.

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Transportation Information: Net Zero on Wheels

Oct 28, 2010

How did we get the VerEco Home into Saskatoon? Here's how!

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Net Zero: What does this mean?

Net zero means that a home has an annual net energy consumption of zero; it uses the same amount of energy as it generates. Energy consumption is based on heating and cooling a home, heating water, and operating the home's lights, appliances, and mechanical devices.

The VerEco Home saves energy by reducing the amount of energy the home requires, reusing waste and excess energy, and replacing conventional energy sources with alternatives.

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