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Ontario building professionals and homebuilders to be recognized at the 2007 EnerQuality Awards of Excellence ceremony - Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy

Ontario building professionals and homebuilders to be recognized at the 2007 EnerQuality Awards of Excellence ceremony

Jan 14th, 2008 4:32 AM

Media Advisory: Attention: News/Energy/Building/Assignment Editors and Reporters Ontario building professionals and homebuilders to be recognized at the 2007 EnerQuality Awards of Excellence ceremony What: Presentation of the 2007 EnerQuality Awards of Excellence for energy efficient new housing When: Thursday, January 17, 2007, 12:00 p.m. Where: Westin Prince Hotel, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario Join EnerQuality Corporation and Ontario’s best building professionals and homebuilders on Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at the Ontario Home Builders Association Forum 2008 being held at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto. These awards recognize builders that have shown continued and exceptional leadership in their commitment to building high performance energy efficient sustainable new housing. The recipients have all worked towards advocating and promoting energy efficiency in new housing while demonstrating to influence the markets within their communities. EnerQuality will present awards in a range of categories, including: • ENERGY STAR® for New Homes Builder of the Year • EnerGuide Builder of the Year • R-2000 Builder of the Year • Best Green Marketing • Industry Partner of the Year • Evaluator of the Year • Building Innovation and Excellence • Leader of the Year • Hall of Fame For more information, contact: Jonathan Laderoute, e|c|o, 416-972-7401, laderoutej(at)huffstrategy.com For more information about the Ontario Building & Renovation Forum 2008, visit http://www.homesontario.com/ohbaforum/ ENERGY STAR® for New Homes is a label given to homes that meet balanced, whole-house energy-efficiency standards, guaranteeing their owners significant energy savings. New homes that receive the ENERGY STAR label are approximately 30 percent more energy efficient than those built to the minimum Ontario building code standards. The ENERGY STAR mark, used with permission, is administered and promoted in Canada by Natural Resources Canada. R-2000 certified homes offer high energy efficiency and advanced indoor air quality by incorporating tighter construction, higher insulation values and mechanical ventilation. An independent, third party expert inspects each house to ensure that it meets these requirements before it can be certified as an R-2000 home. Only licensed R-2000 builders who have been trained by the Government of Canada can build R-2000 homes. R-2000 is an official mark of Natural Resources Canada and is used with permission. EnerGuide Rating Service is a consumer empowerment rating system used to measure the energy use and efficiency of a whole house. In this program, blueprints are analyzed to assess their energy efficiency to generate ratings out of 100. For every point rise on the scale, more money is saved on utility bills. EnerGuide is an official mark of Natural Resources Canada and is used with permission.