Housing | Highlights
GENERAL INFORMATION
LEEP TM LOCAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS
Builders are the key to being able to increase the speed
at which early products are adopted in their marketplace.
CanmetENERGY's LEEP™ builder-driven methodology
brings together local Home Builder Associations to learn
about, and decide, which new technologies will be most
beneficial in their local markets.
HOUSING ENVELOPE AND WINDOWS
for Low-rise Residential Buildings: An overview
of CanmetENERGY's current research activities that
are focussed on achieving more than 40% improvement
in thermal performance while ensuring durability of all
envelope components.
SOFTWARE
This new energy analysis tool is being released this Fall
to help Canada's residential construction industry advance
the design of energy efficient and net-zero energy homes.
SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES
CanmetENERGY's research to assist Canada’s
HVAC industry in making a reasonable business case
for improved distribution approaches, that will help
reduce peak residential air-conditioning electrical loads
and improve the comfort of homes.
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL PV/T:
Analysis of the performance of real systems in a real
world demonstration and the review aspects of PV/T
characterization of open loop air collectors.
LIGHTING and CONTROL STRATEGIES:
An overview of some of the latest research findings
in lighting controls.
Brushless (ECM) Motors; Hot Water Usage Field Study;
and Micro-cogeneration.