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Where ever possible Barnett Construction prides itself of using the most green products and technology available. While costs and timing can be a major influence there are often many sustainable initiatives that can be undertaken with out significant delays of increases in budget.
Barnett Construction is a committed member of BuiltGreen™ — an industry driven voluntary program that promotes green building practices and products that are resource efficient, reduce the environmental impact of building a new home, improve energy efficiency and promote healthier homes.
The BuiltGreen approach benefits the home buyer, the community and the environment, and is an opportunity for everyone to choose a greener future. The program concentrates on four areas of environmental concern:
• Energy Efficiency
• Indoor Air Quality
• Overall Environmental Impact
• Resource Use (including waste management)
Build Green Resources
Sustainable Building Information System
The SBIS system is designed to provide users with non-commercial information about sustainable building around the world, and to point or link the user to more detailed sources of information elsewhere.
BuildingGreen
BuildingGreen publishes a variety of Green Building resources including Environmental Building News (print), The BuildingGreen Suite (online resource) and GreenSpec. Offers timely, clear and useful information on a wide range of green building topics.
BuildSmart
BUILDSMART®, a program of Metro Vancouver, is the region's sustainable building information source for the design and construction industry, helping make smart, sustainable choices when crafting the future of our constructed environment. The site features a sustainable products directory, technical resources, and information covering the life cycle of a building including; Design, Construction, Operations, Retrofit/Renovation and finally Deconstruction.
Grants and Rebates
BC homeowners are now eligible for up to $5,000 and more in grants and rebates from the Canada ecoENERGY Retrofit-Homes program, Solar BC, local governments and energy utilities.
Canada Grants — BC
BC homeowners can choose from a shopping list of Canada ecoENERGY grants:
• Furnaces — high-efficiency gas or oil, up to $790
• Heat pumps — air-source heat pump which doubles as air conditioner $500
• Central air conditioners — replacement $250
• Water heaters — condensing gas $375
• Water heaters — tankless/instantaneous gas, condensing-type $375
• Boilers — high-efficiency gas or oil $750
• HRV — heat recovery ventilator $375
• Solar — hot water system $1,250 in grants, plus $1,000 SolarBC incentive
• Geothermal — ground- or water-source heat pumps which are energy-efficient heating and cooling systems up to $4,375
BC homeowners can also get ...
• Attic or roof — insulation up to $750
• Exterior wall — insulation up to $1,875
• Basement — insulation up to $1,250
• Crawl space — insulation up to $1,000
• Air sealing — for your home up to $430
• Windows & doors — $40 for each replacement unit
• Toilets — $65 for each replacement unit
BC Energy Grants
Take advantage of Canadian ecoENERGY grants + BC rebates of more than $5,000:
• Canada ecoENERGY grants — BC homeowners can get up to $5,000 in home improvement grants through the Canadian government’s ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program, which is in effect until March 31, 2011.
• Home Energy Assessments — To qualify for Canada ecoENERGY grants, BC homeowners must get a home energy assessment before and after their home improvement work. The BC government’s LiveSmart BC program subsidizes the cost of your first home energy assessment. This subsidy is subject to available funds.
• LiveSmart BC — The BC government subsidizes the cost of your first home energy assessment. This subsidy is subject to available funds.
• BC rebates — BC homeowners qualify for $1,000 rebates from Solar BC when installing solar hot water systems. There are additional rebates for low-flow toilets, and even more grants, rebates and incentives from local governments and energy utilities.
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