Maximum Efficiency

EnerMax Homes is committed to building you the most energy efficient home possible. We incorporate a number of upgraded features as standard items in all our homes that are upgrades for most builders.

We are so confident in our abilities to build you an energy efficient home that we will guarantee a minimum rating of 77 on every home we build. Ask us about our EnerGuide 77/80 guarantee.

Every EnerMax Homes is an EnerGuide Home.

R2000 Construction. For the Best In Energy Efficiency

EnerMax Homes is pleased to be an R2000 certified builder. When you build a new home to R2000 standards you get

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Heating With Solar

Using the sun to heat your home through passive and active solar design can be both environmentally friendly and cost effective. In many cases you can cut your domestic hot water and heating costs by more than 75%.

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EnerMax Homes Commits To Waste Diversion Program

EnerMax Homes has developed a waste management program that will see up to 75% of all waste created during the construction process diverted to a construction waste recycling center. The program targets specific recyclable waste such as wood off cuts, cardboard, paper, plastic and shingles for recycling. Waste is sorted on site and delivered to

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EnerGuide 77/80 Guaranteed

 Every EnerMax home is an EnerGuide Home. We are so confident in our ability to build you the most energy efficient home possible we will guarantee you an EnerGuide rating of at least 77. In some cases we will even guarantee a rating of 80. By building to EnerGuide 80 you reduce your green house gas emissions by approximately 5.7 tons per year. Isn’t’t it nice to know you can save money and save the environment at the same time.  Contact us to get the complete details of our guarantee. You don’t just deserve efficiency, you deserve Maximum Efficiency.
 
Did you know that by building to EnerGuide 77 you could save as much as 30% on your annual utility costs. Did you also know that the provincial government has introduced legislation will require all new homes to meet EnerGuide 77 ratings by 2010. You don’t have to wait until 2010 when you build with Enermax Homes.

EnerGuide for New Homes

Developed by the Office of Energy Efficiency of Natural Resources Canada, EnerGuide for New Houses is a rating system that will help you understand the energy efficiency of your new home. It will help to determine how much your annual heating costs will be each year and provide you with an energy rating between 1 and 100.

Anyone can claim that a house is energy efficient, but an EnerGuide

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Low E & Argon

Low-Emissivity Coatings (Low-E)

Low-Emissivity coatings, which are applied to glass, reflect invisible long wave infrared or heat. They reduce heat gain or loss in a building by redirecting the heat. In addition, they provide greater light transmission, low reflection and reduce heat transfer.

Argon gas

A gas several times more dense than air, argon is injected between the glass to inhibit the transfer of cold or heat between the outside and inside. All EnerMax Homes windows include Low E and Argon

Icynene Insulation

Probably our most valued partner. The Icynene expandable foam insulation system has been used for years in many other parts of Canada and around the world, but really hasn’t been utilized to its full potential in Atlantic Canada, until now. The Icynene expandable foam insulation system is used in every EnerMax Home. No more pink for us.

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