Yukon's First Privately Developed SuperGreen CERTIFIED Home

Last week we finally got our SuperGreen Certification from Yukon Housing on the duplex we built at 38 & 40 Nijmegan Road in Takhini North (some photos of the home can be found here).   Although there have been a number of excellent super-insulated homes built in Whitehorse over the last few years, we're the first ones to actually get certified as a "SuperGreenHome".  This makes 38&40 Nijmegan Rd. the first privately developed home to receive SuperGreen Certification.

The requirements for SuperGreen certification generally consist of very high energy efficient performance (EnerGuide Rating  at least 85) plus ventilation meeting the F326 using an HRV and designed, installed and balanced by an approved GreenHome Ventilation Advisor.  A home built to EnerGuide Rating of 85 requires half the heating that of a new home built in Whitehorse (nominally EnerGuide Rating of 80). 

Our second "green" certification, LEED Canada for Homes is still in the works (not the fastest process...)