JOSH SKAPIN, CALGARY HERALD

The first of Mattamy’s net-zero homes was unveiled last week as a show home, and four spec homes with the same energy-saving standards are expected to be ready in spring 2016. Cityscape is Mattamy’s first Calgary-based community, accessed off Metis Trail in northeast Calgary.

Pricing on the net-zero homes is expected to be released sometime this week.

“We believe we should be on the cutting-edge of many areas of the business,” says Don Barrineau, division president for Mattamy. “We believe the right thing to do is to try to advance the business and ultimately our industry from both an energy efficiency and sustainability standpoint. That’s where the world is going.”

Mattamy Homes is part of the Net Zero Energy Homes Project, which will see at least 25 of these homes constructed in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. The project is supported by more than $4 million in funding and in-kind contributions from Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, Owens Corning Canada and the housing industry.

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