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Given the opportunity, most homeowners would gladly ditch their electricity bills by living in a net-zero abode – a home that produces as much or more energy than it consumes annually.

Unfortunately, the high cost of custom building eco-friendly homes has historically kept them out of reach for the average homebuyer. The Government of Canada is now working to change that – and SAIT’s Green Building Technologies (GBT) researchers are playing a part.

The ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII) will nearly double the number of Net-Zero Energy Homes (NZEH) in Canada and is encouraging companies like Mattamy Homes to find ways to make green living a viable option for the average Canadian.

Having worked with SAIT’s GBT team on green building projects in the past, Mattamy Homes, once again began consulting with SAIT researchers for their expertise in affordable green building technologies.

“SAIT has been a great partner,” says Warren Saunders, Mattamy’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a graduate of SAIT’s Architectural Technologies program.

“We have a number of SAIT grads in our company and there’s a lot of trust and pride in working with them.”

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