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Tuesday 14 June 2016

Thus spake Canadian Consumers re Net Zero Energy Homes. Too Little Too Late? Nationwide Market Preference Study In 2015 the first nationwide market preference study for the home building industry was conducted. The CHBA report, produced in partnership with Avid Ratings Canada, provides in-depth insight into what homes buyers are looking for – and demonstrates the importance of energy efficiency to today’s homebuyers. 1,581 new homeowners across six provinces of Canada (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NB) participated in the study.
 The top 10 “Must Have” home features identified by the study participants:

  1. Walk-in closets 
  2. Energy efficient appliances 
  3. Overall energy efficient home 
  4. High-efficiency windows 
  5. Kitchen islands 
  6. Linen closets 
  7. Open concept kitchens 
  8. Large windows 
  9. 2-car garage 
  10. Walk-in pantry

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"…I remember I had been trying to convince him to visit Kiribati and he did in 2011. He came to Kiribati and I remember he went to visit one of these communities that was flooded every time there is very high tides and there was this young boy who stepped up to the Secretary General and said Mr. Secretary General, you are a very important man you know, is there something that you can do to ensure I will have a future, that I will have a home. And the Secretary General came back and he said Mr. President I have been listening to you at the General Assembly but I never truly understood what it was you trying to communicate but now I do and I feel and I understand I would do everything that I can”