When I first started to look at the whole area of zero net energy housing, I was interested to see who the early pioneers were in this area.
By a strange coincidence, given that the whole reason I was interested in this subject in the first place was down to my Canadian wife and her family, I found some answers right on their doorstep in the city of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. This isn’t just the country they are from, but the province.
‘The Saskatchewan House’ was built in northwest Regina in 1977 and came about as a result of several government agencies coming together to demonstrate super-insulation techniques and technologies of the time. It has no boiler or furnace for heating and relies on a simple heat recycling system.
When you consider the vast temperature range in this part of Canada – the lowest recorded temperature there was -50°C (-58°F) – then a house that needs next to no heating at all, ever, is quite an achievement.
It’s good inspiration for anyone looking to try and ‘zero’ their property in some way and it proves that to find best practice in tackling climate change it’s a good idea to really broaden your horizons.
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