EcoPlusHome wins Mayor's Environmental Award

 "The EcoPlusHome is the future of home construction today and it fits in perfectly with our goal of becoming a more sustainable community," said Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside. "EcoPlusHomes are prefabricated and built to be energy efficient and affordable." Mayor Woodside presented the Award to the EcoPlusHome team during a Council meeting this week in Fredericton. EcoPlusHome manager Axel Lerche said "this award is recognizing the strategic partnerships of EcoPlusHome with 'Martin Davis EcoHousing' and Maple Leaf Homes both from Fredericton and the multinational Bosch Group to build most energy efficient homes in Fredericton."  

The City will get to see its first EcoPlusHomes this summer with the construction of six townhouses units utilizing the technology at 'The Meadows at Neill Farm' subdivision in Fredericton North. Up to 120 EcoPlusHomes will be included in the townhouse development making it the first of its kind in North America. The City of Fredericton created the initiate 'Green matters' and is a national leader in the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program in Canada.

The Mayor's Environmental Award is awarded at the discretion of the Mayor, with recipients selected based on their environmental efforts and at the recommendation of City Council and Staff. Please read the article in todays publication (Daily Gleaner).

EcoPlusHome is partner of SEUS-CP Conference in New Brunswick

The EcoPlusHome project is part of one of the most important business to business conferences in Canada this year. The 4th Annual SEUS-CP conference will take place in Fredericton on June 12-14, 2011 for over 200 Canadian and U.S. business and government leaders. The Southeastern United States - Canadian Provinces Alliance (SEUS-CP) is a strategic partnership between states in the South-eastern United States and member provinces from Canada. The alliance works to promote trade and investment opportunities between and among its member states and provinces. Member states include Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Member provinces include Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Delegations, led by state governors, provincial premiers or their designees, comprise business and industry leaders from a wide array of industry sectors.

The conference is hosted by New Brunswick's Premier David Alward, and co-Hosted by Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi. One focus of the SEUS-CP conference in 2011 is the clean tech sector. EcoPlusHome in partnership with modular home builder Maple Leaf Homes and the multinational Bosch Group are selected by the Province of New Brunswick to be a partner of the Conference and will participate at the Innovative Showcase of the event. Jacques Roy of Maple Leaf Homes says, "the presentation will explain the combination of energy efficient construction and alternative technology as an integrated solution - the EcoPlusHome." For the EPH team the conference is a great opportunity to explore new markets in the US and Canada to build more EcoPlusHomes all over North America.

EcoPlusHome is an EcoLiving Award Finalist

 The award is part of the EcoLiving program, which will help Canadian homeowners discover what green options are available to them around their home and how they can save money by reducing their energy bills and taking full advantage of the available government rebates.

"Finding ways to reduce our environmental footprint through the efficient use of energy is important to Canadians and to Scotiabank," said Anatol von Hahn, group head, Canadian Banking. "The EcoLiving Awards program provides an important new way for us to recognize leadership in green building and at the same time engage the general public in the importance of energy efficiency."

The EcoPlusHome solution gives homeowners the most energy efficiency for an affordable investment. EPH manager Axel Lerche says "the EcoPlusHome is the innovative system to build energy efficient homes anywhere in Canada today. The nomination for the EcoLiving Award is a great motivation to further develop the EcoPlusHome as the option for new homeowners to save the planet and their money."

First homes on the Production Floor

The EPH team visited the construction plant of Maple Leaf Homes to observe the progress of the construction of the first two EcoPlusHomes destined for Moncton. The focus of all Maple Leaf Homes is on quality control but also on energy efficiency. The EcoPlusHomes built by Maple Leaf Homes offer maximum efficiency and air tightness. All processes of the build are done inside of the factory away from the elements to insure quality on each and every home. The building envelope provided by Maple Leaf Homes is a key component in the EcoPlusHome solution. EPH manager Scott Tidd says, "we are working very close with Maple Leaf Homes through the building process and it is nice visiting the production floor where everything always flows like clockwork."

The EcoPlusHomes are leaving the facility in the next weeks to be finished in Moncton, Fredericton, Halifax and other locations in Canada.

CCNB Renewable Energy Expo

On May 7^th 2011, CCNB-Bathurst will be hosting the 1st annual Renewable Energy Expo.  The Expo will be made up of several conferences highlighting different aspects of renewable energies, Exhibits, Tour of the new facility at the campus of Bathurst and their renewable energy installations, and a Tour of the EcoPlusHome.

CCNB has been a supporter and partner of the EcoPlusHome since it's inception in 2009, and through this we are happy to attend this great expo. "We are proud to be participating in this event with the CCNB.  CCNB-Bathurst is a forward looking institution, they are preparing the next generation of workforce for this growing industry with their program 'Renewable Energy Technician'.  These students will play an important role in the future of the EcoPlusHome and the industry as a whole", says EPH manager Scott Tidd. All visitors of the Renewable Energy Expo are invited to visit the EcoPlusHome test house in Bathurst to receive first hand information. The test house in Bathurst is Atlantic Canadas most energy efficient home with an EnerGuide rating of 96.

Admission to the expo is free.  This includes entry to the exhibits, tours, and conferences.