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Energy-Saving Features for R2000 Houses: High Performance Windows & Advanced Wall Systems

Discover how R2000 houses incorporate energy-saving features like high-performance windows with low-E coating, gas fills, and insulating spacers. Advanced wall systems include fewer wooden studs, Insulating Concrete Form systems, and Airtight Drywall Approach for maximum efficiency. Integrated heating options such as Heat Pump Systems, Demand Water Heaters, and Radiant In-Floor Hydronic Heating provide sustainable solutions for optimal comfort. Explore the benefits of these innovative technologies in creating energy-efficient homes.

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Energy-Saving Features for R2000 Houses: High Performance Windows & Advanced Wall Systems

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  1. R2000 Houses Energy Saving Features

  2. High Performance Windows • Advanced Wall Systems • Integrated Heating

  3. High Performance Windows • Glazing • Low-E coating to reduce heat loss • Gas fills • Space between panes is filled with non-conductive gas (commonly Argon) • Insulating spacers • Insulating spacers between glass panes prevent heat loss around edges of window

  4. Argon filled space Insulative spacers www.efficientwindows.org

  5. High Performance Windows cont’d • Frames • Higher insulation material • Window type • Casement and awning windows generally provide a tighter seal when closed than vertical or horizontal sliders. www.precisionwindows.ca/awning.html www.hhwindows.com

  6. Advanced Wall Systems • Advanced Wood Framing Systems • Fewer wooden studs in the walls reduces thermal bridging through the wall • Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Systems • Insulating foam blocks that are filled with steel reinforcing and concrete • Airtight Drywall Approach (ADA) • Drywall and sub-flooring sealed together to prevent air leakages and painted with vapor-retardant

  7. Insulated concrete www.oikos.com

  8. Integrated Heating • Heat Pump Systems • Draw heat from outside or fluid filled coils underground and pump it inside • Electrically powered • Demand Water Heaters • No hot water tank • Use hot high efficiency heaters whenever the taps are activated • Radiant In-Floor Hydronic Heating • Water is heated in a boiler and run through tubing embedded in the floor.

  9. Basic Heat Pump System www.srpnet.com

  10. Radiant In-floor hydronic heating Demand Heater www.plumbingpages.com www.aqua-citi.com

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