Surprise: Most Cannot Afford Net Zero Homes

It’s almost like this stuff is for the rich, and the peasants will just be shuffled off to tiny apartments in mass housing

Net-zero homes are touted as a solution for climate change, but they remain out of reach for most

Net-zero homes use natural energy sources and are designed to use less energy and, as such, are considered important in the fight against climate change. But for the average Canadian, they’re still out of reach.

Net-zero homes are important for tackling climate change. This includes both net-zero energy (NZE) homes, which produce as much energy as they use each year, and net-zero carbon (NZC) homes, which don’t release any carbon dioxide.

Important to whom? The elites and brainwashed disciples of the climate cult?

Released in the summer of 2024, the Canada Green Buildings Strategy outlines a bold vision to transform the country’s building sector, aiming for net-zero emissions and enhanced resilience by 2050. This is a bold step forward, but transforming the sector will require sustained collaboration across all levels of government, industry and communities.

You will comply, whether you want to or not. Sounds rather authoritarian, eh?

Net-zero homes use green energy sources and efficient designs to match the amount of energy they produce with the amount they use. They use strategies like thermal shells that use less energy, high-performance components and the addition of green energy systems.

Who thinks the Government will monitor your energy usage and cut you off after a certain point?

Net-zero homes are becoming more popular in Canada. To speed up building processes and reduce costs, builders are trying out pre-fabricated and modular building techniques.

In 2024, the Canadian federal government announced a $600 million package of loans and funding to help make it easier and cheaper to build homes. This funding will support innovative technologies like pre-fabricated and modular construction, robotics, 3D-printing and mass timber to build homes faster and cheaper.

So, every home will like every home and you won’t really have a choice. Plus, crappy construction.

There are several reasons that owning a net-zero home has not yet become widespread. These include: high initial costs, limited awareness and education, gaps in policy and regulation and market challenges including difficulties in scaling up and integrating net-zero technologies.

Fortunately, the Government wants to get heavily involved, hence, they’ll have a voice in what happens with your home. Sounds fun!

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