Acorn Next and the benefits of a Net-Zero Ready Home

Acorn Next encompasses our commitment to creating sustainable, lasting homes. As developers of some of the GTA’s biggest communities, we felt a responsibility to curb our environmental impact, and as a result, implemented three pillars of sustainable housing practices:

• Creating Energy Star certified homes
• Our Green Plus Program
• Net-Zero Ready Homes

You can read more about Acorn Next to site page on Acorn Next but today we’re going to dive a little deeper into Net-Zero Ready Homes. Here are a couple of the most-asked questions we get about this topic. What’s a Net-Zero Home? A Net-Zero Home is an investment in a greener, smarter, healthier home. It’s a home built to be energy-efficient with advanced design and superior building technology. What do I get with a Net-Zero Home? With your Net-Zero Home, you get:

• A healthier home: With Energy Recovery Ventilation, fewer outdoor pollutants and allergens will enter, providing you with superior indoor air quality.
• A quieter home: These homes include triple-pane windows, high-efficiency building systems, and a thicker building envelope. All of these factors help keep outside noise from coming into your home.
• A comfortable home: In an effort to create draft-free homes, we’ve built Net- Zero Ready Homes with double-insulated walls and an air-barrier system to