Site 1 Lethbridge County NZE Home
Lovely NZE estate home with 3 electric cars.
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A friendly greeter!
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Vaulted ceiling in the living room area with an office on the upper deck.
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Kitchen and dining room.
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This home is heated with a geothermal heat pump which draws its heat from under this pond.
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Site 2 Coalhurst NZE Home
This NZE home was one of the first in the province.
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Kitchen on the main level.
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Looking the other way to the dining room and living room.
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Rec room in the basement.
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Beautiful back patio.
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Site 3 The Crossings NZE Home 1
They added solar just days before the tour to go from NZR to NZE. Also showing their electric car.
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Front yard is a rain garden that absorbs rain runoff.
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Large open living and kitchen area.
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Super-insulated 12" thick walls mean that heating can be done with inexpensive baseboard heaters.
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Good example of passive solar, note the shading design of the windows at this summer solstice.
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Site 4 The Crossings NZE Home 2
A NZE home with a dramatic wall of solar modules. We had a volunteer bring their electric car to show.
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Main living and dining room is on the floor above ground level.
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Lovely deck on the third level with a view over the sports fields.
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Also added a garage suite to add an income property to the home.
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Unusual access to the garage from the back street.
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Site 5 Riverstone NZE Home
Newly constructed NZE home in South West Lethbridge.
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Living room on the upper level.
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Kitchen and dining room.
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Open plan living space with large windows to the south and east.
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Solar on the roof of the house and garage to get to NZE. Note awning to provide shade for south windows.
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