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Calgary Day 1
Saturday 20 June 2026
Noon to 5 pm
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Calgary Day 2
Sunday 21 June 2026
Noon to 5 pm
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1 Balzac Solar & EV
Next door to Crossiron Mills, this acreage home has a large gound mount solar array, solar thermal collector, a wind turbine, electric vehicles, and an extensive water collection system.
Details of Site #1
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8 Bragg Creek NZE Home
This home shows that a stylish home can still be energy efficient. By using insulated concrete forms and efficient details throughout they have created a beautiful home in the foothills.
Details of Site #8
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2 Edgemont Retrofit
Major renovation transforming a conventional home into a high-performance, future-ready space. Advanced air-sealing and insulation upgrades using Aero Barrier, spray foam, and added attic insulation. Barrier-free, accessible design built for aging in place.
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9 Priddis Rammed Earth Home
This home uses a unique rammed-earth construction method to create strong and energy efficient walls. Passive solar design with large overhangs and ultra-efficient multi-pane windows gather winter heat while maintaining expansive views.
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3 Ranchlands NZR Retrofit
A deep energy retrofit of a 45 year old split level home. Insulating the exterior to R30 and adding new windows and doors brings this home to net-zero ready.
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10 Oakridge Retrofit
Deep energy retrofit of a 1979 home. Added 9" of insulation to the exterior and updated windows and doors. Air source heat pump and electric vehicle charging added without upgrading from 100 amp service.
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4 Charleswood Laneway Home
Large laneway home with 2 bedrooms, two-car garage, and carpentry shop. Avoided concrete use with steel and foam basement walls. Unique straw-insulated prefabricated wall panels and building integrated solar mounting.
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11 Ramsay Garage Suite
Large solar thermal array provides hot water and hydronic heating. Interesting underground piping system brings surplus heat from the garage back to the main house.
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5 Varsity NZE Retrofit
Deep energy retrofit with an addtional 6" of exterior insulation and new windows. All-electric home with cold climate heat pump heating without changing from the exisiting 100 amp service.
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12 Sunnyside NZE Retrofit Home
Retrofit of a 1984 home that had been damaged by flooding. Added 6" of exterior insulation, new windows and doors, and upgraded to an air source heat pump and solar array. Have added a vegetable garden and berry farm to the yard and an EV charger to the garage.
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6 Montgomery NZE Home
This new NZE home that follows many Passive House design principles. The design objective was to prioritize comfort, function, and energy efficiency. This home used prefabricated building methods and has extensive water-wise landscaping.
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13 Highland Park NZE Townhomes
Townhomes aimed at a more affordable housing density while achieving net-zero efficiency and lower-carbon design. See the new EPS basement construction technique that uses concrete only in the footings.
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7 Springbank Passive House
Designed to the Passive House standard, the home targets exceptional airtightness, minimized thermal bridging, and very low operational energy demand. Built with a prefabricated mass timber shell and european-designed windows.
Details of Site #7
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14 Huntington NZE Retrofit
This deep energy retrofit added exterior insulation, windows, doors, solar, and an energy monitoring system to improve efficiency. Also included was a radon mitigation system.
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15 Forest Heights Permaculture Home
Our house is an urban homestead. The house was updated with insulation, solar hot water, HRV, annual and perennial food-producing gardens, a greenhouse, and most recently, solar PV collectors.
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