A New Type of Home that Leaves Your Wallet Fatter and Your Life Easier to Manage...

A home for the 21st Century is not about latest in gadgets and wireless alarms, internet connections or top of the line intercom system. It is about strength, comfort and energy efficiency.

Baby Boomers are buying their last home and they know what they want.

Enter a new type of home. A home that stands up to fire, noise, sun, wind, rain, snow, bugs, mould and inevitable acts of God like, earthquakes and hurricanes; a home that gives you unprecedented comfort and a breath of fresh air 24 hours a day; a home that can resist hurricanes in Florida as well as sub artic temperatures in the Canadian North.

“Imagine an airtight, steel reinforced concrete cube with about 3 inches of styrofoam insulation on both sides of the wall and body temperature heated floors” says Harvey Juric, CEO of ICFhome.ca, a new home builder in Ontario, Canada.

Fresh air from the outside enters the house through a series of pipes buried 5 feet below the ground where there is always constant temperature – 8 Degrees Celsius.

During summer the incoming air is pre-cooled; during winter it is pre-warmed. The flow is strictly controlled, pre-conditioned and filtered for a breath of fresh air - 24 hours a day.” When we did computer modeling of the home just that one idea saved 11% on heating and cooling costs” Juric goes on to say.

The home is built as a combination of some of the newest technologies in modern home building: Insulated Concrete Form (ICF), radiant floor heating, tank-less water heater and the low energy consumption air conditioning system.

Because of the exceptional insulation of insulated concrete forms, there is significant ongoing savings in energy costs and greatly increased comfort levels for the homeowner.

These walls also make this home wind and fire resistant, bug and mould resistant and provide excellent protection from hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.

Outside voices, traffic noises and police sirens are muffled by their thickness, which allows you to sleep soundly every night. Gone are floor squeaks, drafts and the rattling of glass in your china cabinet.

“I am thrilled that we will now be able to show off one of these homes”, says Harvey Juric. “Until now, every time we start to build one of these houses, a customer scoops it up before it’s finished”. Our latest home will be 50% more energy efficient than comparable wood built home – we have also roughed it in for full solar so you can achieve a complete independence from the grid” says Juric.

This type of home costs only 10% more than a comparable wood framed home and considering a long term savings, comfort and security "Why would anyone consider building homes differently?" is a merited question.

If you are thinking of building, or simply want to see for yourself what all the fuss is about, the model home can be viewed from Jan 15, until the month of April by contacting ICFhome.ca at 519 843-7612. It is located on in Meaford, Ontario.

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