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(Continued from page 2) The thing that impressed me most about the Advanced Houses program was that the whole house was considered as an integrated system and any improveâ€" ments or alterations had to take into account all things in a house that might be affected by them. It is the same approach that alternative medicine takes in dealing with the human person: body, mind and spirit are interdeâ€" pendent and unlike the approach the traâ€" ditional medicine takes, you cannot treat one aspect without consideration for what the effect will be on all the others. ditional medicine takes, you cannot treat one aspect without consideration for what the effect will be on all the others. As an example, anything that is done to increase energy efficiency in space heating must take into account the effect that would have on all other aspects of the house AND the occupants AND the In short, air quality and ventilations became more of a concern than heating the air, as it is in traditional homes. The amount of toxic gasses emitted from so many of the new synthetic materials is about 15 times what is was just four years ago. In an air tight house the whole quesâ€" Whole house considered integrated system PrEsticious FrErnop LuxurRy TowNnHoUSE PROECT For further information please call: Ruth Anne Winter, Remax Aboutowne Realty Corp. (905) 338â€"9000 "ow under construction. Located in the Available in Spring 1995. heart of Olde Oakville. Traditionally designed homes overlooking the Sixteen Mile Creek. Priced from $449,900 to $499,900. In an airtight house with state of the art windows there is no need to place heating ducts under windows (there are no cold drafts) nor do the ducts need to be large with as powerful fans moving environment. As houses were designed to be more and more air tight wit a impervious enveâ€" lope, it became evident the whole quesâ€" tion of humidity (excessive) and air movement had to be modified. Chisholms DPointe Associate Broker 338â€"9000 tion of getting fresh air into the house and recovering the heat from the expelled air is a mechanical problem of some complexity that didn‘t concern us in out old leaky houses. On the bright side, windows have made such advances in energy efficiency you can now buy a window that has a In many cases the main polluting source is the glue holding carpet and plyâ€" wood etc. together. The main offenders are styrene and formaldehyde. A good rule of thumb as to whether a product is hazardous: if it smells, beware. You could be allergic to it. Expect to see much more product information from manufacturers as legisâ€" lation and consumers as legislation and consumers demand more knowledgeable about these new miracle materials. REALTY CORP. positive ER value. All of these improvements come along as a result of programs like the Advanced Houses, and believe it or not, a project is in the works to improve on the tremendous advances that have been made through that program. That means it lets in more heat from outside than it loses through the glass and the frame. This ER value is not like an R value used in insulation which calculates the rate at which heat escapes. It is a value that is calculated on the total solar gain, minus the combined heat lost through the glass and the air leakage around the frame. Now it is up to the builders to come on board and practice what has been demonstrated, and for consumers to demand it of them. ey, who turned out the lights? HWhen the clock goes back an hour, winter seems to close in faster and faster. I was standing at the front window the other night saying this very thing to Em while I ate leftover Halloween candy. Em pointed out that it wouldn‘t be quite as dark if our front light weren‘t outâ€"again. As I chewed my way through the last of the little chocolate bars, it occurred to me that maybe it was time to move boldly into the land of energyâ€" efficient lighting. The power of light switches I‘d seen a Power Smart display recentâ€" ly that had given me all kinds of ideas about replacing some of the bulbs around the house. Take the front_porch light, for instance. Well, it seems that I‘m always doing just that, and throwing it in the garbage. Why not buy an energyâ€"efficient one and, while I‘m at it (I‘ve always told Em that chocolate bars are actually brain food), put a timer on it, too? That way, I‘d use less energy when the light was on, and wouldn‘t have to worry about forgetting to turn it off! Anyway, there are lots of different kinds of bulbs to choose from. You can start with your basic energyâ€"saving incanâ€" descent bulb â€" Mr. Edison would approveâ€"and work your way up to enerâ€" gyâ€"smart fluorescent, depending on what kind of lighting you need. Your lighting is responsible for 10 perâ€" cent of your household‘s energy use, on average. Energyâ€"efficient bulbs use 70 percent less energy and can last up to 10 times longer than a regular incandescent. That means nine replacement bulbs you won‘t have to buy! Next time you amble on down to the hardware storeâ€"almost a daily occurâ€" rence for meâ€"check out the energyâ€"effiâ€" cient lighting gear available these days. In fact, there‘s a special rebate offer you can take advantage of until the end of the month. And while you‘re at it, snag a bag or two of that halfâ€"price Halloween candy. too! This newspaper, in conjunction with Power Smart Inc. member utilities across Canada, is bringing you Phil‘s Basement to help "bring home" ideas on how to save energy. For further information about home energy efficiency, contact your local utility.