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12 · NEW HOMES, March 17, 2006 unveils housing wrth Duran Park Towers arch 9th was a very im portant day for those eager to say goodbye to wasted energy, unnecessarily high electrical consum ption and uneven yearly household tempera ture distribution. Photos by Karen Newman Special to Portfolio o f New Homes M It was also the date B urlington' s Passport Homes held its open house for D uran Park Towers - a unique complex of six m odern three-level vertical townhouses at 61 R obinson Street in Hamilton, featuring a revolutionary airh an d lin g system called the Zone Com fort (ZC) System. D eveloped by Ecologix H eating Technologies Inc. of Cam bridge,.in con ju n ctio n w ith N atural Resources Canada (NRCan), the ZC system is a simple, inexpensive high-end technology avail able to all residents. It allows com bina tion-heating system s to operate w ith greatly im proved efficiency year-round. W ith its sophisticated com pact boiler and forced air handler system, there is less energy consum ption in both w inter and sum m er w ith heating and cooling distributed evenly from floor to floor. "The resident gets heating and cool ing w here it is m ost needed because it' s self-adjusted," said Ecologix president Steve Davies. "The system m eans lower electricity consum ption and ultim ately savings for the hom eow ner." A boon for the individual household er and the entire province, the system will provide an jestimated savings of 3,300 kW h per year, per u n it - signifi cant as it represents about a 1/3 reduc tion in the average household electricity usage. W ith the vertical tow nhouse com pris ing a growing portion of the residential new construction in m ajor urban centres like Toronto and Ottawa, this is an envi ronm entally friendly, econom ically viable system for optim al residential com fort that still adheres to the im por tant principles of energy conservation. Above: MP of Cambridge Gary Goodyear gets an explanation of the Zone Comfort System from a member of the Ecologix team. Left: President of Passport Homes, David Wassmansdorf, ( gives an overview of the company's involvement with the project. Peter Williams of Union Energy explains Union Energy/Reliance Home Comfort's role in the project as "working with all partners to make the ZC system available to the general public at a reasonable cost." Bronte Woods is an intimate enclave of delightful single family homes, nestled in one of Burlington's finest, mature neighbourhoods. With closings in 120 days, you can enjoy your new home just in time for summer! ,TM$3 2 4 , 9 9 9 Decorated MODEL on display £57 VALERY HOM ES Sorry! Townhomes SO LD O U T ! DUNDAS STREET (H W Y . 5) www.valeryhomes.com BrontgWoods MM 905-331-7175 or 1-888-757-7737