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CONAVI And Urbi Introduce Pilot Net Zero Energy Housing Program
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 During the sustainable housing round table session of the Mexican-Canadian Alliance, the Zero Energy Housing pilot program was presented as a result of the alternative energy program, a joint project between Urbi, the Valle las Palmas technical round table and the Ministry of Energy, and overseen by Comision Nacional de Vivienda (CONAVI - The National Housing Commission). This pilot program encompasses an alternative energy program for the housing sector, an innovative system that seeks to make homes self-sufficient or have zero energy (net zero) consumption. In other words, the goal is to have the buildings generate the energy they consume annually. During this event, Evangelina Hirata, General Assistant Director of CONAVI's Housing Sector Growth Promotion, noted: "This innovative Zero Energy Housing system implements the best photovoltaic technology has to offer, which is the ability to produce energy and avoid high maintenance costs by transferring the energy generated by the home to Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE - Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission), through a new two-way meter. On its side of the rope, the CFE will credit the user, and this way, home energy consumption develops in a traditional way, and aims at offsetting the final balance to have a zero-balance bill." To foster green building, last month the CONAVI presented a document titled "Criteria and Indicators for the Development of Sustainable Housing in Mexico," within the frame of the Transversal Program of Sustainable Housing Developments, as a result of the multidisciplinary work lead by the CONAVI, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Energy. Fernando Mayagoitia, Urbi's Project Leader for the Innovation and Sustainable Growth program, highlighted: "CONAVI has made a most impressive job by overseeing a multidisciplinary team that includes experts in the field of photovoltaic technology, the Federal Electricity Commission and specialized suppliers to carry out an unprecedented project in our country." And he added, "The success of this project is the basis to attract domestic and international public and private investment for financing and subsidy purposes that allows us to incorporate this technology into homes under the right conditions to feasibly use it." Robin Sihna, Assistant Director of Science and Technology, Communities and International Projects of Natural Resources Canada, noted: "The impact of the social, economic and environmental benefits is immeasurable if we consider that we are producing clean energy. In those places where the climate allows it, we could eventually see important energy savings. The results of this first test are encouraging. They may represent energy savings of up to 50% for Mexican consumers." Related Links
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