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<\/a><\/p>\nFrom street level, the new\u00a0showcase homes at Hometown Sharon Village<\/a> look like any of the other detached singles in the East Gwillimbury master-planned community. But on the inside, these designer-decorated homes are packed with cutting-edge green technology.<\/span><\/p>\n On Thursday, July 18th, Acorn Developments<\/a> held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of their\u00a0NetZero\u00a0Ready showcase homes. Guests included the Mayor of East Gwillimbury and Town Council officials, trade partners who contributed to the initiative, and of course, members of the Acorn Developments team.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a tremendous example people can look up to,\u201d said Virginia Hackson, Mayor of East Gwillimbury. \u201cThis innovative approach to residential building speaks to the commitment Acorn has to our environment, not only today but tomorrow as well.\u201d<\/p>\n NetZero and NetZero Ready homes are up to 80 percent more energy efficient than the current building code, resulting in healthy, comfortable and quiet living environments, not to mention lower utility costs. From the foundation to the roof, nearly every space is equipped with energy saving features \u2014 think high R-value insulation in the walls and attics, high efficiency heat pumps, on-demand hot water pumps, rain water barrels, triple pane windows, under-slab insulation, EV charging rough-ins, drain water heat recovery, tankless water heaters and more.<\/p>\n Solar panels are able to be added at a future date and the\u00a0showcase home exteriors boast permeable hard landscaping, allowing stormwater to return to the groundwater supply. Native Ontario plants were used to create different\u00a0themed gardens such as Pollinator, Woodland and Prairie. A small community area features a\u00a0Children\u2019s Sensory garden (modeled after Edwards Garden\u2019s Teaching Garden),\u00a0as well as a bench and a\u00a0Little Free Library\u00a0\u2014 all to invite passersby to relax and interact with the natural surroundings.<\/p>\n Visit the Acorn\u00a0NetZero Ready\u00a0showcase homes on weekends, located at 4 Clara May Avenue in East Gwillimbury.<\/p>\n For more information, please visit <\/span><\/i>acorndevelopments.com<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0info@acorncorp.ca<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n On Thursday, July 18th, Acorn Developments held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of their NetZero Ready showcase homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2019-07-23T19:03:18Z","apple_news_api_id":"dc9b3316-d86e-4905-a257-8e05be1267b2","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2019-07-24T20:45:14Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAg==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/A3JszFthuSQWiV44FvhJnsg","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/u48r14.digitalhub.com\/sections\/09b86915-7d2b-3acd-915b-b215002d01b7"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11269],"tags":[],"coauthors":[8648],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n