Sherwood Park is now home to Canada’s first house heated entirely by hydrogen.
The prototype house, called HomeOne, is the first of many planned homes to be built with the same hydrogen heating system within the Brenmer neighbourhood.
Brad Armstrong, the vice-president of community development for Qualico Communities, told CTV News Edmonton on Thursday HomeOne is the first phase for greener homes in Canada.
“We know that by 2030 the national building code is going to require that all new homes are net-zero ready, and we felt we needed to get ahead of the curve to make this a really sustainable home,” Armstrong said.
“We hope to introduce (HomeOne) on a much larger scale in the brand new neighborhood of Bremner … We plan to start building in 2025,” he added.
According to Armstrong, hydrogen heating …