What are R2000 Homes

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What are R-2000 Homes?

• A standard by which homes are built
• Developed by a Canadian Agency
• The mission for R-2000 is
• Efficiency
• Reduction of greenhouse gases

http//r2000.chba.ca/What_is_R2000/index.php
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History

• Began in mid 1970s in the prairies
• Developed the House as a System
• R-2000 was officially created in 1981
• R-2000 has influenced the way most homes now are
  being built.

http//r2000.chba.ca/What_is_R2000/brief_history.p
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History

• R-2000 undergoes constant upgrades in its
  standards
• Other countries are now using R-2000 standards
• Japan
• US
• Poland
• Russia
• Germany
• England

http//r2000.chba.ca/What_is_R2000/brief_history.p
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