Modern Green Affordable Shift Home

Inspired by the likes of Dwell and the 100k House, Deezine.ca and Shift Development came together with an idea.  They thought it would be interesting to have a modern, green, and affordable home designed by an entire community online.  Ideas are posted online and the community can make suggestions for changes.  Their idea became the Shift Home.  You can see how the design has changed in the past few months, but to be clear, this home is not just a thought experiment.  Shift Development breaks ground in late-May, or thereabouts. 

The Shift Home will be located in Riversdale in Saskatchewan, roughly three blocks from the redevelopment of River Landing.  If all goes as planned, the home will be the first LEED Canada for Homes Certified home in Saskatchewan. 

The goal is to be affordable to a household income of less than $40k a year. 

In addition, the philosophy for green design is to conserve first and use green technology after everything else has been done.  Standard green features include a super-insulated envelope, rainwater catchment, heat recovery, triple-glazed windows, a recycling center, dual-flush toilets, and low-flow fixtures.  Green upgrades include a green roof, solar thermal, and LED lighting, etc. 

The final design for the envelope will be released tomorrow, but help is still needed.  The Shift Home needs community insight as to interior and product selections.  So get involved ...