Building smart without sacrificing style
Style Manitoba, Spring 2009
Built to PowerSmart Gold Standards, the new Warkentin show home at 9 Rossmere Crescent in StoneRidge Meadows highlights the best of building green. The home features beautiful bamboo flooring, an eco-friendly alternative to hardwood.
Flooding the home with light, the large windows are all triple-pane to maximize energy efficiency in conjunction with the heat recovery ventilator, high efficiency furnace and spray foam insulation. The home also features energy-efficient lighting, R50 attic insulation and a gas fireplace with an electronic ignition rather than a pilot light.
Warkentin may have installed low flow showerheads and faucet aerators in the bathrooms, but they did so without sacrificing style. The home's high-end line of Brizo taps are accented with Swarovski crystal, and the whirlpool bath is complemented by a plate-glass shower.
"We're also the first builder to showcase the newest door style by Kitchen Craft," says Heather Becker, Royal LePage Sales Agent for Warkentin Custom Homes. The rift oak Tuscan doors lend the kitchen a warm rich look. Meanwhile, a combination of wood and travertine tile transform the fireplace and entertainment units inito a stunning focal point for the great room. And in the lower level, the ceiling height is a full 8 ft 3 inches rather than the typical 7 ft 8 inches.
The combination of attention to detail and the latest technologies is typical of Warkentin's approach to personalized custom homebuilding.
"This is a luxury home," says Becker, "but it's built smart."