Family Owned & Operated Business
Keith Dahlen Construction has happily reached the third generation of home builders. Keith is a proud retired Vernonite and occasionally checks in with his son, Ken and wife Karen who have been running the business for close to thirty years. They are proud to have their son Bryce Dahlen join and carry forth the family […]
Keith Construction Has Gone Solar!
Keith Construction has installed solar panels on the office roof to help bring our energy requirement closer to net zero. We have tied into the BC Hydro grid and hope to have enough solar gain to balance out our usage during the year!
How To Make Your Home Water Efficient?
How to make your home water efficient? In lieu of World Water Day which serves as an observance day to the importance of freshwater we thought we’d share practical knowledge of how to make your home water efficient. The following strategies will follow one of two principles: reduce water consumption and reuse water. Low-flow fixtures […]
Keith Construction Adds Solar
We are pleased to announce we have installed Solar panels to our Keith Construction office. With over 2000 hours of sunshine per year in the North Okanagan we felt it was important to tie into this renewable resource. We have tied into the Grid system with BC hydro and no batteries are required. With the […]
Design with resale in mind
“Who thinks about resale value when building a new home? While it may seem odd for a person who’s building a new home to think about selling it, it’s important to address what you want and what the market wants even in the initial planning stages. If you’re not careful, you may design your dream […]
BC Energy Step Code
In anticipation of the Energy Step Code implementation Keith Construction team has once again collaborated with an Energy Advisor to make sure our houses are one step ahead regarding the new performance standards. As well as how to improve and adapt our design and construction practices for the previously mentioned and provide our client with […]
2018 Award finalists for 5 different projects!
We are so honoured to be finalists for a number of new homes and renovations for the 2018 Georgie and Tommie Awards. The results will be announced in late winter of 2018! We will keep you posted!
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Net Zero Building Science
With the R-2000 level fast becoming the code-built energy requirement for homes in many jurisdictions, there is a need to take energy efficiency to the next level, and make net-zero energy homes a reality. A net-zero energy home produces as much energy as it uses on an annual basis, and in turn accounts for all […]
Lighting comparison chart: T12s just can’t compete with LEDs
The annual energy cost of an LED using a lighting control is $11.28, compared to $27.83 for a T12 using magnetic ballasts. Our new fluorescent vs. LED comparison chart tells that story, and more. Fluorescents, LEDs go head-to-head: a comparison The results are in: the operating cost of an LED 50% less than that of […]
