Energy Star standards continue to spread as builders increasingly adopt the energy-efficient features in their new homes. Evidence of this trend appeared in a recent edition of The Toronto Star, reporting how three Liza Homes communities in the Toronto area are offering the energy saving features as standard. The article, written by Toronto Star reporter Tracy Hanes, said "All homes now sold in Liza's Folkestone and Heritage Village in Whitby and Horizons in Oshawa, will be built to Energy Star standards." The article says Energy Star homes are 40 percent more energy efficient than similar homes those built to minimum Ontario standards. Energy-saving features on the Liza homes include low-E argon windows, upgraded insulation, heat recovery ventilators and taped ductwork seams. How soon will we reach the tipping point when such practices become so common they are no longer news?