Case Study: 127-Year-Old Brick House Insulated With Cellulose To Achieve 133 GJ Of Deep Energy Savings!
Learn how Barb Sheperd completely cut out her expensive oil bill by just insulating her walls and then switching to a heat pump--all with $34,000 of help from the interest-free Canada Greener Homes Loan!
Continue ReadingCase Study: Just From Draft-Proofing And Insulation, Recent Retirees Retrofit Bungalow And Reach 52% In Energy Savings!
To Doughty and Leyshon, their deep home retrofit provides peace-of-mind: their bungalow is now highly insulated from extreme heat and cold, they’ve cut their home’s GHG emissions by 89%, and now pay considerably less on their energy bills.
Continue ReadingGreen Communities Canada Receives $450,000 To Improve Heat Pump Deep Energy Retrofits
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is proud to announce the expansion of our Deep Energy Retrofit project to improve heat pump deep energy retrofits. This work is made possible by a new 3-year funding commitment from the Peter Gilgan Foundation, along with continued funding from the McConnell Foundation and the Trottier Family Foundation.
Continue ReadingCase Study: Airdrie Homeowners Achieve 79% Energy Savings With a No-demolition Home Renovation
Amelie and Darren achieve a 79% deep energy retrofit without breaking open a single wall!
Continue ReadingCase Study: Retired Couple Improve Home Envelope and Add Heat Pumps to Get 56 Per Cent Energy Savings!
The Blakelocks achieved 79% reduction in GHG emissions through a home renovation.
Continue ReadingBigger incentives & deeper retrofits are needed to achieve GHG targets: Report
The report published analyzed data from over 188,000 building retrofits documented across Canada in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and makes recommendations to accelerate deep energy retrofits and help Canada meet its GHG emission goals.
Continue ReadingCase Study: Kingston Home Adds Solar and Heat Pump to Get 84 Per Cent Energy Savings
The upgrades included a new cold-climate heat pump, an electric water heater and solar panels.
Continue ReadingCase Study: Geothermal Heat Pump Helped Reduce This Home's Energy Use By 64 Per Cent
Watts-Plater family, with help from a Registered Energy Advisor and contractors, was able to get her home from consuming 225 GJ a year to just 82 GJ a year!
Continue ReadingCase Study: BC Homeowner Achieves 62 per cent reduction in home energy consumption
The story of how a Vancouver-based family undertook a deep energy retrofit project of their home and achieved a 62 per cent reduction in their home’s energy consumption.
Continue ReadingNet Zero Homes: Saving Energy and the Environment
Net zero homes can reduce living expenses while helping create climate ready communities. Here is what you need to know about making your Canadian home net zero.
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Home Insulation in Canada
Insulation is a key component of every Canadian home. It acts as a thermal barrier to keep heat inside our homes...
Continue ReadingIndoor Air Quality: How to Reduce the Pollution Inside Your Home
Indoor Air Quality is a measure of contaminants present in the air within an enclosed space, be that an industrial warehouse, office space, or home...
Continue ReadingFive steps to maximize benefits from a home energy retrofit
Energy retrofits play a critical role in helping tackle climate change. As a bonus, they help you save on your energy bills too.
Continue ReadingGreening the Workforce: How Energy Advisors are key to achieving Canada’s climate targets
The push for a fair and equitable transition to a greener economy is a movement away from the boom-and-bust cycles of an age ruled by unsustainable energy sources.
Continue Reading3 biggest benefits of doing an EnerGuide home energy evaluation
Getting an EnerGuide energy evaluation for your home can be a personal contribution to help our country move towards national net-zero carbon emission goals.
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