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The Hill Times: When it comes to home resiliency, Canada can’t afford to wait
In May, Quebec and Ontario, Canada’s two largest provinces, experienced an extreme spring weather event: A storm ripped through large swaths of the provinces; destroying homes, vehicles and businesses, toppling trees, leaving…
Toronto Homeowners Can Borrow Up To $125K Interest-Free and Make Homes More Energy Efficient
*NEW* Through the Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), Toronto homeowners can borrow up to $125,000 to cover the cost of home energy improvements, such as: Insulation…
Greener Homes Initiative Opens New Loan Stream of up to $40,000
This program will provide $4.4 billion in interest-free loans of up to $40,000 per household and will be available for Canadians to undertake eligible retrofits.
Toronto Launches Deep Retrofit Challenge to Accelerate Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings to Help Meet Goal of Net Zero Emissions
The City of Toronto has announced the launch of the Deep Retrofit Challenge …
2020 National Model Codes Now Available
The National Research Council (NRC) has finally released the 2020 editions of the Canadian Building, Fire, Plumbing, and Energy model codes …
Updated NAIMA Canada Training: National Insulation and Air Sealing Training
For contractors, renovators, energy advisors and designers who work with insulation, control layers and building envelope materials. Including lessons on energy retrofits, national building codes and high performance residential…
Better Homes Ottawa – Loan Program will help Ottawa homeowners make energy efficiency improvements
It’s now easier and more affordable for Ottawa residents to pay for energy improvements to their homes after today’s launch of the City’s Better…
Demand for energy auditors still high in Alberta, months after federal grant launch
A federal grant program that partially reimburses homeowners who invest in energy-efficient retrofits has been so popular in Alberta that energy auditors say they can hardly keep up with demand …
Advanced Framing – Save on Wood to Save on Energy
For decades now, the concept of Advanced Framing has been but a rarely talked about approach to building, and one of its main benefits eases the industry’s pains from the wood shortage. Advanced Framing techniques use less wood by carefully designing…
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