energy / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Energy Certificates (RECs), and Canadians can purchase green power through Bullfrog Power, a green energy broker. When you purchase what amounts to being 'green energy credits', what you are doing is paying a premium to ensure that an equal amount of renewable energy is fed into the grid to offset the energy consumptio...

...energy that is often dumped from wind farms at off-peak hours, and to be able to ramp up the supply instantly with stored green energy. ”We have a lot of energy from the windmills and sometimes it just gets lost because there isn't enough demand for the electricity", said a spokeswoman for Belgium's North Sea minister ...

...energy production essentially a noble, yet unprofitable undertaking for homeowners. Regardless of financial returns though, any home renewable energy system is clean energy and will reduce the demand on our energy infrastructure, and consequently emissions. What is passive solar heating? Passive solar heating is the co...

...energy they consume, 80% is converted into heat, while only 20% is converted into light. Compare that to LED’s which are 80% efficient, meaning they convert 80% of energy into light, and only 20% into heat. In winter months that heat is as valuable as heat generated from any other source; it is the summer months when i...

...energy to compensate for your personal consumption, so that much less power will be generated through more harmful methods. Bullfrog operates under the same principle, so you can give yourself the same pat on the back for generating power. They simply inject an amount of green energy equal to your consumption into the ...

...energy compared to an equal volume of water. It is anticipated that this system will supply all of the domestic hot water, and the entire energy needed for heating this close to net zero energy house, in the form of in-floor radiant heat. Radiant floor tubing in Alain Hamel's Net Zero Energy design Kenogami House © Ec...

...energy versus individual home systems Locations and applications where district energy systems make sense Urban areas: Downtowns and central business districts use district energy to serve a high density of commercial and institutional buildings. Institutional campuses: Colleges, universities, hospitals, and healthca...

...Energy website is championed by Lumos Energy, Clean Energy Advisor and Mentor to Indigenous communities across Canada. Lumos Energy brings extensive experience and innovative strategies to clean energy project development generating a suite of social and economic benefits for Indigenous communities and peoples. We are ...

...energy modellers are able to put together estimates of total energy use for a home. Below is our "Home Energy Rating Certificate",  which shows the overall estimates, including the major details about the home, the systems, and expected energy use. To boil a house down to a single number, many efficiency experts use th...

...energy-saving technology that captures heat from gray water before it disappears down the sewer. In a typical home, heating water is often the second largest energy expense after space heating. By using a heat exchanger to preheat incoming cold water using the warmth from shower drains, these systems can reduce water h...

...energy generation. Learn more about sustainable living and building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and on these pages below :  What to look for in a home solar system? Heat pump water heaters save energy and money Preventing mold when you insulate your basement  'Smart' sewage backup flood prevention devic...