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...Canada Since its initial launch in 2022 under the Canada Greener Homes Initiative, the OHPA program has helped thousands of homeowners across the country reduce energy costs. Nationally, participating households save an average of $1,337 per year on energy bills and cut carbon emissions by 2.78 tonnes annually. To date...

...Canada are invited to submit their entries for the prestigious Canadian Green Building Awards. For those invited to participate by Ecohome, the deadline has been extended to March 11th, so now is the time to fill in some details and to register for the application pack here.  Special extended deadline to March 11th 20...

...Canada. Find more pages about energy efficient home renovations and improvements on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. New prefab home catalogue Canada, directory of manufacturers Canada could meet housing demand with innovative building methods Best energy saving tips for green homes ...

...Canada will stop accepting new applications, as reported by the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). The institute confirmed heightened demand for the grants, surpassing initial projections, with average application amounts exceeding expectations. The bottom line is, if you have been ...

Embodied & operational carbon comparison for mid-rise construction with wood v concrete The embodied carbon and operational carbon of mid-rise buildings in Canada and northern USA was studied in-depth in the wood v concrete mid-rise construction report recently completed by Ecohabitation in Quebec.   The infographi...

...Canada greener homes grant, and the greener homes Canada interest free loan scheme. Canadian household eligibility for the OHPA Grant:   To be eligible for the OHPA heat pump grant households have to declare an after-tax revenue at or below the median household after-tax income, as defined by Statistics Canada’s low i...

...Canada in general), is fortunate to have a lot of hydroelectricity in the electric generation system.  Unfortunately there is not the same amount of green power being produced in the US. While Canada has 82% of it's electricity produced by a combination of differenty types of renewable energy, the US is trailing behind...

...Canada “Transportation accounts for one-quarter of Canada’s emissions. The Advisory Council on Climate Action, which I co-chaired, made the uptake of zero emission vehicles across Canada a key element of its recommendations in 2019. By increasing our ambitions on zero-emission vehicles, and by taking the measures neede...

...Canada’s first LEED V4 Platinum home for the same budget as code-built, a home described as "A phenomenal achievement" by Canada Green Building Council President, Thomas Mueller. In our experience, you could expect to pay between a 5 and 10% premium for a better home, which is rapidly recovered from lower bills from mo...

...Canada that will help the precast industry in particular. Low Carbon Concrete - Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Green Construction   US joining Paris agreement again A recently sworn in President Biden has called climate change "an existential threat to the health of our planet and to our very survival," and committ...

...Canada Jointly owned by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), GBCI Canada accelerates green building market transformation and impact in Canada. GBCI Canada provides customer service and certification services in Canada with its suite of offerings, which include the LEE...