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...retrofits A Net Zero Homes Grant of up to $5,000 to help people buy newly built homes that are certified zero-emissions A $100 million investment in skills training, to ensure there are enough qualified workers to keep up with energy audits, retrofits, and net-zero home construction. To help Canadians save more...

...Retrofit Market, is the first of its kind in Canada. Among its many findings, the report demonstrates that companies that invest in green buildings are seeing significant dividends on their investments, including: 82% of building owners and developers reported decreases in energy consumption in their green buildi...

The Earth Rangers Centre located in Woodbridge, Ontario has been awarded LEED Platinum Certification from the Canada Green Building Council, for Existing Buildings (EB). The Earth Rangers Centre certified LEED Gold for New Construction in 2004, is home to Earth Rangers' Animal Ambassadors and staff and is also a sho...

...retrofit and operations of existing buildings to counteract the steady decline of ecosystem health worldwide." Visit the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages to find out more about more about the LEED rating system , Passive House Certification , Net Zero Labelled homes and other certifications that can help make your ...

...retrofit, or simply by composting, growing your own food, and collecting rainwater . Small steps to reduce our impact add up when we encourage others to do so. If you have no sun but your neighbour has a huge sunny lawn, offer to help turn it into a garden for half the yield. Less lawn to mow and free healthy food ca...

...retrofit programs for residential property owners Note: The Plan also includes a commitment to ensure that by 2030 all residential buildings being constructed are carbon neutral. Bike lanes © Paul Krueger PLANNING AND LAND Oversee the development of communities that are more geared towards walking, cycling and public t...

...Retrofit programs that provide homeowners with incentives to make energy efficiency upgrades. Under the programs, homeowners can receive incentive levels that typically range between $1,000 and $2,500 for energy audits and retrofits such as furnace and water heating systems replacement and insulation.​ Home Winterproof...

...retrofit at a later date. An added benefit is that this system also removes methane, sulfur (the rotten egg smell) and iron. System cost: Normally, when you get to the part about cost, everyone's shoulders will slump a little as the 'preferred product' is usually more expensive. This is a rare case of it being the ...

...retrofit can also fall victim to this scam, and after dropping $100 or more per can, they are only further away from having the money to effect a real solution to their insulation problems. Dealers of insulating paint are very quick to name-drop NASA and talk about heat-reflection during space shuttle re-entry, but d...

...retrofit , as you can mount them to the existing siding creating what is effectively a double-stud wall design, and even extending this up onto a roof to create a seamless envelope of exterior insulation (and therefore cathedral ceiling) covering all of the walls and roof. Larsen trusses are not structural or load be...

...retrofit programs. “Universal home energy labelling is the single most important tool to increase energy literacy towards a successful climate change strategy,” said Elizabeth MacDonald, CEO of the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance. Beyond helping Ontario and Canada meet its climate change targets, this will save hom...