by Eric Ta | Sep 10, 2024 | Energy
Before their deep energy retrofit, David and Krista Claus and their three teens lived in a fair bit of discomfort in their house in Prince George, B.C. Cold winters caused condensation to freeze beloved stuffed animals to walls, and the family’s cherished tropical...
by Eric Ta | Jun 11, 2024 | Energy
In the picturesque hamlet of Walters Falls in central Ontario, Barb Sheperd had decided it was time to bring her 2,600 square foot detached, red-brick 19th-century former church manse into the 21st century by deeply retrofitting it into a forever home for the future. ...
by Eric Ta | May 7, 2024 | Energy
Sian Leyshon and Angus Doughty bought their 2000 square foot, 1965 post-war bungalow in early 2021, moving ~90km northwest to Collingwood, Ontario from their previous town of Bolton in the GTA. For this couple, the added promise of living just minutes from the ski...
by Mary Anna Zakula | Apr 8, 2024 | Energy
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...
by Mary Anna Zakula | Mar 28, 2024 | Energy
Getting their newly purchased, 2010-built, detached home off the electricity grid was a dream for Amelie Caron and her husband Darren Huckabay, based in Airdrie, Alberta. They started their home energy efficiency journey with an EnerGuide Rating of 141 GJ. After a...
by GCC Team | Mar 5, 2024 | News, Energy
Hon Jonathan WilkinsonMinister, Natural Resources Canada580 Booth StreetOttawa, ONCanada K1A 0E4 Dear Minister Wilkinson, We are writing to express our dismay over the government cancelling the successful Canada Greener Homes Grant program. While you have spoken of...
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