The city of Beaconsfield, Quebec, was chosen by QUEST, a Canadian non-profit organization, to be one of the first communities from all over Canada that will set the benchmark for energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions; which will be used to assess the progress and development of other Canadian Smart Energy Communities.
Read MoreA letter from forty-five economists was recently published in the Wall Street Journal, saying that a carbon tax is necessary in the United States and that it is the most cost effective way for the country to lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreAmory Lovins, Chief Scientist and cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, recently published an article explaining how effective design can be towards improving the energy efficiency of existing technologies at an affordable price.
Read MoreA 7,500 square foot Passive House is currently under construction in Revelstoke B.C., and is set to become one of the first Passive Houses in Western Canada.
Read MoreChristoph Reinhart, associate professor for MIT’s architecture department, has been using scientific concepts and physics based strategies to help improve the energy efficiency of building design, such as natural lighting.
Eric Williams, associate professor of Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology, recently co-authored a study which evaluated how much energy different homeowners consume due to appliance use, and how effective a utility appliance rebate program would be for improving the energy efficiency of homes across the United States.
Read MoreCatherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, recently announced that the Government of Canada is investing $10 million in Enwave Energy Corporation through the Champions Stream of the Low Carbon Economy Challenge - marking it as the first time funding has been provided to any company through the challenge’s Champions Stream.
Read MoreA recent study was published in the journal Earth’s Future, and found that the effects of climate change directly impacted the severity of wildfires in the record breaking 2017 season.
Read MoreIn the small community of Cortez, Florida, residential developer Pearl Homes has teamed up with sonnen, an energy storage and management company, to develop 148 LEED Platinum Certified homes in a green-energy community called Hunters Point.
Read MoreA Passive House is currently being built in Vancouver, and is set to include a number of different technologies to help it become extremely energy efficient, including a $2,000 airtight cat door.
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Homeowners Canada-wide are eligible for the Canada Greener Homes Grant, announced on May 27, 2021. This new incentive offers up to $5,000 in grants for home efficiency retrofit renovations, plus a $600 reimbursement for pre- and post-work EnerGuide evaluations. Eligible retrofit scopes include home insulation, heating, doors, windows, photovoltaic solar panels, resiliency measures, and thermostats.
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