Once all retrofits are complete, it is estimated that approximately 44,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced per year.

CAPREIT has received approval on a $70-million loan through the CIB to finance deep energy and decarbonization retrofits at select properties.

Alberta Ecotrust Foundation and Efficiency Capital have joined forces to deliver deep energy retrofits in multi-residential buildings across Alberta.

The Canadian government is seeking candidates to demonstrate aggregated deep energy retrofits across at least 100 units of low-rise social, community-based non-profit or cooperative housing.

The buildings sector is tapped to be the flow-through recipient of more than $706 million in federal funding for research, policy development, pilot projects, preparedness studies and design work.

New CMHC report emphasizes Canadian-made retrofit solutions and steps to streamline multi-res projects as 2030 GHG emission targets loom.

According to Veronica Ochoa, Building Performance Project Designer with RJC Engineers, improving energy efficiency is likely the top priority for today’s building owners facing costly, mandatory retrofits by 2025.

Terry Bergen, Managing Principal at RJC Engineers, discusses deep energy retrofits and their importance to the Canadian economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government announced it is investing $5.75 million towards deep energy retrofits in four multi-residential buildings in the cities of Toronto and Hamilton.

The Government of Canada announced it is investing $2.5 million towards clean energy upgrades at 59 Sundance Housing Co-operative in Edmonton.