Check out this interesting article on home Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) from Green Communities Canada! It features the Matthews family in Vancouver and how they reduced home energy use by 62% and GHGs by 97%, with the help of City Green Energy Advisor Peter Cho. Find the article through the link below!
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Darren and Amélie replaced their gas furnace with a ground-source heat pump and switched to an electric water heater. Now they don't have gas bills to pay anymore! Learn more about this deep retrofit project in our full case study 👇
Airdrie homeowners achieve 79% energy savings with a no-demolition home renovation! In the April 2024 edition of our deep energy retrofit case study series, we look at a house in Alberta. Amélie Caron, MSc, MEA, IDP facilitation and Darren reduced their home’s annual energy consumption by a whopping 111 GJ — from 141 GJ to 30 GJ — without breaking open a single wall! Read the case study on our blog: https://buff.ly/3xgNLbG #EnergyEfficiency #HeatPump #HomeRenovation #DeepEnergyRetrofits #ClimateAction
Airdrie homeowners achieve 79 Per Cent energy savings with a no-demolition home renovation - Green Communities Canada
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HOMES is poised to upend traditional one-size-fits-all approaches to home #energyefficiency upgrades and retrofit programs. How? The answer lies in better access to energy data. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWsP97ce #inflationreductionact #homes #measuredsavings
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Ready to turn your home into an energy-saving powerhouse? 💡 Say goodbye to wasted watts and hello to lower bills with a home energy audit! It's like a treasure map for efficiency – find the gold at the end of the green rainbow! 🌈 #preferredinsurancesolutions #homeinsurance #homeownersinsurance
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A study which rated the areas most in need of home energy upgrades in the UK found that the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humberside were in most desperate need for home energy improvements. Learn about the funding available for insulation and other home energy improvements: https://lnkd.in/e68p_DqY
Areas in the UK Most in Need of Insulation Upgrades Revealed
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1. We have to stop defining "affordable housing" as just the upfront costs of a house or condo. Energy costs have to be included. Getting in a home doesn't do any good if a person or family can't afford to *stay* in the home. 2. According to PNNL's 2021 study on the impact of #energyefficiency codes on housing costs, homeowners in most states experience a monetary net-gain the 1st year they're in a home built to current codes. They save more money than they spend. *That's* affordable housing. #AffordableHousing #GreenBuilding #HousingCodes #EnergyCodes https://lnkd.in/ektwTXeH
Kansas City home builders push back on energy efficiency rules, blame them for housing crunch
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When will we get more positive?! 🤔 We are seeing a lot of positive strides and support from the #energy industry and the government when it comes to the transition to heat pumps in the home, with new green finance solutions being developed and industry leaders like Octopus Energy tackling cost, many companies like the HPIN - The Heat Pump Installer Network and Freedom Heat Pumps Ltd. working to upskill installers, and the UK government funding new green initiatives. And yet, most news headlines appear to be negative! So, to follow up on a more positive angle in the recent article from the BBC News – ‘Will hotter heat pumps win over homeowners?’ – Our Co-founder Thomas Farquhar debunks a few myths fuelled by the national press.👇 🔥 Heat pumps only work in well-insulated homes. Heat pumps are just like a boiler. A heat pump is a source of heat, a less insulated house means more heat is needed whatever the system, so a boiler or a heat pump - a bigger heating system is required. 💦 Heat pumps don’t supply enough hot water for baths and showers. Plenty of heat pumps go up to 70c but you couldn’t shower in that anyway, so why would anyone be bothered about temperatures above 40c/45c? 🌨 Heat Pumps don’t work when it’s cold outside. It would be pretty pointless if that was the case, there is heat in the air down to -27c so plenty in the UK where below 0c isn’t often. 🛠 Other countries aren’t fitting heat pumps. We are actually behind Europe on heat pump installations, Norway have done 64% of homes, Finland 43%, Sweden 42% etc. We are the anomaly. ❌ You need to have underfloor heating. Radiators are perfectly fine with heat pumps too just like a boiler. 🏠 Not every house is suitable. Plenty of studies including one called The Electrification of Heat by Energy Systems Catapult confirmed that any property can have a heat pump. It’s not magic, just false rumours… Check out the BBC article here.👇 https://lnkd.in/eZhg3HqU Heatio #Heatio #HeatPumps #HomeHeating #HomeEnergy #HotWater #HeatingSystem #Boilers #EnergyIndustry #HeatingSolutions
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New build homes: Energy Efficient & Cost Effective ♻️ A new study by the Home Builders Federation (May 2024) highlights the major cost savings of living in a new-build property compared to older ones. On average, new-build homes boast energy bills that are 57% lower than older properties, translating to annual savings of around £1,685. Read more: https://bit.ly/3RAFS8v
New-build homeowners save £1,685 a year on energy bills - Zoopla
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Here's what homeowners should know about energy audits. #property #hometips
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Experts say heating and cooling consume approximately half of the energy used in your home. There are various ways to save energy and your budget, so this is why your spring home maintenance should include an energy audit! #sprayfoaminsulation https://lnkd.in/e2y_4pvM
Your spring home maintenance should include an energy audit
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