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August 28, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Discover how Integrated Design Planning supports collaboration, cost savings, and reliable results in new build and retrofit projects. Imagine working on a retrofit or new build project where: everyone works…

August 28, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Best practices for performance and installation in climates where extreme cold can challenge efficiency and reliability. As the push for comfortable and energy efficient homes continues to grow, heat pumps…

July 27, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Join us for a webinar on how to grow your business with Retrofit Assist – perfect for Vernon contractors looking to expand their client base.

July 27, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Understand how to read an F280-12 report to choose the optimal heat pump equipment with an accurate heat load calculation.

July 27, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Learn how to collect data for heat load calculations for heat pump installations.

June 24, 2025 By Jen Grebeldinger

Okanagan College professor Brian Rippy retrofitted his own 1950s single-family home to build a safer, more comfortable living space for him and his family. And as an expert in sustainable building technology, he also turned it into a research project.

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June 24, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Heat pumps on the roof of a high rise urban building.

A novel use of municipal revitalization tax exemption is incentivizing heat pumps in Victoria and Saanich apartments and condos.

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June 24, 2025 By Jen Grebeldinger

Participants at the Northwest Energy Retrofit Forum in 2024.

This forum demonstrated how capacity-building can be initiated by a First Nation with the involvement of local governments and the private sector, leading to the establishment of a self-identified community of practitioners committed to realizing improved housing and economic benefits for the region.

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June 19, 2025 By Jen Grebeldinger

The Resort Municipality of Whistler aims to reduce natural gas use in commercial buildings by 40% by 2030. Partnering with Prism Engineering and BC Hydro, they hosted a series of “Carbon Reduction at Your Hotel” workshops for general managers from Whistler’s largest hotels. These workshops are helping hotels better understand their emissions and identify real opportunities to reduce them, one step at a time, in the spirit of collaboration and progress.

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May 13, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Rebate programs are changing and we want to make sure you are kept in the loop. If you are working on home energy upgrades, including insulation upgrades, new windows and doors, and heat pumps installs, it’s important to understand how these changes affect you.

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