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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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October 23, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Join us for an introduction to retrofitting with a whole-home approach to create better homes for your clients and to grow your business. Building A Legacy North, a collaboration of…

August 22, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Do we have enough electrical capacity to meet densification and CleanBC actions for housing? Is the Zero Carbon Step Code banning gas-fired equipment in housing? Will new homes need to…

August 22, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Community Energy Association is hosting a two-part webinar that targets HVAC contractors interested in learning more about dual fuel heating systems (or hybrid heating) including right-sizing, equipment selection, balance points,…

August 22, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Community Energy Association is hosting a two-part webinar that targets HVAC contractors interested in learning more about dual fuel heating systems (or hybrid heating) including right-sizing, equipment selection, balance points,…

August 22, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Builders, renovators, designers, HVAC technicians, energy advisors, building officials: Join the Community Energy Association for a two-part webinar showcasing best practices for high-performance building enclosure upgrades. This session will feature…

May 22, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

This will be the largest event of its kind in the region, bringing together some of BC’s leading experts on building science, renovation and trades training.

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April 18, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

This one-day training is designed for both new and seasoned Part 9 residential builders to gain hands-on experience and fundamental knowledge required to successfully implement high-performance building enclosure designs demanded…

March 17, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Learn how local governments and builders can support the Step Code and deep energy retrofits in an Interior BC regional context.

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