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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Energy Labelling”

Green Mayor

284. Edmonton’s Energy Transition Plan targets 1.5 degrees – An interview with Mayor Don Iveson

David Dodge April 23, 2021Buildings, Carbon Neutral, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Financing, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge Edmonton just released its updated 1.5-degree energy transition plan on the same …

First Net-Zero Home in Canada to receive Net-Zero Home label

194. Home builders embrace net-zero with new labelling program

David Dodge May 1, 2018Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar 1 Comment

By David Dodge Until quite recently net-zero homes were pioneered mostly by an early adopter …

183. EnerGuide: How does your home rate?

David Dodge November 1, 20172017 Smart Home Series, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Scott Rollans The new EnerGuide label explained Green Energy Futures’ Top …

Hi David, It was my privilege listening to your presentation at the AAA 2017 DP day. As I have discussed with you after your presentation, Please kindly provide the following information. (1) Calgary Siding contactor (Reduced energy by 85%) after renovating his house. Please send me the contact information (Telephone/ Email/ Location of the place). (2) You have mentioned there is one Net Zero town house complex (30,000 units) in Edmonton. Please kindly send me the details. (3) Land mark homes details. I would appreciate your early response.

182. Top 10 Energy Efficiency Tips for the Home

David Dodge October 25, 20172017 Smart Home Series, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Renewable Energy 2 Comments

By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Here at Green Energy Futures, we love nothing better …

Affordable net-zero

168. Dawning of the age of affordable net-zero homes

David Dodge April 18, 20172017 Landmark, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Net Zero, Renewable Energy, Solar 11 Comments

By David Dodge & Dylan Thompson Welcome to the future, a time when your home …

165. EnerGuide – The missing ingredient label for an energy efficient home

David Dodge March 8, 2017Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling 3 Comments

By David Dodge & Dylan Thompson Energy efficiency is the big missing link in determining …

Skeena passive house

163. Skeena – Canada’s largest passive house

David Dodge January 9, 2017Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy 3 Comments

By David Dodge & Dylan Thompson Vancouver, the self-styled “world’s greenest city” has built Canada’s …

Geoff Wensel works hands-on in his pilot plant that makes shingles out of recycled milk jugs, plastic grocery bags and limestone waste. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

109. Cradle to Cradle: Recycling’s cooler younger brother

David Dodge May 18, 2015Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney What if you could take waste limestone, add in …

Landmark Solar Townhomes

81. Chasing Net Zero: Go big or go home

David Dodge July 14, 2014Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Net Zero, Renewable Energy, Solar 4 Comments

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney American poet, philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau once …

Shafraaz and Serena Kaba’s near net-zero home was inspired by the German concept of the Passivhaus, a super energy efficient home that requires very little energy for heating or cooling. The home is air tight, very well insulated and it gets half its heating from passive solar energy streaming through the windows. Photo Darren Greenwood

80: Chasing Net Zero: Net-zero evolution

David Dodge July 7, 2014Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar 8 Comments

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney It’s a beautiful, livable, functional net-zero experiment – Welcome …

Spo'pi solar house

79. Chasing Net Zero: Net-zero beautiful

David Dodge June 30, 2014Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar 2 Comments

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Building a net-zero home is an intricate dance between …

Photo Garth Crump Chasing net-zero Part 1: Net-zero 101

78. Chasing Net Zero: Net-zero 101

David Dodge June 23, 2014Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar 10 Comments

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney A net-zero home is more than just a place …

Medicine Hat’s smart energy revolution (pilot episode)

David Dodge August 11, 2011Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy Labelling, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Medicine Hat is known as the “Gas City” — …