Muskoka Net Zero Secrets Revealed

442. Kyle Newman’s Cost-Effective Strategies for Net Zero Homes in Cottage Country

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca AUDIO BLOG Kyle Newman has been passionate about the environment and …

Net Zero in Cottage Country

441. One With Nature – Kyle Newman’s Journey to Net Zero in the Muskoka Region

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Stratton Homes is a small company that builds some amazingly beautiful …

Clean Energy Buildout Tour

440. Clean Energy Buildout Tour: What $330 billion in Clean Energy Investment Looks Like

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Listen to this Blog By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Jeremy Moorhouse is a data geek who …

Net Zero Tour Amazing and Affordable

439. Tour of an Amazing & Affordable Net Zero Townhome

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Affordability is the holy grail of net-zero home building, and thanks …

Passive Solar Greenhouses key to food security in northern nations

437. Passive Solar Greenhouses: Could be the Secret to Food Security in Northern Nations

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Passive solar greenhouses might be just what’s needed for people in …

Five features that define a Doug Tarry Net Zero Home

436. Five Features that Define Net Zero Homes

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca A former building inspector went to work for Doug Tarry Homes …

Doug Tarry's journey to building all net zero homes.

435. The Future is here: Doug Tarry builds every home to net zero ready standard

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Chasing Net Zero Series By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Doug Tarry is a leader in building …

The all net zero and walkable village built by Land Ark Homes.

432. The Future of Homes in Watercolour, Land Ark’s Walkable Net Zero Community

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Steve Rolston had a dream—a watercolour painting of a charming, walkable …

Long Way home fighting poverty by building sustainably out of trash.

425. Long Way Home – Fighting Poverty by Building Sustainably Out of Trash in Guatemala

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Twenty years ago, Matthew Peneitz joined the Peace Corps and worked …

Green Energy Futures Best of 2025

421. Best of 2025 – Solar & Sheep, Blatchford, Heat Pumps and The Pragmatic Climate Reset

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We are pleased to present our Best of 2025 Green Energy Futures stories. Let’s face …

Carbon Neutral

400. Net-zero pioneer Landmark is building homes in Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community

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Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community – Part 4 By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Landmark, a net-zero trailblazer …

Green Spaces, Green Heating and Green Homes landed Josh in Blatchford

399. Green spaces, green energy and green homes brought Josh to Blatchford

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 Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community – Part 3  In part 3 of our series on Blatchford …

Solar and Community exergizes urban living for Heather and Justin

398. Solar Power and Community Energize Urban Living for Heather and Justin

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Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community – Part 2 – Living in Blatchford In part 2 of …

Blatchford, the largest planned carbon neutral community takes flight

397. Blatchford, the Largest Planned Carbon Neutral Community in North America is “Wildly Ambitious”

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Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community – Part 1  By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Blatchford is the largest …

Anatomy of a Straw Bale Dream Home

396. Anatomy of a Net-Zero Straw Bale Dream Home

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Green Energy Futures Straw Bale Dream Home Series By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Lance and Wendy …

Green Infill - Creating desperately needed housing and building community

379. Passive house multifamily in northern climate redefining just how green infill can be

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca T5M is a postal code in Canada and it’s also part …

Former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson on creating green cities.

378. Vancouver’s former mayor Gregor Robertson on creating the greenest cities in the world

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Gregor Robertson was the unabashedly green mayor of Vancouver for a …

Red Deer Energy Innovation Fair

360. Red Deer’s Renewable Energy Fair reincarnated as the Energy Innovation Fair

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Green Energy Futures · 360. Red Deer Energy Innovation Fair is back! By David Dodge, …

Build efficient, retrofit smart and measure energy use

359. NorQuest College – Build Efficient, Retrofit Smart and Measure Energy Use

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NorQuest College spends about $1.3 million yearly on utilities at its downtown campus. They may be …

Deep energy retro fit transforms 1953 bungalow.

355. Deep Energy Retrofitting 1953 Bungalow to Net-Zero

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Changing for Climate Series * Jena and Jesse Tufts bought a 1953 semi-bungalow in Edmonton’s …