Kenton Zerbin gave up his career as a school teacher because he believes it’s imperative …
240. Carbon Busters – Building net-zero in Blatchford
Carbon Busters may seem like a strange name for a builder, but the company has …
Green Energy Futures – Four stories that matter from 2019
By David Dodge Happy New Year from Green Energy Futures! This week’s episode of Green …
2019–The year of Greta Thunberg
Time Magazine named Greta Thunberg “person of the year” and climate change is the news …
237. God’s green home is net-zero
A few years back, then-minister of Westmount Presbyterian Church Reverend Annabelle Wallace and her congregation …
236. Greenest School in Canada has a solar-geothermal greenhouse
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans “Words without actions are meaningless,” Lacombe Composite High School …
231. How a brutalist University of Calgary library was transformed to Net-Zero
By David Dodge and Kay Rollans The University of Calgary — yes, that University of …
222. Geothermal Revival – Getting to net-zero the easy way
By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Edmonton engineer Jacob Komar thinks there’s a better way …
211. Solar leads a year of firsts in Alberta
A playlist of our favourite Green Energy Futures stories from 2018. By David Dodge …
194. Home builders embrace net-zero with new labelling program
By David Dodge Until quite recently net-zero homes were pioneered mostly by an early adopter …
193. Visit 21 Inspiring green buildings on Eco-Solar Home Tour
By David Dodge & Scott Rollans Ever heard of the Eco-Solar Home Tour? Believe …
192. PACE makes it easy to invest in solar and energy efficiency
By Julia-Maria Becker SPECIAL TO GREEN ENERGY FUTURES Alberta has introduced legislation to establish …
189. Simons first net-zero store in Canada
By David Dodge and Scott Rollans La Masion Simons just opened the first net-zero …
186. Canada’s first net-zero church and social housing project
By David Dodge and Scott Rollans With very little money in the bank and an …
179. Cities are source and may hold solutions to climate change
By David Dodge and Scott Rollans How the heck did Edmonton, Alberta wind up as …
178. Renovating your home to net-zero
By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Have you ever dreamed of living in a net-zero …
177. Water Heaters 101: Getting yourself in hot water
Discover the best option for a high energy efficiency water heater. We check out tankless, electric heat pump and power vented conventional water heaters.
169. PACE financing created $3.4 billion in energy efficiency projects in U.S.
By David Dodge Currently, the biggest barrier to people and organizations investing in energy-efficiency upgrades …
168. Dawning of the age of affordable net-zero homes
By David Dodge & Dylan Thompson Welcome to the future, a time when your home …
154. Solar Thermal 101 – getting to net-positive
By David Dodge and Dylan Thompson “Not enough!” That’s what Cornelius Koster told Tom Jackson …