What if economics tracked our well-being

195. An Economy of Well-Being

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Oil and gas may drive Alberta’s economy, says …

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

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

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

North Glenora Net-Zero Church and Townhomes

193. Visit 21 Inspiring green buildings on Eco-Solar Home Tour

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PACE coming to Alberta

192. PACE makes it easy to invest in solar and energy efficiency

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 By Julia-Maria Becker SPECIAL TO GREEN ENERGY FUTURES Alberta has introduced legislation to establish …

Hudson's Hope District Office solar

191. Hudson’s Hope Solar and the Peace Energy Cooperative

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans The small community of Hudson’s Hope, B.C. is …

Electric Buses in China

190. Energy disrupted: Five trends driving global energy transition

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La Maison Simons - the first net-zero energy store in Canada

189. Simons first net-zero store in Canada

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans La Masion Simons just opened the first net-zero …

Solar should be standard equipment - Desmond Bull

188. First Nations and oilsands workers learn solar shoulder to shoulder

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 A solar partnership in a small First Nations community in Alberta, could help point …

Greenfield stack with Truly Green Farms greenhouse in background

187. Truly Green Farms – Growing tomatoes with waste energy

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans  A greenhouse operator is standing outside a farm …

School saved by influx of 30 students

186. Canada’s first net-zero church and social housing project

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans With very little money in the bank and an …

Ron Kube, energy efficiency cooking

185. Slow cooking lentil soup with almost no energy

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Tim Weis at Blackspring Ridge Wind Farm

2017 a banner year for green energy in Alberta

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans 2017 will go down as a breakthrough year for …

Energy profile for a 1956 home

183. EnerGuide: How does your home rate?

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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

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The energy detective

181. The Energy Detective

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans What if we told you, with a few simple …

The Kube's 9 kilowatt solar system

180. Solar 101 – everything you need to know

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans St. Albert’s Ron Kube had never known anyone with …

IPCC Cities conference in Edmonton

179. Cities are source and may hold solutions to climate change

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans How the heck did Edmonton, Alberta wind up as …

Net-zero reno

178. Renovating your home to net-zero

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Getting in hot water efficiently

177. Water Heaters 101: Getting yourself in hot water

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Discover the best option for a high energy efficiency water heater. We check out tankless, electric heat pump and power vented conventional water heaters.

Peter Simons, CEO of Simons

176. New Simons has largest solar system in Edmonton

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By David Dodge, Green Energy Futures At 177 years-old Simons may be one of the …