CHBA NZ Home Program: 1,000 Homes and Counting—5+ Years of Lessons Learned

More than 1250 homes have been qualified under CHBA’s Net Zero Home Labelling Program. The complexity and cost of achi

Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 3: High Performing Mechanical

Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an

Jim Caruk builds a ComfortCertified™ Net Zero Energy Ready Home

Watch Jim Caruk build an Owens Corning® ComfortCertified™ Net Zero Energy Ready Home from Start to Finish!

Canada’s First Net Zero Luxury Home

HVAC Choices for “Zero Energy” Homes

The future is now for Net Zero homes

Building Knowledge Canada helps set standard and labelling for Net Zero housing

Net Zero Ready Townhouse Development – Guelph

Net Zero Energy Homes Are Reality

Guelph, Welland Homes First to Qualify For Net Zero Energy Label

Guide to Near Net Zero Residential Buildings

Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 1: Resilient Building Design

Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an

Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 2: Advanced Building Technologies

Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an

High Performance Homes: 5 ways they outshine code-built homes during a pandemic

Learn to identify the benefits of High Performance Homes over standard code built homes. Find out how Energy Star and Net

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 11: The Growing Barriers NZ Builders and Comm

Join energy generation, storage and management expert, Wil Beardmore, President and Founder of Bluewater Energy. Wil and

Building Science for a Net Zero Future

Building science is the interaction of heat, air, and moisture with the built environment. As the world moves toward a greener f

Net Zero Carbon, Net Zero Energy, Net Zero Cost?

Gord Cooke and Andy Oding provided great insights into this topic that is gaining importance and momentum.

We need a national retrofit code sooner, rather than later

To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 we need to bring our existing buildings into alignment with our climate goals

The current state of play

Plugging the gaps: How to regulate retrofits in existing buildings

The building blocks of minimum energy performance standards

How to regulate retrofits in existing buildings

Strengthening Canada’s Building Code Process

A report published by Efficiency Canada, an energy efficiency research and advocacy organization at Carleton University,

Want net-zero building codes in Canada?

It’s time to create the Net-Zero Building Acceleration Fund

Matt - Tinkering towards net zero

A tinkerer through and through, growing up, Matt Eye didn’t necessarily love school. But, he did love electronics, and anything wi

Top 5 Building Science & Energy Efficiency Priorities When Renovating Canadian Homes

Net Zero Ready Renovations are a hot topic these days. What are the critical building science principles every designer,

Advanced Building Science Webinar Part 1: Going Beyond Net Zero Ready Energy Homes: Transi

Industry experts discuss ‘A Homebuilder’s Path Forward’. Topics include codes and programs, operational and embodi

Advanced Building Science Webinar Part 2: Going Beyond Net Zero Ready Energy Homes: Transi

Industry experts discuss ‘A Homebuilder’s Path Forward’. Topics include codes and programs, operational and embodied carbon reduct

What's the difference between R-Value and U-Value?

Learn about the measurement of heat flow and why it matters to have MORE R-Value and LESS U-Value.