The Globe and Mail's personal finance columnist Rob Carrick takes a look at the plummeting costs of green home retrofits.
It’s Now Time to Electrify Everything
Saul Griffith writes that the challenges are daunting, but the politics will change when economic benefits are widely felt.
Fredericton’s Stash Energy has invented a way to heat your home with fresh air — even during the winter
The Mission from MaRS startup’s brilliantly simple heat pumps are already saving tonnes of energy and money across Atlantic Canada.
Harbord Village Residents' Association NetZero Heat Pump Webinar
The Net Zero Committee of the Harbord Village Residents Association held a webinar on how households can help fight climate change by using an air source heat pump. The webinar was held on November 23rd.
CBC explores the economics of green retrofits
Don Pittis highlights Vancouver's grants for home retrofits since market forces alone won't end our natural gas addiction.
What happens when you cut the gas line?
The Globe and Mail featured an interview with Blair Scorgie, a resident of nearby Leslieville who has all but cut off his gas (he hopes to replace his stove soon!) The interview is heavy on numbers, but shows that these kinds of home retrofits are happening across the city right now!
Residential Decarbonization Webinar
On August 17th, the BetterHomesTO Residential Decarbonization Project hosted a webinar featuring Toronto resident Mike Kurz, who has completely cut off the natural gas line to his house.
Vancouver has a $9,000 grant for homeowners to install a heat pump
An idea that Toronto may want to consider.
Welcome to Canada’s greenest neighbourhood
Now Magazine has published a piece featuring the Pocket Change Project. Check out Natalia Manzocco’s article from September 16, 2019.