Pocket Change leading the way for community organizations

The Pocket Change project is getting attention as a community-based project, where neighbours are working together to complete retrofits and make their community greener.

The Pocket is leading the way!

Communities across Canada are exploring how to retrofit homes to reduce their community’s greenhouse gas emissions. Most are currently in early stages and have not actually completed may retrofits yet.

The Pocket Change project is getting attention as a community-based project, where neighbours are working together to complete retrofits and make their community greener. This presentation, prepared for Efficiency Canada, went out to an audience of retrofit leaders from other communities and describes the Pocket Change approach to home retrofits.

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