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In honour of Earth Week, we are pleased to launch our new website
www.enerquality.ca. We wanted to provide you with the best possible information on our programs and events and support the work that you, our builders and program partners, do on a daily basis. We welcome your feedback and input as we continue to improve our site and deliver the best possible value. If you would like to be a guest blogger, please get in touch with us at
[email protected]
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Natural Resources Canada New Promotional Products
In an effort to support the delivery network in promoting Natural Resources Canada housing programs, NRCan have been working on a number of promotional products in the last fiscal year, and these are now available to you and your network of builders and advisors.
You may also find all of their available promotional products on line at the Housing Division members only Resource Centre at:
Please let NRCan know if you have any questions about these new products and contact Jelena Golic at [email protected] if you have difficulties locating any of their publications on line.
Visit
NRCan.gc.ca/HousingIndustry page for any information or updates relevant to delivery of NRCan's housing energy efficiency programs.
We are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of ENERGY STAR? for New Homes! Join the celebration, and make this the best year ever. If you are planning something special for your ENERGY STAR? qualified homes and communities, we'd be pleased to promote your event.
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ENERGY STAR for New Homes version 12.6 has been released, and includes updates on windows requirements. Please visit the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Housing Division members only Resource Centre
HERE or talk to your service organization for further information.
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We had a great day and a full house at the ENERGY STAR Advanced Building Science Workshop on April 21st with instructor Tex McLeod. Be sure to register now for our next round of ENERGY STAR Workshops. ESNH Technical Specification, May 12th, Toronto and ESNH Marketing & Selling, June 2nd Toronto.
Click HERE
for more information.
Upcoming Builder Training
ENERGY STAR Workshops have been updated. Here are some if the new things we will be covering:
Version 12.4
- The application of builder option packages to MURBs has been added to all existing and newly added builder option packages
Version 12.5
- Provisions for P.9-11-tested combined space and water heating systems
- Addition of an alternate core BOP selection and BOP options for attached houses (excluding semi-detached) and multi-unit residential buildings
- Increased number of P.9-11 tested combined space and water heating systems BOP options for detached and semi-detached houses
Update on Windows and Glazing
Version 4.0 of the ENERGY STAR technical specifications for windows, doors and skylights became effective February 1, 2015
Among the key changes are:
- Reduction in the number of climate zones from four to three
- Re-naming of the climates zones using numbers instead of letters, and;
- An increase in the energy performance levels, including a new maximum leakage requirement
ENERGY STAR? for New Homes: Part II Technical specification (New Release 12.5 version) - May 12th, Toronto
Hosted by Building Science expert, Andy Oding, this workshop explains the return on investment and technical requirements of the new ENERGY STAR? for New Homes standard (Version 12.5).
Fee: $199 + HST HBA Members Discounted Fee
$299 + HST Non- HBA Members
Includes breakfast & lunch, and all course materials.
ENERGY STAR? for New Homes:
Part III Marketing and Selling the ENERGY STAR? Qualified Home - June 2nd, Toronto
87% percent of households recognize the ENERGY STAR? label. Do you know how to leverage the ENERGY STAR? brand to potential home buyers? Learn how to translate technical features and benefits into language home buyers can understand, hosted by industry expert Gord cooke.
For more information please contact:
Sarah Tiwana
416-447-0077
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Honouring big thinkers and big ideas
CEEA's 20th Anniversary to pay tribute to Buckley & Crandlemire
To celebrate the advances made in energy efficiency CEEA will recognize two special advocates on May 20 in Toronto at its twentieth anniversary dinner. Join us as they honour soon-to-be-retiring leaders in their field - Carol Buckley, director general, Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada and Allan Crandlemire, CEO of Efficiency Nova Scotia.
The evening will be anchored by keynote Bruce Campbell, IESO president and CEO who will discuss his progress at IESO and its new mandate.
Registration now open for the 35th annual BILD Awards
BILD is proud to open up registration for the 35th annual BILD Awards, taking place at the Paramount Event Venue in Vaughan on April 24.
Click
here to register online or
here to download a registration form and fax to
416-391-2118, 416-391-0098 or email to [email protected].
To view the full list of award finalists, please visit www.bildawards.com or click here to download a list in PDF format.
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Corey McBurney
President
[email protected]
Rose Benedetto
Managing Director
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Kirk Johnson
Program Director
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Sarah Margolius
Director of Development
[email protected]
Bari Rapp
Program Coordinator
[email protected]
Sarah Tiwana
Training Coordinator
[email protected]
Christephanie Uy
Program Coordinator
The ENERGY STAR? mark is administered and promoted in Canada by Natural Resources Canada. Used with permission. R-2000 and EnerGuide are official marks of Natural Resources Canada. Used with permission.
EnerQuality designs and delivers green building programs to the residential construction industry. A social enterprise, EnerQuality is working to transform Ontario's housing into the most energy efficient and sustainable in the world.
Our programs are voluntary and market-based, designed to support builders and renovators with education and tools to achieve high performance building standards. Notable programs include ENERGY STAR? for New Homes, GreenHouse Certified Construction
?, The Green Renovator Project
? and LEVEL
?. EnerQuality was founded in 1998 as a partnership between the Ontario Home Builders' Association and the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance.
EnerQuality would like to thank our Partners for their continuing support:
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