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Slow efficiency progress is a wasted opportunity

November 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 6, 2025. By Brian Motherway, Head of Energy Efficiency and Inclusive Transitions Office Efficiency is more relevant now than ever Governments around the world [Read more]

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Go Bigger: Experts say nation-building means retrofits, not just megaprojects

September 12, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 10, 2025. By Chris Bonasia As Prime Minister Mark Carney releases his first official list of large infrastructure projects of “national interest,” a broad wave [Read more]

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Inside Blatchford, Edmonton’s gas-free, carbon-neutral community

April 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 23, 2025. Full Story: Special to The Energy Mix Author: David Dodge Kassandra Starkell and Martin Martyniak were looking for a well-located home with a few green [Read more]

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How the shipping sector could save on energy costs

March 31, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on March 28, 2025. By Laurence Cret, Junior Energy Technology Modeller Hannes Gauch, Junior Energy Technology Modeller Elizabeth Connelly, Energy Technology and Transport Analyst Leonardo Paoli, [Read more]

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Manitoba’s energy plan puts B.C. to the test

December 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 17, 2024. By Jessica McIlroy A critical step in shaping our economic and climate future is crafting a robust energy plan. While B.C.’s newly formed [Read more]

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Up-front investment in low-carbon design boosts MURB value by 30 per cent over 10 years

October 24, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 23, 2024. A sustainably-designed multi-residential building can see its value appreciate by up to 30 per cent over 10 years after factoring in the higher [Read more]

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Healthy energy homes urgently needed in Indigenous communities

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Solving the intertwined crises in Indigenous housing and health requires Indigenous knowledge, experience, and leadership, concludes a new scoping paper [Read more]

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Maximize climate performance in federal housing plan, experts urge

July 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Housing projects receiving federal dollars must be mandated to meet the highest energy efficiency and emissions standards in Canada’s building [Read more]

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Deep retrofit challenge reduces energy use by 58 to 93 per cent

May 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 8, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Upgrading buildings with deep retrofits is a “clear pathway” to meet Canada’s climate and affordability goals while increasing household resilience [Read more]

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Reframed Initiative: Outcomes and analysis

April 25, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 25, 2024. By Betsy Agar, Rajeev Kotha Deep retrofits are holistic energy efficiency home upgrades that also improve occupant thermal comfort and resilience to extreme weather events, [Read more]

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Opinion: More efficient and flexible buildings are key to clean energy transitions

April 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 4, 2024. By Ksenia Petrichenko, Energy Efficiency Policy Analyst and Anthony Vautrin, Junior Energy Modeller People spend the vast majority of their time in buildings, from [Read more]

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Program in chaos, layoffs have started as advocates urge Wilkinson to restore Greener Homes Grants

March 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2024. By Mitchell Beer With Canada’s home retrofit industry in chaos, consumers abandoning ship, and emissions in housing still falling far too slowly, two [Read more]

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Pembina Institute: “Affordable housing” isn’t affordable unless it’s energy efficient

November 22, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Nov. 15, 2023. By Betsy Agar Canada’s governments are addressing two intersecting crises: climate and housing. The solution to both is constructing new housing with highly efficient [Read more]

Opinion

Buildings need to be part of Canada’s climate adaptation strategy

April 19, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 6, 2023. By Betsy Agar In order to ensure the climate-resilience of Canada’s privately owned homes and buildings, they need to be explicitly included in the [Read more]

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Plug in hybrid vehicles are far more fuel efficient over short trips than long trips

November 30, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Nov. 3, 2021. Plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (plug-in hybrids) are like regular hybrid-electric vehicles (regular hybrids): they have an internal-combustion engine (ICE) and one or more [Read more]

Opinion

Deep retrofit of homes, buildings is the post COVID-19 megaproject Canada needs

May 12, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze This article was published by Pembina Institute on May 8, 2020. As we do our part to flatten the curve on COVID-19, we’re spending much more time in our homes, juggling work with [Read more]

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Air conditioning energy use to grow faster than any other use in buildings

March 16, 2020 Energi Staff

By Courtney Sourmehi This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 13, 2020. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) Reference case, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that delivered energy for [Read more]

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Efficiency Canada releases energy efficiency scorecard

November 21, 2019 Energi Staff

Carleton University-based advocacy organization Efficiency Canada, launched the country’s first-ever Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard on Wednesday.  The group’s report is accompanied by a regularly-updated policy database. The Canadian scorecard — similar to the state scorecard [Read more]

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Residential central AC, heat pumps efficiency to rise in 2023

July 30, 2019 Energi Staff

By Olivia Clark, Kevin Jarzomski This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 30, 2019. Beginning in 2023, all new residential central air-conditioning and air-source heat pump systems sold in the [Read more]

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Climate Action Incentive Fund announced by federal gov’t

May 31, 2019 Energi Staff

On Thursday, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced the launch of the Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF). CAIF funding will be available to small and medium-sized companies in provinces where the federal [Read more]

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