Inside is a digest of breaking news, new announcements, program updates and more goodies from the award-winning #1 certifier of ENERGY STAR and energy efficient homes in Canada. Stay current, stay connected, and stay cool.
BUILDER ALERT
Net Zero / Net Zero Ready Version 1 Officially Released
Version 1 of The Canadian Home Builders' Association Net Zero Home Labelling Program has been officially released. A pilot version of the program ran from September 2015 to December 2016.
EnerQuality will be offering builder training this Fall for builders interested in getting involved.
For those builders who trained under the Pilot, a
webinar covers the differences between the Pilot and Version 1.
NEWS
ENERGY STAR for New Homes Sales & Marketing Training
This week - last training of the season!
Learn how to translate the green features of your high-performance homes into language your customers will understand and appreciate.
An ENERGY STAR home is more efficient and reliable than one built to minimum code standards. Let Andy Oding of Building Knowledge teach you how to communicate this message.
Congratulations to EnerQuality builders Doug Tarry Homes, RND Construction, Lucchetta Homes, Great Gulf Ltd. and Rinaldi Builders for winning awards at the recent Canadian Home Builders' Association national conference.
These nods include St. Thomas' Doug Tarry taking the inaugural Net Zero Home Award.
Lucchetta Homes of Welland won the Community Development Award for their Residences At Hunters Pointe.
Interested in how builders, developers and renovators have shaped Canada in the past, or how they're building strong communities today?
In honour of Canada's 150th birthday in 2017 and CHBA's 75th anniversary in 2018, CHBA has launched #CdnBuilt for Generations, collecting stories from across the country.
Stay Tuned for Fall ENERGY STAR, Net Zero and Other Training
EnerQuality is developing a full slate of workshops for the Fall of 2017 and opening registration for new courses frequently. The course offerings include:
Renewable Energy Options to Get You to Net Zero - in conjunction with Toronto And Region Conservation Authority (Toronto)
ENERGY STAR for New Homes Part 1: Advanced Building Science (Toronto)
ENERGY STAR for New Homes Part 2: 2017 Standard (Toronto)
ENERGY STAR for New Homes Part 3: Sales & Marketing (Ottawa)
Net Zero Version 1 Builder Training (Ottawa and Toronto)
Net Zero Version 1 Energy Adviser Training (Toronto)
