This monthly e-publication provides you with updates on the efforts of the CHBA Net Zero Energy Housing Council (NZC) including announcements of opportunities to get engaged, and information on related events, webinars, and news. We invite CHBA members to submit content for upcoming issues by emailing us.
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In this issue:
- CHBA Launches Project to Prepare Industry for Tiered Building Codes
- New Blog Post: Top 5 Custom or Renovated Net Zero Homes in Canada
- Save the Date for the Fall NZC Meeting in October in Ottawa
- Low Carbon Concrete Webinar Aug 7
- Upcoming Net Zero Training
- LEEP into Learning: Call for Manufacturers
- Congratulations Newly Qualified Net Zero Professionals
- Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled
- Funding available to optimize deep energy renos
- News from the Net
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CHBA Launches Project to Prepare Industry for Tiered Building Codes
Launched on April 1 and officially announced on July 16, the project, ‘Enabling Tiered Codes – Implementation and Market Preparedness,’ is funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under the Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF), which is part of the federal government’s Green Buildings Strategy to accelerate innovation in making Canada’s buildings more affordable, efficient, comfortable, and resilient. The objective of the project is to support efforts to help enable the residential construction industry to effectively adopt forthcoming high-performance building codes, including the highest feasible energy performance tiers of the national model energy codes or other high-performance building codes, such as net-zero emissions codes, by building industry capacity. The project will also inform the building code process, as it looks at buildability, costs and other hurdles that need to be overcome for successful implementation. Read More information, including the press release, here.
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New Blog Post: CHBA Housing Awards Finalists: Best Custom or Renovated Homes
As the desire for extremely energy efficient homes grows in popularity across Canada, many homeowners are asking Qualified Net Zero Builders/Renovators to deliver their Net Zero dream homes. In this blog post, we’re highlighting the builder and renovator finalists who submitted projects for this year’s CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence Best Custom or Renovated Net Zero Home.
Visit our website here to read more of our Net Zero blog posts. You can also find and share all our Net Zero blog posts (geared towards consumers) via our four social media accounts; Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, & Instagram. Be sure to share them using @CHBANetZero and #CHBANetZero to get more exposure! Did you know, the more these blog posts are shared, the more potential homeowners and homebuyers will learn about Net Zero Homes and what our industry is doing to tackle climate change?
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Save the Date for the Fall NZC Meeting in October in Ottawa
OCT 21 | OTTAWA
We're excited to announce that the 2024 CHBA National Fall Meetings will be held in Ottawa from October 21-25, 2024. Be sure to save the date for the Net Zero Fall Meeting, which is scheduled for October 21st at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa, ON. Stay tuned for more information on registration and the full schedule. Click here to learn more and plan your visit.
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Low-Carbon Concrete: What Is It, and How to Find and Use It.
AUG 7 | 12:00-1:00 ET
Low carbon concrete can considerably reduce upfront embodied carbon emissions (up to 30%) of a new home without any negative impact on energy efficiency measures and at comparable costs. Check out this RMI HomebuildersCAN webinar to learn about what goes into low-carbon concrete and how to procure it for your projects for major embodied carbon reductions. Register here
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Upcoming Net Zero Training
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LEEP into Learning: Call for Manufacturers!
LEEP workshops support builders and renovators regionally to reduce their time and risk in finding and trying innovations that can help them build/renovate homes to higher levels of performance - better, faster, and more affordably. Learn more at chba.ca/LEEP.
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LIMITED FUNDING TO DISCOUNT WORKSHOPS: The remaining funding this fiscal year can support 8 more sessions to be held in January and February. Interested in learning more about high-performance windows and walls, fire resiliency, ASHPs and more? Reach out to your local HBA and request a workshop!
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Congratulations Newly Qualified Net Zero Professionals!
In the second quarter of 2024 (Apr-Jun) 5 Builders, 3 Energy Advisors, and 1 Service Organization became qualified under the Net Zero Home Labelling Program! Please join us in welcoming them aboard:
Builders
- Boehm Construction, BC
- CHBA-Central Interior, BC
- Profile Custom Homes, ON
- Streetside Developments, BC
- Watermark Custom Built Homes, BC
Energy Advisors
- Josh Ratzlaff, Airtight Consulting Inc., BC
- Mahmood Bin Haji, A & J Energy Consultants, ON
- Norman Garcia, All Climate Consulting, MB
Service Organization
- Capital Home Energy Inc., BC
You can find our complete Net Zero builder and renovator map directory on our consumer page at www.NetZeroHome.com, and our directory of Qualified Net Zero EAs, Trainers and SOs here under the menu option “who to work with”.
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Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled.
Developed in partnership with Canadian Wood Council (CWC), Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and Energy Futures Lab (EFL), a new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber in Canada and its potential to transform green construction and drive economic growth across the country. Read more here and get the report here.
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Funding available to optimize deep energy renos!
The CHBA “Towards Cost-Effective Net Zero Energy Ready Residential Renovations” NRCan funded initiative is targeting up to 150 homes across Canada to undergo a Net Zero/Ready Renovation or Deep Energy Retrofit by Fall 2025 in the participating municipalities shown on this map. We’re actively seeking more projects in the Regional District of Nanaimo, Saskatoon, London, and Durham Regional Municipality areas, and are still accepting projects in all other participating municipalities. Do you have a client/project that might be a fit and targeting that timeframe? If so, complete the project Enrollment Form to see if your project is eligible for over $10,000 in optimization and design services – per project!! For those in the Regional District of Nanaimo or Kelowna areas, there’s potential additional funding up to $7,000 in design and professional services through NRCan’s LEEP for Renos Field Trials! Read more about this initiative here. Enrollment is simple and has no commitment or cost. Please contact Laurie Howe if you have questions.
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