In this issue:
- The Canadian Renovators’ Council Welcomes Local HBA Representatives & a New Chair
- 2025 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence – Renovation Winners
- New Resource: “Tech Essentials” now available in the Knowledge Center
- Training & Events
- 2025 Retrofit Canada Conference – June 9-10, 2025
- Adaptiv Home Renovation Course – September 16-17, 2025
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Curtis Mercer (right) receiving his outgoing Chair plaque from CHBA CEO Kevin Lee
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The Canadian Renovators’ Council Welcomes Local HBA Representatives and a New Chair
The Canadian Renovators’ Council (CRC) met on Tuesday, May 13th in Victoria, BC as part of Home Building Week in Canada. This was the first meeting of the expanded CRC with representation from seven local HBAs in addition to the provincial representatives and reciprocal representatives from the Executive Committee. The Council recognized and thanked Curtis Mercer for serving as CRC Chair since 2018. Curtis will continue to be a strong advocate for renovators as CHBA President (starting in September 2025). Henri Belisle, provincial HBA representative from British Columbia, was welcomed as the incoming CRC Chair. A full list of CRC members can be found here on the CHBA website.
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Left to right: CHBA President Matt McCurrach; Vicky Kudjundzic, President of Vicky’s Homes; CHBA First Vice-President Curtis Mercer
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2025 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence - Renovation Winners
The winners of the 2025 CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence were announced on May 15th in Victoria, BC during the final event of CHBA’s Home Building Week in Canada. This year’s competition received a record-breaking number of entries, including 212 in the 12 Renovation categories. In addition to the winners listed below, Vicky’s Homes was awarded the Renovation Excellence Award for best overall performance in the home renovation categories. They were finalists in 5 renovation categories and came away with 4 individual renovations awards in addition to the best-overall accolade, and even picked up a marketing award. Visit the awards website for the full list of winners, finalists and image gallery.
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New Resource: “Tech Essentials” Now Available in the Knowledge Centre
The CHBA Technical Staff is excited to announce the arrival of a new technical resource for members, now available in the CHBA Member Knowledge Centre. These new “Tech Essentials” include a concise description of a technical topic, along with key facts and tips. Some of the first subjects in this series relevant to renovators are hail resistance of roofs and protecting homes from flooding. The Member Knowledge Centre continues to provide CHBA members with access to building code meeting briefs, CHBA policy positions, and backgrounders. Visit the Member Knowledge Centre now or email Alex Bols for more information.
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2025 Retrofit Canada Conference
June 9-10, 2025 | TORONTO, ON
CHBA will be represented for the third time at the Retrofit Canada Conference by our CHBA National project lead Lynne J Strickland. The "Towards Cost-Effective Net Zero Energy Ready Residential Renovations” session will include participating Municipal reps and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on the work our members have been doing to bring high-performance deep energy retrofits and Net Zero Renovations to Canadians. Use the SPKR20 discount code to get 20% off tickets to the 2025 Retrofit Canada Conference.
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Adaptiv Home Renovation VIRTUAL Course
September 16-17, 2025 | ONLINE
The Adaptiv Home Renovation Course provides knowledge and tools for professional renovators to better support Canadians who wish to live at home for as long as they can. The course includes an overview of the Adaptiv Home market, including specific design approaches and business opportunities. Renovators will learn about ramps and slopes, zero-step thresholds, curbless showers, accessibility equipment and home automation solutions. Don’t wait, register soon as this course sells out!
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