WINNERS ANNOUNCED MAY 15 | VICTORIA, BC  

JUN 19 | 10:00-11:30 ET | ONLINE | FREE

Join CHBA Qualified Net Zero Service Organization ENERQUALITY and industry-leading suppliers for a powerful 90-minute session that marks the launch of a groundbreaking study on carbon in residential construction. Explore the real numbers behind operational and embodied carbon, hear directly from material manufacturers driving innovation, and walk away with strategies you can use today—without compromising on cost or performance. Register for free here.

AUG 12 | 10:30-5:00 ET | ZOOM

If you’re an Energy Advisor who wants to gain the ability to perform precise whole-house heat loss and heat gain calculations in the retrofit market, providing essential calculations that HVAC professionals can use to size heat pumps accurately, visit cacea.ca/events to learn more about this session.

Shawna Henderson’s ‘This Must be the Place’ interview with long-time Net Zero Council Management Committee member, Peter Amerongen, President of Retrofit Canada delves into his extensive experience in retrofitting homes and his journey from building new, high-end houses to focusing on deep retrofits. Listen here.

Net Zero Council Silver Sponsor, Enbridge Gas, is offering Ontario homebuilders free building science expertise and financial incentives to help build for the future through their Savings by Design Residential Net Zero Ready Discovery Home new construction energy efficiency program.

To build a Net Zero Ready discovery home from the planning stages to completion, free one-on-one support with industry experts is provided; a customized Net Zero Ready plan based on the current building specs is designed using an Integrated Design Process (IDP) workshop. Support during construction with free on-site trades training is provided, along with a free Net Zero Ready evaluation and label, and a financial incentive of $15,000 to help offset costs - upon completion of a discovery home.

Is your project eligible?

• You’ve never labeled a home with the CHBA Net Zero/Net Zero Ready Home Labelling Program.
• Your discovery home is in pre-design/early design stage. (If you’ve already received a building permit or have started construction, it’s too far along.)
• Your discovery home must be located in the Enbridge Gas Ontario delivery area and must be a single home, semi-detached, or townhouse built to OBC Part 9.
• You must be a builder member of the CHBA.

Spaces are limited! Learn more and apply at www.enbridgegas.com/NZER!

In 2024, MPAC unveiled their new Home Energy Rating and Retrofit Report, which provides the estimated annual energy consumption, carbon emissions, and energy usage breakdown for single-family attached and detached homes in Ontario. This information can help property owners save on energy costs and reduce emissions. They also supported municipalities with data insights that helped inform energy-efficient plans and climate action strategies. Their data can paint a detailed illustration of current energy usage and identify areas of improvement, leading to stronger local energy conservation efforts. Click here to access the automated report.

In 2024, severe weather events caused a record $8.5 billion in insured damage, nearly triple the losses from 2023. With the increase in frequency and severity of extreme weather-related losses, preparation is key to managing your business through adversity – whether it’s wildfires, flooding, severe wind, or snow and ice storms. To help you build long-term resiliency and mitigate potentially significant losses, CHBA Alliance Network Partner, Federated Insurance together with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), has written a whitepaper that provides actionable tips and checklists to help you safeguard your property so you can resume normal operations quicker in the event of an unforeseen natural disaster. You can download the whitepaper here. For more information on this or other loss prevention topics, contact the Federated Insurance Risk Management Assist service at riskassist@federated.ca or 1.833.692.4112.

CHBA's new Net Zero Solutions video library offers solution providers with exposure to builders and renovators looking for Net Zero Solutions for their projects. By consolidating essential information and best practices, and offering valuable insight, this new webpage empowers our members to showcase their mechanical, envelope, energy, or other innovations. If you would like the opportunity to add your company’s video, please visit our website to learn more.

Join the Net Zero Council and be part of the leadership group working together to accelerate the voluntary adoption of Net Zero Homes in Canada. Currently there are 3 Bronze Sponsor seats still available. Visit chba.ca/nzc to learn about the benefits of Membership and Sponsorship and review the Terms of Reference before submitting an application form to sonja.winkelmann@chba.ca.