This monthly e-publication provides you with updates on the efforts of the CHBA Net Zero Council (NZC) including announcements of opportunities to get engaged, and information on related events and news. Back issues are posted here. We invite CHBA members to submit content for upcoming issues by emailing us.
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In this issue:
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2026 saw our growth trend continue, giving us reason to celebrate!
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Congratulations Newly Qualified Net Zero Professionals!
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Training Rebates: $400 per course!
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Upcoming Net Zero Training
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Blog Post: Do Net Zero Homes Save You Money?
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Open 24/7/365: Promote Your Net Zero Solutions in our Virtual Expo Hall!
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Demonstrate your Leadership: 10 Seats on the Council Still Available!
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News from the Net
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2026 saw our growth trend continue, giving us reason to celebrate!
Almost 10 years after labelling our first home in the pilot in July 2016, in 2025 our Net Zero Home Labelling Program surpassed 3,500 homes labelled, saw almost 3,500 people trained, and Qualified over 325 Net Zero Builders, Renovators, EAs, SO’s and Trainers!
Additionally, since 2015 we’ve also successfully secured 11 grants/contracts/contribution agreements that resulted in more than $37.7 million dollars in total project value (including in-kind contributions from volunteers) to CHBA Members, demonstrating CHBA’s research leadership. A special thanks goes to NRCan and BC Housing for providing us with these funding opportunities!
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Congratulations Newly Qualified Net Zero Professionals!
In the fourth quarter of 2025 (Oct-Dec) 10 Builders and 6 Energy Advisors became qualified under the Net Zero Home Labelling Program! Please join us in welcoming them aboard!
In 2025, 32 Builders, 4 Renovators, 24 Energy Advisors, and 4 Service Organizations became qualified, for a total of 71 Qualified Net Zero participants in 2025, bringing our grand total for the program to almost 350!
Builders
- 88 Homes Ltd., BC
- BLD Homes, ON
- Bricklane Properties, BC
- Prominent Homes, ON
- R.K. Porter General Contracting, ON
- Refind Builders Inc., BC
- Regal Crest Homes, ON
- Russon Construction, NB
- Sawlor Built Homes, NS
- Tiffany Park Homes, ON
Energy Advisors
- Clayton Harpur, VT Group of Companies (AB)
- Jeremy Honchell, VT Group of Companies (AB)
- Parul Goyal, Carbon Wise (BC)
- Pradeep Samaroo, A & J Energy Consultants (ON)
- Sky Liu, Ski Hi Inspections (BC)
- Tracy Archer, Building Knowledge Canada (ON)
You can find our complete Net Zero Builder and Renovator map directory on our consumer page here. Our directory of Qualified Net Zero EAs, Trainers and SOs can be found at www.chba.ca/nze under the menu option “who to work with.”
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Training Rebates: $400 per course!
Great news: Training rebates/discounts to help prepare the industry for future building codes are continuing to be offered in 2026! Instructor-led courses are delivered by CHBA Qualified Net Zero Service Organizations and new e-learning options are available 24/7/365 through CHBA. Funding provided by NRCan through CHBA’s Enabling Tiered Codes – Implementation and Market Preparedness project. Learn more and register here.
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Upcoming Net Zero Training
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Blog Post: Do Net Zero Homes save you money?
As the effects of climate change redefine how we think about our energy consumption, more home buyers and homeowners are prioritizing home energy efficiency by purchasing a Net Zero Home or renovating their home to Net Zero. But for those who are still exploring their options, a major question asked by customers is: Can a Net Zero Home really be cost-effective for the average buyer? Check out this blog post to learn more!
Be sure to share using @CHBANetZero and #CHBANetZero so that more homeowners and homebuyers will learn about Net Zero Homes! 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; LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Open 24/7/365: Promote Your Net Zero Solutions in our Virtual Expo Hall!
CHBA's Net Zero Virtual Expo Hall offers solution providers with 24/7/365 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. Learn more and apply here!
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Demonstrate your Leadership: 10 Seats Still Available!
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 Silver, 5 Bronze Sponsor, 1 Builder/Renovator, and 1 Academia 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.
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Follow us on our LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X accounts @CHBANetZero! See below for recent articles of interest.
- Feds facing climate criticisms action amid resignations on net-zero advisory body
- There's been a quiet exodus of Canada's net-zero climate advisors. With only 5 members left, questions abound about the Net-Zero Advisory Board's future.
- Hundreds sue Japan’s central government over ‘unconstitutional’ climate inaction. Over 450 plaintiffs filed a landmark lawsuit against the Japanese government alleging “unconstitutional” inaction on climate change. The suit claims the government’s 2030 emissions targets are “grossly inadequate” and violate constitutional rights to life and a sustainable environment following record-breaking heatwaves.
- Heatwaves were the deadliest climate disasters in 2025, hitting poorest hardest, WWA finds. Floods and storms were outpaced by heatwaves in fatalities as climate change intensified extremes.
- 2025 Heat Waves in Review. A new article on ClimateData.ca takes a national look at Canada’s top heat events of Summer 2025, using a science-based system that can now estimate how much more likely these events are because of human-caused climate change.
- We can’t ignore the largest source of methane. Our global food system is the largest source of human-caused methane.
- Pilot project takes aim at Calgary hail, wind damage. The project integrates hail resilience measures into new multi-family units in southern Calgary. (New article on story from Dec 2025 issue of Net Zero News.)
- REPORT: The Supply Chain Advantage: Turning Decarbonization Into a Competitive Edge. Decarbonizing supply chains isn’t optional, it’s a strategic move to boost competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability.
- NB Power is seeking a 15-year partnership to develop battery energy storage systems. Seeking battery storage that will total 50MW for roughly four hours.
- Goodbye renewables? DOE renames NREL in dramatic energy pivot. The lab’s renaming signals a shift in federal energy priorities, downplaying renewables in favor of a broader, cost-driven energy strategy.
- $3.2B bet: the massive Ontario plant aiming to power two million electric vehicles a year in Canada. Norway’s Vianode has begun developing a $3.2 billion synthetic graphite plant in St. Thomas, Ontario.
- World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam. Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows.
- Highlights of the global energy transition in 2025. This end-of-year commentary synthesises Ember’s key findings from 2025, tracing how clean electricity expanded, where new growth centres emerged and how technologies like batteries and electrotech reshaped global energy dynamics.
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