Feb 2, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner, Membership
The world was watching closely for two weeks as global leaders came together in Paris for COP21, the global combat climate conference. The result: nearly 200 countries have agreed to limit the “increase in the global average temperature to below 2 ̊C above...
Oct 30, 2015 | Building Professional, Membership
Buildings are energy hogs. Nearly half (49.6%) of the total energy consumption of commercial and industrial buildings in Canada is used for heating and cooling spaces, which contributes to 42.9 per cent of the sectors’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus it is...
Feb 24, 2015 | Home Owner
This week is Let’s Talk Energy Week, a national program organized by the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation to inform and engage Canadians on a number of topics relating to energy consumption. The initiative has an on- and off-line strategy,...
Aug 23, 2012 | Building Professional, Membership
NAIMA Canada, the national association representing mineral wool insulation manufacturers, today released a public opinion poll focused on home energy efficiency labelling in Ontario. The polling found a strong majority of Ontarians support standardized energy...
