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Air Tightness Champs Fall 2024

We're wrapping up the year with our latest Air Tightness Champs! The Air Tightness Champion recognition honours exceptional builders and renovators who consistently achieve impressive levels of air tightness through their skill and commitment to high-performance best practices. While not every recognized home is the most air tight, they all exemplify top-notch industry standards.

A New Energy Code for Ontario Homes Is Coming. What Do the Experts Think?

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 4: High Performance Attic and Roof Design

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 3: Water Management & Enclosures

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 2: Carbon Reduction Strategies for Canadian Homes: An Expert Panel – Embodied, Operational and Beyond

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 1: IAQ Details for High Performance Homes

Top 5 Building Science & Energy Efficiency Priorities When Renovating Canadian Homes

New Tiered Energy Code NBC 2020: What are the key details for homebuilders and developers?

2021 New Homebuyer Preference Study

Ring in the New Year – with a New and Improved New Home Sales Team!

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