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As programs and building codes push towards Net Zero Ready, energy, and low-carbon emission homes, Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) is technology on a major growth trend.
Read MoreThe industry is learning how to quantify the carbon output involved in homebuilding. In our next blog article originally Gord details how builders can use this knowledge to make their homes greener—and attract a growing market of environmentally conscious homebuyers.
Read MoreJoin the BKC Building Science team and Lisa Bergeron from JELD-WEN Windows as they unveil the latest product modeling and analysis results of a new high-performance window and explore its impact on single detached homes across climate zones 4-7.
Read MoreDemand for more airtight large buildings is growing. Discover whether airtightness testing in larger buildings is just a matter of scaling up the procedures for a family home or if there are significant differences.
Read MoreAndrew discussed the recent approval of the National Tiered Energy Code for houses and small buildings, Provincial stakeholders (including Ontario) will now begin intense stakeholder review with the intent of harmonization. It has been 5 years since the last energy code adjustment in Ontario (SB12 2017).
Read MoreJoin an expert panel to learn how leading builders and developers are cost-optimizing the most affordable specifications to meet the new NBC 2020 9.36 tiered energy code and developing plans to benchmark carbon emissions for 2025-2030.
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