Carbon Reduction

March 26, 2025

Air Tightness + Air Source Heat Pump

Join BKC Principal Gord Cooke and Trim Tab Founder Tom Grochmal as they review new technologies and case studies that open the door to future (affordable) mass-retrofit solutions for Canadian homes.

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February 18, 2025

Hybrid Heating For Homes

Post summary/blurb: Join the Energy and Decarbonization Team at BKC with host Andy Oding as they explore Hybrid HVAC design examples with mechanical experts Steve Myers of Air Solutions and Jason Rende of BKC.

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December 19, 2024

Drain Water Heat Recovery + Net Zero Ready Homes: A Passive Technology Comes of Age

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.

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November 21, 2024

What Counts When Counting Carbon

The 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.

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October 7, 2024

2030 Window Technology Hits the Market in 2024: An Affordable High Performance Window for Cold Climates Goes Public

Join 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.

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August 12, 2024

Airtightness Testing in Large Buildings

Demand 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.

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