Renovating a Home
An Energy Evaluation should be done BEFORE starting and home retrofit
By getting an Home Energy Evaluation, our experienced energy advisors can help you develop an energy efficiency plan that match your goals for your home while reducing your energy costs, your carbon footprint and accessing grants, rebates and loan incentives that are available from our government.
Our Home Energy Assessment will be following the NRCan EnerGuide Rating protocol.
Developed by Natural Resources Canada, the EnerGuide Rating System measures your home’s energy efficiency and performance. Energy efficiency levels are rated based on a home’s Gigajoules (GJ) of energy consumed per year, where the better the energy performance of a home is, the closer to zero its rating will be.
What is included in an energy evaluation or energy audit ?
We use HOT2000 as an energy simulation tool as well as the information gathered during the site visit to produce your customized Energy Assessment.
Included is a EnerGuide House Label, Information Sheet and a Renovation Upgrade Report, which provides you with a customized action plan to improve the energy efficiency of your home.
The Report includes:
- recommended energy efficiency upgrades,
- potential home energy savings,
- greenhouse gas emissions reductions,
- health and safety information; and
- energy saving tips.
We also include the results of the Thermographic scan and air tightness and optional ductflow tests that were done during the site visit.
Energy Efficiency Grants Loans or Rebates might require an energy evaluation
To qualify for available rebates and incentives, you will likely need to get an EnerGuide home energy evaluation before and after your renovation.
To maximize your incentive eligibility, contact us before starting your renovation.
Useful resources when retrofitting a home
- A NRCan guide to improving your homes energy performance : Keeping the heat in
- ASHP Sizing and Selection Guide
Useful links to Grants Loans and Rebates
- Canada Greener Homes Loan – Up to $40 000 No Interest Loan
- Canada Greener Homes Grant – Closed for Applications on 12 Feb 2024
- Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program – Up to $10 000 Grant
- BC Hydro Energy Conservation Assistance Program
- CleanBC, FortisBC and BC Hydro -Home Renovation Rebate (HRR Program)
- Find CleanBC and FortisBC Program Qualified Contractors
- CleanBC Better Homes Energy Savings Program (formerly the Income Qualified Program)
- Find CleanBC Energy Savings Program Contractors
- 2 Upgrade Bonus Rebate – Receive R300 for installing 2 eligible upgrades
- 3 Upgrade Home Energy Improvement Bonus Rebate – receive bonus of up to $2000 – Eligible only with Energy Audit
- Sample Invoice For HRR and CleanBC Programs