02
August
2011
ecoENERGY Retrofit helps with Green Living
The federal government recently announced the extension of the ecoENERGY Retrofit program. This program provides grants up to $5000 to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient and reduce the burden of high energy costs. Along with the federal program there are a number of Alberta programs supporting the ecoENERGY Retrofit program including the Home Energy Evaluation. The program is effective June 6, 2011 to March 31, 2012.
Eligible retrofits include heating systems, cooling systems, ventilation systems, domestic hot water equipment, insulation, air sealing, windows/doors/skylights, and water conservation measures. Visit the Natural Resources Canada website (www.nrcan.gc.ca) for more details on exactly how much you can get back for each retrofit measure. Provincial program details can be found on the Climate Change Central website (www.climatechangecentral.com).
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association—Lethbridge Region is hosting a GREEN LIVING EXPO August 25-27 at the Park Place Mall Atrium. Here you will find a number of products that qualify for the program including insulation and kitchen options. The Expo will also have new home builders, solar panel options, and energy consultants on hand to answer all your questions. CHBA-LR President Gerrit Bezooyen states “the Green Living Expo brings professionals of the industry to the public where they can ask questions about what renovations and products are best for their home”.
“The renewal of the ecoENERGY Retrofit program shows the federal government’s commitment to improving the quality of the country’s housing stock and offers homeowners the help needed to improve their homes environmental performance” says Bezooyen, “we hope the public will take the opportunity to visit the Green Living Expo to see what options are available to them”.
Prior to this renewal, the federal government had provided more than half a million Canadians with retrofit rebates. With the $400 million that the federal government has budgeted for this latest phase, up to 250,000 more Canadian homeowners could be reimbursed for energy efficient home improvements which will generate economic activity in Lethbridge and across the country.
Maybe it’s time for the ecoENERGY Retrofit to help with your Green Living.
Eligible retrofits include heating systems, cooling systems, ventilation systems, domestic hot water equipment, insulation, air sealing, windows/doors/skylights, and water conservation measures. Visit the Natural Resources Canada website (www.nrcan.gc.ca) for more details on exactly how much you can get back for each retrofit measure. Provincial program details can be found on the Climate Change Central website (www.climatechangecentral.com).
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association—Lethbridge Region is hosting a GREEN LIVING EXPO August 25-27 at the Park Place Mall Atrium. Here you will find a number of products that qualify for the program including insulation and kitchen options. The Expo will also have new home builders, solar panel options, and energy consultants on hand to answer all your questions. CHBA-LR President Gerrit Bezooyen states “the Green Living Expo brings professionals of the industry to the public where they can ask questions about what renovations and products are best for their home”.
“The renewal of the ecoENERGY Retrofit program shows the federal government’s commitment to improving the quality of the country’s housing stock and offers homeowners the help needed to improve their homes environmental performance” says Bezooyen, “we hope the public will take the opportunity to visit the Green Living Expo to see what options are available to them”.
Prior to this renewal, the federal government had provided more than half a million Canadians with retrofit rebates. With the $400 million that the federal government has budgeted for this latest phase, up to 250,000 more Canadian homeowners could be reimbursed for energy efficient home improvements which will generate economic activity in Lethbridge and across the country.
Maybe it’s time for the ecoENERGY Retrofit to help with your Green Living.
