Prime Minister Carney announces landmark investment to retrofit one million homes, cutting energy costs and emissions. You can read more about the announcement HERE. IMPORTANT NOTE: With the announcement of the program, CACEA™ has submitted an official letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). We have also…
On September 11, 2026, CACEA™ convened a national session of its EA Council to gather practitioner feedback on ECCC’s modernization of HOT2000. EAs from existing homes, new construction, and code compliance streams, along with QA Specialists and Service Organizations from across the country, weighed in on what the platform needs to get right. That discussion became…
Panelists: Summary: Energy Advisors were seeing a wider range of wall, roof and foundation assemblies than ever before, and much of what circulated about them was perception rather than fact. This interactive session worked through a typical Net Zero ready envelope component by component (attic and roof, walls, foundation and party walls), asking at each…
Panelists: Summary: Solar is too often bolted on after the design decisions that determine whether it will work — roof geometry, anchoring, panel capacity, vent placement — have already been made. This session gave Energy Advisors the constraints, common blunders and early questions to raise with builders and homeowners, so they can steer the conversation,…
On September 8, 2026, the day Budget 2026 consultations closed and Canada’s retaliatory tariffs took effect, CACEA™ formally called on the Prime Minister and federal ministers to reinstate a multi-year national home retrofit grant and loan, modelled on the former Canada Greener Homes program, with a mandatory EA evaluation built into its design. The case…
Panelists: Summary: EAs use blower door equipment every day, but everyone runs into challenges that call for troubleshooting guidance. CACEA hosted an interactive session on blower door best practices and troubleshooting, focused on single fan and 2-zone single fan testing. Topics included maintenance and calibration considerations, hose configurations, and environmental challenges.
Topic: Resuming ENERGY STAR Canada communication activities
Topic: Resuming ENERGY STAR Canada communication activities
Panelists: Summary: CACEA’s panel of Energy Advisors discussed the opportunities and challenges of using AI in day-to-day EA work.