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Heat Pump Calculator

This interactive tool helps you to compare the cost of heat pumps to other home heating and cooling options in five cities across Canada. It was developed by experts at the Canadian Climate Institute based on extensive economic analysis. Results reflect average costs over the lifetime of the equipment and do not reflect individual circumstances of each user.

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Education and Visual Aids

Deep Energy Retrofits in Nova Scotia

This paper is a collaborative effort between EfficiencyOne and the Halifax Regional Municipality. It conducts a detailed analysis of Nova Scotian housing, commercial, and institutional building stocks to assess the potential and challenges for an integrated, whole building approach to deep energy efficiency retrofits.

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Webinars

Better Building Speaker Series

Research shows that we could be constructing buildings that are more resilient, healthier and better for the environment. There are many ways we could make buildings better here in Nova Scotia and that is what this series of online presentations is all about. Architects, engineers, custom builders, contractors, developers and educators are encouraged to check out recordings and slides from past presentations in the Better Building Speaker Series.

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Education and Visual Aids

The Cool Way to Heat Homes

The heating and cooling equipment that Canadians rely on has big consequences for their finances and their environment. To meet the growing need for cooling, many people are buying central air conditioners and pairing then with their existing heating source. But in doing so, they inadvertently miss an opportunity to get high-efficiency, low emissions heating and cooling from a single piece of equipment: a heat pump.

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Training

Climate Literacy Training Project

The Building to Zero Exchange (BTZx) is enhancing Nova Scotia’s capacity for net-zero buildings by equipping industry professionals with essential skills through the Climate Literacy Training Project. This initiative provides architects, engineers, tradespeople, and building managers with the knowledge needed to implement sustainable construction practices, reduce emissions, and adapt to evolving regulations.

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Guide

Zeroing-in On Net-Zero Energy Homes by BER

Let’s understand that there is not a single, universally agreed upon definition of Net Zero Energy Buildings; as the zero-energy enigma lingers, the terms Zero Energy Building (ZEB) and Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) can be used interchangeably. The goal is to achieve an end result of zero energy.

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