{"id":22770,"date":"2023-10-21T01:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T08:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/built-green-canada-to-launch-whole-house-energy-retrofit-courses\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T01:38:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T08:38:06","slug":"built-green-canada-to-launch-whole-house-energy-retrofit-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/built-green-canada-to-launch-whole-house-energy-retrofit-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Built Green Canada to launch whole-house energy retrofit courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oct. 19, 2023 \u2013 Built Green Canada, in partnership with Blue House Energy, has launched their Whole-House Energy Retrofit online training course.<\/p>\n

The Whole-House Energy Retrofit course builds on industry\u2019s knowledge. It aims to encompass the basement to attic, assessing energy usage and building envelope, air leakage and drafts, insulation levels, heating \/ cooling problems, and how to identify and address dampness and mold or mildew, which could lead to structural and \/ or health problems.<\/p>\n

The program will aim to help participants understand what a whole-house energy retrofit is, what it\u2019s meant to achieve, what one needs to know when working in the industry, and what to look out for when installing energy efficiency measures in homes\u2014including avoiding unintended consequences of tightening the building envelope.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike many industries, professional development is a huge challenge for the residential construction industry,\u201d said Blue House Energy Chief Executive Officer, Shawna Henderson, in a press release. \u201cMicro-businesses, those with less than four people on payroll, make up over seventy per cent of the industry. Professional development is expensive, and if you\u2019re a small renovator or a builder, you don\u2019t make money unless you\u2019re on the tools\u2014and so, self-directed, on-demand training bridges that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n

The curriculum aligns with Natural Resources Canada\u2019s EnerGuide for Houses\u00a0and dovetails with Built Green\u2019s Renovation programs that include energy efficiency as a key focus and go on to other critical aspects of sustainable building\u2014indoor air quality, carbon reductions, resiliency, water, and waste management, occupant wellness, and more. And, the program is complementary to the leadership efforts of the\u00a0Canadian Home Builders\u2019 Association\u2019s\u00a0and CMHC\u2019s \u201cGet it in Writing<\/u>\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n

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