This 1975 bungalow retrofit added major efficiency upgrades, and in its first year, the solar PV system generated more energy than the home used.

Read the case study here: buff.ly/aiUReu0

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GIF malfunction! Here's the working version in all its glory.

Check out this golden oldie in our deep retrofit case study library from our pal Peter Darlington and Solar Homes Inc.

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This family cut their home’s energy use by more than 60% by electrifying their #HVAC and water heating systems and adding renewable energy. Explore the case study, our first mechanical-only #deepretrofit in the library & read the homeowner’s advice on what to ask your HVAC suppliers: buff.ly/LRRvwIq

This retrofit, led by a homeowner/green building expert, transformed a 1937 Charlottetown home into a high-performance, Passive House-inspired dwelling with exceptional indoor air quality and drastically reduced energy consumption. Read all about it: buff.ly/OnoQAMS

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This one's a golden oldie - the Highlands project was one of the first energiesprong-inspired panelised residential retrofits in Canada. We FINALLY have a decent post-retrofit photo of the finished product. Check out the progression and then read the case study. buff.ly/qCVMzWW

🔧 Ever heard of a chainsaw retrofit? See how Peter Darlington (Solar Homes Inc.) used this method to make a home #netzeroready — in one slick animation: Full case Study: buff.ly/oOtAyQL

Thanks to Andy Cockburn + NAIMA Canada for the drawings!

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🧥 New "jacket" for a 1960s bungalow 🏠

This #deepretrofit cut energy use by over 69% by wrapping the home in a high-performance building envelope.

Now draft-free, more comfortable, and one heat pump away from #netzero.

Read the case study: 🔗 buff.ly/mBuA1jv

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@godostoyke.bsky.social used a modified Larsen truss to limit thermal bridging and hold 8" of compressed cellulose in this advanced envelope system. The innovation was essential to this #deepretrofit that made a 1971 bi-level home #netzero.

Read the case study: buff.ly/lHKqFBj