Given our family's hot water usage, I figured we don't need the hot water tank heating all of the time. ...   more »

The kitchen reno provided us with the chance to insulate the exterior wall, add radiant heat to the floors, replace ...   more »

Solar thermal versus tankless on demand; or do we simply retrofit to conserve heat?   more »

For homes that are no more than three storeys high, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential energy efficiency assessment service to owners of single family homes. The maximum grant you can receive for a home is $5,000.   more »

Answers to some of the initial questions that come up about applying Solar Energy to our home.   more »

We are thinking of installing radiant heat on the main floor. Our first question is whether to heat it using solar or groundsource energy or some combination of these and other sources.   more »