You’ve done the work to reduce your household GHG emissions/energy consumption and made it more comfortable. Now it’s time to maximize your gains and make sure your money translates into great savings.

Check our energy-saving tips to get started on saving all you can.

Did you know that behaviour change in your newly retrofitted home can reduce your household energy consumption by as much as 12 per cent?

It’s easier to plan than emergency-replace

If you know your fossil-fuel furnace is coming up for replacement in three years, now is the time to start planning the shift to a zero-emissions, high-efficiency heating system, like a cold-climate heat pump.

You will get better deals, timely service, great advice, and far fewer headaches when you plan for your major equipment replacements well in advance. Don’t forget, there is no worse time to consider new energy-efficient technologies than when you are shivering in your home with a broken furnace on a cold winter day. If you’re serious about energy efficiency and emissions reductions, start your planning early and make sure it happens.

Share the wealth

Did you have a great retrofit experience?  Your neighbours are much more likely to make changes in their own homes when they know you have had success with yours. Better Homes Kingston has a goal of retrofitting 20-50 per cent of Kingston’s pre 1991 construction one-family home by 2040, achieving an average carbon reduction impact of 30 per cent per home. This will require thousands of homeowners to choose to participate in the Better Homes Kingston program. Can you help us get there?