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Ontario’s environmental commissioner, in her annual report released last Tuesday, said  greenhouse gas emissions were down in the province. Dianne Saxe said this was due to environmental policies under the former Liberal government, now [...]

Long-time EnerQuality builder Great Gulf took home top honours at from the Ontario Home Builders' Association Awards of Distinction Gala in Ottawa, winning 2018 Ontario Home Builder of the Year. At the awards held on September 25, 2018, [...]

On November 15, OHBA, CHBA and Enbridge, in conjunction with Natural Resources Canada, are presenting a one day LEEP Gas Mechnicals Technology Forum designed to address builder needs. This forum was developed in response to challenges raised by [...]

Enbridge is offering energy efficiency training sessions led by industry experts Andy Oding and Gord Cooke of Building Knowledge. Contractors, suppliers, distributors and sellers of heating, cooling, water heating, insulation, windows and more [...]

The mayors of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are among leaders of 19 major world cities aspiring for net zero carbon emissions across their urban building portfolios by 2050. John Tory, Valérie Plante and Gregor Robertson signed the declaration [...]

On May 4th at the BILD Awards, nine EnerQuality ENERGY STAR^® builders took home 11 awards between them. The haul for ENERGY STAR^® builders included two of the top awards of the night: Home Builder of the Year - Low Rise for Mattamy Homes and Home [...]

EnerQuality is excited to sponsor OHBA's upcoming four-day Housing Tour to The Netherlands, June 10-14. OHBA will be travelling with a small group of builder and developer members to Amsterdam and Rotterdam with a strong focus on modern [...]

The OHBA Climate Change Council is holding its next webinar on May 16, discussing "Getting to the Next Code" and how an Integrated Design Process can help buildings in adopting more energy efficient building practices. They'll also discuss what [...]

SACRAMENTO — Long a leader and trendsetter in its clean-energy goals, California took a giant step May 9, becoming the first state to require all new homes to have solar power. The new requirement, to take effect in two years, brings solar [...]

(Article courtesy The Calgary Herald) While interest is growing for new homes with more than one master bedroom, and improving storage and energy efficiency are priorities, kitchens still lead the way. These are some of the results that [...]