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Consumer Video on High Performance New Homes
Energy Save New West is excited to announce our "Consumer Video on High Performance New Homes" has been released. This animated digital video is the first of three installments that Energy Save New West is developing to raise awareness and educate Consumers, Builders...
Urban Solar Garden – Public Information Session
The City of New Westminster is hosting a FREE Public Information Session on Thursday, July 20th, from 7PM to 8PM at the Anvil Centre to discuss the potential development of an Urban Solar Garden. Local residents and businesses are invited to attend and talk about:...
Training Subsidy For High Performance Home Course Offered To Local Builders & Trades
Energy Save New West is pleased to announce a limited number of subsidies for local New Westminster builders and tradespersons to attend BCIT’s CESA 1500 - High Performance Building Course. This five-day course provides the knowledge and practical hands-on skills that...
FortisBC Recognizes City of New Westminster With Energy in Action Award
Energy Save New West is pleased to announce that the City of New Westminster has been selected by FortisBC as a 2017 Energy in Action award winner. Eleven (11) awards, in the categories of public sector, commercial, industrial, foodservice and new home construction,...
Presentations from the Spring 2017 Builder & Designer Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who attended our Spring 2017 Builder & Designer Breakfast at Anvil Centre last month. We hope you enjoyed the session and found a few useful concepts and ideas from the presentations that you can adopt in your own building and design...
ENERGY STAR® Appliance Rebates
Are you looking to upgrade to your old energy guzzling appliance to new ENERGY STAR® rated? If so, now is a great time to look at purchasing new ENERGY STAR® appliances to receive up to a $200 rebate. On purchases made between May 1 and June 15, 2017 you can get...
Spring 2017 Builder & Designer Breakfast
The City of New Westminster through its community energy program Energy Save New West is hosting a free “Builder & Designer Breakfast” Event on Thursday, April 20th from 7:30AM to 9:30AM. The purpose of the workshop is to interactively engage and inform the...
New Online Video From BC Hydro & FortisBC to Support Better Insulation & Air Sealing Upgrades
Is your home drafty and lacking insulation? If so, air sealing and insulation upgrades of your existing home can offer a great opportunity for you to reduce space-conditioning energy, improve durability and reduce utility bills. Although simple weatherization work...
Energy Save New West Hosts Workshop to Support Development of Green Building Kiosk
Energy Save New West is exploring the creation of a "Green Building Kiosk" to support the development of new low-energy and environmentally sustainable buildings in the City of New Westminster that perform above basic BC Building Code standards with respect to energy...
Presentations from Fall 2016 Builder & Designer Breakfast
Thank you to everyone who attended our Fall 2016 Builder & Designer Breakfast at Anvil Centre last week. We hope you enjoyed the session and found a few useful ideas from the presentations that you can adopt in your own building and design practices. As requested,...