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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,...
Builder Workshops from Community Energy Association
The City of New Westminster and Energy Save New West are pleased to promote an upcoming builder workshop from the Community Energy Association. This workshop is designed to support knowledge building and training on energy efficiency in new homes and is primarily...
Fall 2016 Builder & Designer Breakfast
The City of New Westminster through it's community energy program Energy Save New West is hosting a free "Builder & Designer Breakfast" Event on Thursday, November 17th from 7:30AM to 9:30AM. The purpose of the workshop is to interactively engage and inform...
Rateourhome.ca
Led by Metro Vancouver, “Rateourhome.ca” is an exciting new initiative that is designed to address the lack of public knowledge and access to home energy information at point of sale, construction and renovation. Through active participation and support for...