Are you or your neighbors experiencing high energy bills? Are you wondering about the environmental impact of your building’s operations? Discover ways to reduce your building’s operating costs and contribute solutions to climate change. Apply the “building as a system” approach to retrofit planning, and identify cost effective energy-efficient upgrades for your strata or MURB. Case studies will highlight renovations costs, payback periods, and annual energy and green-house gas savings.

For sustainable insulation, try the Buildsmart Product Directory: www.buildsmart.ca  Here you'll find several options, including cellulose, cotton and wool insulation. Just click on a product for a listing of local suppliers.

Try Bonded Logic Ultra Touch insulation. This is a natural fibre insulation manufactured from 85% recycled cotton. It contains no harmful man-made fibres or chemical irritants such as formaldehyde. Ultra Touch does not require a warning label; it is safe to manipulate. The natural fibres used are 100% recyclable. Insulation Value: Ultra Touch has four products available ranging in R-value from R-13 to R-19.

1) Can-Cell Industries Inc.
2-20177-97 Avenue
Langley, BC V1M 4B9
Phone : 1-800-661-7005
Email : sales@can-cell.com
http://www.can-cell.com

2) MAC Building Products Ltd.
418 St George Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 1L2
Phone : 1-604-526-5153
Email : macbuild@telus.net

Simply upgrading of existing buildings to current energy efficiency standards is a major challenge and not just for industrial buildings. There are some incentives offered by the Federal government such as the Industrial Building Incentive Program (Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada) but clearly much of the regulatory control rests with local municipalities.

House as a System - Energy Reduction Through Integrated Design: