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Mississauga continues to demonstrate its ecoEnergy commitment. During this year’s Earth Hour, we achieved a further reduction in power consumption. In 2010 there was a drop of 6.9 percent and in 2011 that increased to 8 percent. According to George Carlson, who is a Mississauga city councilor and chairs the Environmental Advisory Committee, this is [...]
Programmes like the EcoENERGY Retrofit are good for the Canadian economy, as not only do they help to reduce our energy wastefulness, but they also create jobs and promote economic investment in an emerging energy sector.
The average grant is more than $1,200 and will yield an average 23 percent reduction in energy use and costs.
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Actually we will be saddened by the ending of the HRTC tax credit. The Conservative government has been hinting strongly that this type of incentive will not be extended. The downside to this relief is that while it was a benefit to those who had the funds available to spend, it didn’t offer any assistance [...]
For more information on fiberglass entry doors I have added some PDF files from the Master Grain website. http://www.mastergrain.com/images/MasterGrain_Door_Thermal_Testing_Report.pdf These files document the attention to detail and high performance of the doors. I have also included a link to their catalogue of products. http://www.mastergrain.com/images/MasterGrain_2009_Catalogue.pdf Thanks for the many enquiries and hopefully this will make it [...]
More than 80 percent of Canadian homeowners admit they know little to nothing about the new Home Renovation Tax Credit that could result in tax savings up to a maximum of $1,350. The poll by Angus Reid Strategies also showed 98 percent of homeowners are unaware of the February 1, 2010 deadline for claiming their [...]
Everyone contemplating a renovation has to work within their budget in order to get the return on value that will leave them feeling satisfied with their accomplishments. Knowing what you can afford to do before you ask for estimates will open the process and allow for creative changes. In the case of replacing windows and [...]
Sometimes there are home renovations and repairs that just have to be done, but a savvy shopper can use various tools to get it done right. For a homeowner, when the time came to replace a 25-year-old furnace in their recently purchased home in Toronto, they decided to get an energy audit done just to [...]
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If you were out house hunting, found a home you absolutely loved and it turned out to be renovated to be warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer and more comfortable all year round and this home could actually help reduce your energy use by up to 30% and even provides a healthier [...]
Even though this initiative needs further clarification, we can see that the trend is certainly going GREEN! So now we have to make sense of how to maximize the results from your energy audit and position your home for a quick resale. According to research that is provided by Mississauga ReMax Professionals R.E. agent Laura [...]
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