Deep Energy Retrofits
Retrofit Canada, Logan Gilmore
Edmonton
Butterwick Projects
Various

Three pilot projects, managed by a team led by Butterwick Projects, received funding that covered the incremental costs of innovative technologies in Deep-Energy Retrofit (DER) panel designs and increasing industry awareness of scaling up DER across Alberta. The objective was to illustrate the possibility of DER across three different residential typologies, and to impress how affordable and impactful the energy savings can be. The final report offers a cost-benefit analysis, energy modelling results of the pre- and post-homes, and a summary of the learnings of an innovative way to reduce GHG.

“The most sustainable house is the one that is already built.”

— Peter Amerongen

Project Innovation

Deep Energy Retrofits

This project focuses on Deep-Energy Retrofits (DER). Cutting-edge, precision imaging technology will be carried out by drones, and the data they gather will then be used to design and manufacture prefabricated panels. The panels will be spec’d to be air-tight, super-insulated, and fully finished with insulation, windows, and siding. Finished panels will be attached to exterior roofs and walls. Studies show that deep-energy retrofits can make a building up to 70% more efficient and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 400 tonnes per year. When combined with renewable technologies, DER panels can transform an existing house into a net-zero home.

Project Findings

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