Today 17 percent of all energy used in Canada goes toward running our homes. Every time we use energy from fossils fuels such as coal, oil and gas, greenhouse gas emissions are produced.  By using less energy in our homes, we help reduce these emissions which contribute to climate change. The Government of Canada is asking all Canadians to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by one tonne or 20 percent. By making your home more energy efficient, you can make your contribution to help protect our environment. The ECO Energy Retrofit for Houses service offers homeowners individualized advice from an independent third-party professional, on how to improve the energy performance of their home. You will be provided with a detailed ECO Energy Retrofit for Houses report  and recommendations on how to reduce your heating cost and improve the energy efficiency of your house.

Yuri Olhovsky is NRCan Certified Energy Advisor. 

As an experienced ECO Energy Retrofit for Houses advisor and ENERGY STAR Evaluator for new houses, Yuri will give you advice on how to economically improve your home's energy efficiency, improve comfort and reduce energy use. He will show you how to link energy efficiency with home improvements.  The evaluation includes the following:

• A blower door test to identify air-leakage points.

• A comprehensive walk-through of your house to collect data for modeling your home's energy use.
• An ECO Energy Retrofit for Houses report with customized energy upgrade recommendations for your home.
• An estimate of annual energy consumption along with an EnerGuide rating and label.

Prices
The base price for the ECO Energy Retrofit  for Houses service is $ 340 plus GST for the houses up to 3000 sq.ft including basement, crawl space and any other heated space.  Additional charges apply for larger houses and for additional travel outside of the normal service area for the local energy advisor.   Additional Charges There is an additional charge for houses over 3000 square feet (including basement) of $5.00 per 100 square feet. There may also be an additional charge per house of $0.50 per kilometer, for travel greater than 100 km roundtrip from the Energy Advisors place of business. Payment Payment is due directly to the energy advisor by cash, cheque or money order at the time of the evaluation.

*EnerGuide is a registered trademark of Natural Resources Canada.  Used with permission. ENERGY STAR is a registered trademark of the Environmental

Protection Agency of the United States of America. Used under license.