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    September 30, 2025

    Vendors deliver LEED Silver School via Integrated Project Delivery

    Retrofit Vendors demonstrate their expertise with Integrated Project Delivery.

    September 29, 2025

    River Landing East Tower & Nutrien Tower

    Retrofit Vendor Ledcor builds 2 LEED Gold towers in Saskatoon.

    September 22, 2025

    Nanaimo Port Theatre Electrification

    Retrofit Vendor Prism Engineering supported Port Theatre to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through Low Carbon Electrification (LCE) measures

    September 19, 2025

    Prism Engineering: Key takeaways from BOMA Canada Enspire webinars

    AEEA is pleased to repost this announcement from Retrofit Vendor Prism Engineering. Learn more: LinkedIn Prism Engineering Consultant Services Assessments, Commissioning & operations, Design, engineering, Feasibility, Procurement, project delivery Specialization Audits, Building condition, Building operation handover & training, Building…

    September 10, 2025

    National Bank Centre – Podium Repositioning

    Renovation of National Bank Centre will achieve multiple sustainability certifications.

    September 5, 2025

    ATCO Centre Edmonton earns national award for energy efficiency

    AEEA is pleased to repost this article for sustainable building leader Triovest, a Colliers company. Learn more here. Original article credit: Taproot Edmonton.

    August 28, 2025

    LEED Gold target for Edmonton Recreation Centre

    Retrofit Vendors Clark Builders and CDN Power Pac are partners in delivering the Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre for the City of Edmonton

    August 27, 2025

    Sustainable schools by Introba

    AEEA is pleased to repost this Project Showcase involving Retrofit Vendor Introba. Learn more: LinkedIn Introba Consultant Services Assessments, Commissioning & operations, Design, engineering, Feasibility, Procurement, project delivery Specialization Building condition, Building envelope design, Commissioning, Electrical engineering, Embodied carbon,…

    August 25, 2025

    Valleyview’s Net Positive Town Hall

    AEEA is pleased to repost this Project Showcase involving Retrofit Vendor Scott Builders. To learn more: LinkedIn, ENBIX case study Scott Builders Inc. Contractor Services Assessments Specialization Audits, Building condition Service area Central Alberta, Northern Alberta, Southern Alberta…

    August 20, 2025

    Retrofit Vendor CIMA+ positions the Town of Devon for successful decarbonization

    CIMA+ produces a decarbonization report, a tailored roadmap to significantly reduce Devon’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve the climate resilience of key public assets. See the full article (Credit source article: Climate Ready Infrastructure Service) CIMA+ Consultant Services…

    August 19, 2025

    Avenue Living: A leader in community revitalization through building retrofits

    Gabriel Millard, Avenue Living’s Managing Partner for Equity Capital Markets summarizes Avenue Living’s philosophy that  “Compared to building new, retrofits offer a practical and timely solution, breathing new life into long-standing neighbourhoods while reducing environmental impact”. See the full

    August 18, 2025

    LEED Gold Students Association Building

    Retrofit Vendors Stantec, Englobe (through Arrow Engineering division), RJC, WSP, Graham, and AltaPro Electric deliver the LEED Gold Students Association MacEwan University (SAMU) Building

    August 8, 2025

    LEED Gold Sports Facility

    Stantec, Scott Builders, and Clark Builders achieve LEED Gold for Red Deer Polytechnic’s Gary Harris Centre.

    August 7, 2025

    Decentralized Energy Recovery Ventilators in 2 Edmonton Condo Buildings

    AEEA is pleased to repost this Project Showcase involving Retrofit Vendors HVAC Systems and Englobe.

    August 6, 2025

    Avenue Living SunRise Apartments

    The SunRise has been transformed into a modern, affordable, and environmentally sustainable mixed-use building.

    July 31, 2025

    Edmonton Expo Centre Retrofit achieves significant energy savings

    The City of Edmonton achieves significant energy savings and cost certainty using IPD with Retrofit Vendors

    July 23, 2025

    Net Zero Transition Study: Fire Hall 18

    The City of Calgary is embarking on a significant renovation project for Huntington Hills Fire Station #18, aiming to enhance the facility’s energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    July 23, 2025

    Vancouver imposes carbon reporting

    Credit source article: “Retrofit rush expected as Vancouver imposes carbon reporting”, Jami Makan, Western Investor, July 22, 2025 Highlights from the source article: -carbon reporting requirements on commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet and on multifamily buildings over 100,000…

    July 21, 2025

    City of Calgary Prairie Sky Administration Building: Net Zero Design

    The City of Calgary is taking a bold step towards sustainability with the net zero Prairie Sky Administration Building.

    June 19, 2025

    Scotiabank partners with CIB for retrofit financing

    The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has formed a $100 million partnership with Scotiabank to finance deep energy retrofits across their commercial real estate clients in Canada. 

    June 18, 2025

    Northern United Place Retrofit

    Major upgrades projected to achieve 70% energy savings and 86% GHG emission reductions.

    June 18, 2025

    Award winning LEED Gold Innovation Centre for Engineering

    Retrofit Vendors Dialog, MCW, EllisDon (core and shell), and PCL (interior fit-up) collaborate to deliver the LEED Gold Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering at the University of Alberta.

    June 16, 2025

    Reimagined 1912 Building Achieves LEED Gold

    Retrofit Vendors Clark Builders, FWBA Architects, RJC Engineers, and Introba reimagine the 1912 King Edward School into the LEED Gold cSPACE arts hub.

    June 12, 2025

    Renovation of HSBC Place Achieves LEED Gold

    Retrofit Vendors PCL Construction Management, Dialog, RJC Engineers deliver a complete retrofit of HSBC Place and achieve LEED Gold.

    June 11, 2025

    LEED Gold school with solar array

    With a LEED Silver design mandate, Retrofit Vendors FWBA Architects, Ward Bros Construction and Spider Electric achieve LEED Gold on the Tilley replacement school

    June 10, 2025

    Retrofit Vendors Deliver LEED Silver School

    Retrofit Vendors Westcor Construction, TYZ Engineering and Group2 Architecture deliver the LEED Silver Buffalo Rubbing Stone school.

    June 5, 2025

    Flynn develops modular Speedwall system to achieve Passive House building envelope performance

    AEEA Retrofit Vendor Flynn Group utilizes its modular Speedwall building envelope system to achieve Passive House performance for BCIT’s unique needs.

    June 2, 2025

    Retrofit Vendors build a LEED Gold school through IPD

    Retrofit Vendors Delnor, Englobe, RJC and SMP collaborate through Integrated Project Delivery to build Soraya Hafez School for Edmonton Public Schools.

    June 1, 2025

    MCW incorporates AI into Energy Modelling

    AEEA Retrofit Vendor MCW is leveraging the parametric capabilities of OpenStudio with their own AI tools to improve accuracy and reliability of energy models and accelerate decision making.

    May 21, 2025

    Stantec advances sustainability in every building they design

    Explore the many ways retrofit vendor Stantec advances sustainability in their projects.

    May 21, 2025

    Retrofit-Ready Solutions Save School District $8M+ annually

    Optiem’s retrofit-ready technology provides real-time, asset-level energy monitoring and advanced analytics

    May 13, 2025

    Retrofit significantly upgrades City Hall

    Retrofit Vendors Timcon Construction and Group2 upgrade exterior insulation, windows and HVAC systems in the 40- 60 year old Red Deer City Hall.

    May 12, 2025

    Evergreen Colony – Ground Mount Solar Array

    Neu-Lite contributes to a lower carbon Alberta with the design and installation of a 1.2 MW solar array for the Evergreen Colony at Taber Alberta.

    May 10, 2025

    Retrofit Vendors achieve LEED Gold at Father Lacombe School

    AEEA Retrofit Vendors Group2, Shunda Consulting and Construction Management, and Williams Engineering deliver a LEED Gold K-9 school in Lacombe for St. Thomas Aquinas School Division.

    March 20, 2025

    Introducing the Retrofit Vendor Network: a game-changer for Alberta’s retrofit industry

    The Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance (AEEA) is thrilled to announce the launch of the AEEA Retrofit Vendor Network for Large Buildings, a major step forward in accelerating building retrofits across the province.

    March 18, 2025

    Free retrofit coaching program for building owners

    AEEA is proud to support the Alberta Ecotrust Retrofit Accelerator program by strengthening Alberta’s construction industry and expanding the retrofit market.

    February 14, 2025

    Resilient retrofits: protecting Alberta’s buildings and bottom lines

    As a partner in the Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative (DRAI), funded by Natural Resources Canada, the Pembina Institute explores why resilient retrofits are more critical than ever. 

    September 30, 2020

    Saving energy from the office walls to the plant floor

    From office insulation to steam boilers, a leading Canadian provider of automation solutions is finding energy savings across its Alberta facilities.

    September 30, 2020

    Triovest lowers the operating costs of its Edmonton commercial real estate

    Triovest lowers the operating costs of its Edmonton commercial real estate holdings by being strategic about energy management.

    September 30, 2020

    Shopping mall saves big on power

    Primaris achieves huge electricity savings at Fort McMurray mall.

    September 30, 2020

    Energy savings take off at Fort McMurray airport

    Low-cost and no-cost changes make impact for airport.

    September 24, 2020

    20 Northland Schools’ lighting can be adjusted from one phone

    A potential cost savings of over $700,000 drove the Northland School Division to invest in efficiency upgrades in their 20 schools. Red Deer College trains Albertans on solar installation in specially designed lab – YouTube

    September 24, 2020

    Red Deer College trains Albertans on solar installation in specially designed lab

    Since installing solar, Red Deer College has been able to offset their electricity usage by approximately 66 per cent.

    September 24, 2020

    Strategic Energy Management | Custom Energy Solutions

    Strategic Group took the opportunity to participate in Custom Energy Solutions’ On-site Energy Manager and Strategic Energy Management programs.

    September 24, 2020

    Home Energy Evaluation shows Matthew the key areas of his house to work on

    September 24, 2020

    Residential insulation upgrade saves money

    Investing in insulation upgrades will increase your family’s comfort, reduce your energy expenses, and increase your home’s value.

    September 24, 2020

    Updated light fixtures trim costs and allow for classroom re-investment in Grande Prairie

    The Grande Prairie Public School District was looking to reduce their carbon footprint, so they decided to replace the inefficient and outdated light fixture…

    September 24, 2020

    Iron Creek Truck & Trailer Solar | Daysland, Alberta

    Iron Creek Truck and Trailer makes money with solar system

    September 24, 2020

    Expert Insulation makes homes warmer in winter and cooler in summer

    September 24, 2020

    Home energy audit helps Gary see where hot air leaks out of his house

    September 24, 2020

    Residential Drain Water Heat Recovery Installation captures wasted heat

    Turn the waste heat going down the drain into valuable energy savings.

    September 24, 2020

    Energy Audits save industrial clients serious money

     

    September 24, 2020

    Community facilities save big with efficiency incentives

    The Town of Devon replaced their inefficient light bulbs in the Dale Fisher Arena, reducing their emissions, saving energy and lowering their operating costs…

    September 24, 2020

    Pam and Ben use a Home Energy Evaluation to stop wasting energy

     

    September 24, 2020

    Residential Window Replacement

    Claire’s Home Energy Plan

    September 24, 2020

    What is a Home Energy Audit?

    We talk with Cooper Le of 4 Elements to learn more about what a Home Energy Evaluation is and how it can help you save money and energy.