Richard Silver

Some Great Home ecoEnergy News from “Carson Dunlop and Associates”.

Here is some great news from Andra Wooley of Carson Dunlop and Associates. It showcases some of the existing energy options that are available through the both the Federal and Provincial Governments. Hopefully this will serve to clarify some of the confusion on what is available at present to Homeowners:

“Richard, as mentioned, we are excited to share this IMPORTANT news for all home owners.   NRCan’s ecoENERGY Retrofit program now offers more ways to access valuable rebates.  NOW, 25% MORE GRANT MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR UPGRADES PLUS SEVERAL CRITICAL PROGRAM CHANGES. 

Some Highlights:

 25% increase in available grants – still maximum of $5000 federally (+ separate provincial programs)
 We can now do audits on mixed use buildings. i.e. store with apartment above (no industrial equipment) See attached for definitions
 Homeowners who have already received grants under this program will now be eligible to reenter the program should they have new upgrades and renovations they want to complete

The level of consumer awareness has risen given the recent media attention.  From your perspective, it is critical that you are aware of the many ways home owners can take advantage of this program and receive up to $10,000 in rebates for improving the energy efficiency of their homes.  The eligible grant money is instrumental in reducing the stigma attached to properties needing upgrades and replacements of major systems such as furnaces, air conditioners, insulation, windows etc… as it lowers the direct consumer costs and improves the quality of life.

The best way for you to understand the benefits of the program is to experience an ecoENERGY assessment yourself!  The best way for you to understand the benefits of the program is to experience an ecoENERGY assessment yourself! Currently, the province is rebating clients $150 towards the cost of this initial assessment.

To further understand the benefits of the program we have just gone live with our very informative ecoENERGY site including some excellent videos.

http://www.carsondunlop.com/ecoenergy/index.html

You can also access through our main site www.carsondunlop.com and click on the left topic: ABOUT ecoENERGY.

For more information or to book your personal energy evaluation, please call us at 416-964-9415 or 800-268-7070 and ask for Ryan or Stefani.”

More information is available by clicking here.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 am and is filed under Real Estate, Toronto. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

1. Tom Lebour said at April 25th, 2009 at 4:26 am

   Great ecoEnergy highlight from Carson Dunlop, thank you for the timely posting Richard.

   Renovating your home for energy efficiency and future resale value is indeed the GREEN way to go.

   Let’s further educate the consumer on the return on investment and explain the available government grants.

   This will encourage home owners to voluntarily perform an energy audit.

   I strongly oppose making the energy audit mandatory at the time of sale of the property, as proposed by Bill 150

   While a worthwhile goal, unfortunately the wrong approach.

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