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Old home Earth Day Event survey results

The Glebe Community Association and other benefits of home upgrades.
(GCA) will hold an event on April 22 An overwhelming 92.4 per cent of
in celebration of Earth Day 2017 to respondents were interested in learn-
provide residents of older homes with ing about available grants and energy
an opportunity to learn and share retrofit programs. Respondents also
ways they can conserve energy, reduce identified the need for cost-effective
carbon emissions and live more sus- solutions and options for renters.
tainability. The GCA Environment The Environment Committee
Committee conducted a survey to get wishes to thank everyone who pro-
input on topics of interest, profiles on vided feedback on the Old Home
participants and program format so as Earth Day Event survey, which closed
to design an event that better suits resi- on February 17. To show our appreci- Photos:sean Costello
dents’ needs. ation, we will be selecting one lucky
The committee received 78 respondent to win a Home Energy
responses to the survey. 65.3 per cent Evaluation, Rating & Retrofit Report,
of the respondents have had energy- a $500 value courtesy of Homesol The 106th edition of the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament between national teams in
efficiency or related home renovations Building Solutions Inc. men’s tennis was held at Lansdowne on February 3 – 5, the first tennis event to be
done on their homes. The committee will reach out to held there. It had been 23 years since Tennis Canada hosted an event in Ottawa. In
A majority of respondents (53.4 per potential participants for the event the end, the Great Britain team prevailed over Canada. For more photos, go to the
Glebe report website at www.glebereport.ca and look under “Gallery.”
cent) indicated that they would be based on the feedback received. The
interested in learning more about their GCA Environment Committee is also
home’s carbon footprint. In terms of seeking volunteers to assist with the
energy efficiency upgrades, respond- organization, marketing and logistics
ents were most interested in learning of the event itself. If you are inter-
about insulating walls (55.9 per cent), ested or would like more information,
air sealing homes (51.5 per cent), insu- please contact glebeoldhomes@gmail.
lating attics (41.2 per cent) and installing com.
energy efficient windows (39.7 per cent). The Old Home Earth Day Event will
With respect to emerging technologies, take place at the Glebe Community
a large number of respondents would be Centre on Saturday, April 22. Stay
interested in learning about solar pan- tuned for more details in the next
els (59.4 per cent), tankless water heaters issue of the Glebe Report where we
(55.1 per cent), heat recovery ventilators will announce the winner of the Home
or enthalpy recovery ventilators (46.4 Energy Evaluation, Rating & Retrofit
per cent) and geothermal systems (42 Report. In the meantime, you can also
per cent). check out the Old Home Earth Day
A common theme was a desire to Event Facebook page at: www.face-
understand the options, costs, savings book.com/events/1238129402931606/!

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