Retrofitting the Home

What is Retrofitting?

If your home is old or your energy bills are extremely high, retrofitting may be for you. Retrofitting is to update your home from an older, expensive home into a more energy efficient one.

It will typically improve the performance of the home and have significant reductions on energy and water usage, cutting down your monthly bill. You can choose from various heating systems to increase the comfortability of your own home. The amount saved varies on the house and the choices on made by the homeowner.

Click on thislinkto see some examples of furnaces and water heaters used in homes

photo of a home
A photograph of a typical Vancouver home
Case Studies
Examples of past retrofit homes
Concerns
Frequent Questions on Retrofit

Most Used Heating Systems

Furnaces

Continuous Pilot

Continuous Pilot A standing pilot gas furnace uses a small, continuously burning flame as a source of ignition for the main gas burner. When the thermostat calls for heat and prompts the main gas valve to turn on.

Condensing Furnace

Condensing Furnace Is the high-efficiency, or condensing furnace. The heat exchanger removes most of the heat from the exhaust gas, it actually condenses water vapor and other chemicals (which form a mild acid) as it operates.

Draft Fan Furnace

Draft Fan Furnace Furnace equipped with built-in induced draft fans. Their electrically operated fans force the combustion by-products through a small vent to the outdoors.

Water Heaters

Instantaneous Water Heater

Instantaneous Water Heater This system only heats water as needed in the pipe and doesn't need tank.

Conventional Water Heater

Conventional Water Heater This system is the most commonly used. It keeps 20-80 gallons of hot water, releasing when the hot water tap is turned on.

Tankless Coil Water Heater

Tankless Coil Water Heater Most efficient system for the home. Water flows through heated coil installed in the main furnace or boiler when the hot water faucet is turned on.

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