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New Money from CMHC for Planning
Date
5 October 2018
Is your co-op thinking of completing a Building Condition Assessment (BCA) or a Capital Replacement Reserve Plan (CRP)? Now’s your chance.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has just announced the Preservation Fund, an offshoot of their Seed Funding program, which allows co-ops with
Air Leakage Control for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
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Easy Ways to Make Your Co-op More Energy Efficient
Date
27 July 2022
Interested in improving energy efficiency in your co-op? Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) outlines the benefits: cost-effectiveness, comfortable, healthy living conditions and care for the environment. While Natural Resources is thinking about private housing, co-ops can use many of the tips on
Heat Pump Energy Performance Study
A performance study of the new heat pumps instaled at Oshawa and Black Creek Co-operative Homes in Ontario. Heat pumps found to provide greater efficiency with heating as well as cooling during the summer
A New Case Study on Heat Pumps for Co-ops
Date
8 February 2023
As heat pumps become a more popular tool for providing high-efficiency heating, more and more co-ops are jumping on the bandwagon with hopes of reducing their energy costs.
To investigate the impact that heat pumps are having on co-ops’ bottom lines, the Agency commissioned a case study to see
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Capital Plans and Contributions
Comparing 2007 and 2020, we saw the median annual contributions per unit almost triple ($1,026 per unit to $3,052).