Research Guides: Green Design and Construction: Environment, Regulation, Incentives, Case Studies: Retrofit Guides

Retrofit Guide

Retrofitting from Natural Resources Canada

Includes energy retrofit guides for Principles for Commercial and Institutional Buildings, Office Buildings, K-12 Schools, Hospitals, Non-Food Retail Stores, Hotels and Motels, Supermarkets and Food Stores

Tower Wise

The Toronto Atmospheric Fund offers a number of helpful links to walk you through a high-rise retrofit.

Retrofitting Existing Buildings to Improve Sustainability and Energy Performance from the National Institute of Building Science - suggests several energy-efficient and green retrofit options and links out to resource pages for each option.

Retrofit Guides from CMHC

Two-Storey Homes

Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits [electronic resource]: exterior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s two-storey houses, 10% or 25% space heating energy savings.
Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits [electronic resource]: exterior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s two-storey houses, >75% space heating energy savings.
Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits [electronic resource]: interior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s two-storey houses, >75% space heating energy savings.
Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits [electronic resource]: interior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s two-storey houses, 10% to 25% space heating energy savings.

Bungalows

Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits for houses [electronic resource]: exterior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s raised bungalow, 10% or 25% space heating energy savings.
Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits for houses [electronic resource]: exterior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s one-storey raised bungalow, >75% space heating energy savings.
Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits for houses [electronic resource]: interior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s raised bungalow, 10% or 25% space heating energy savings.
Energy efficiency building envelope retrofits for houses : interior retrofit for 1960s and 1970s one-storey raised bungalow, >75% space heating energy savings.