Case Studies

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[locationProvince] => Alberta [houseType] => Single-Family Bungalow [yearBuilt] => 1951 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => No [performanceLevel] => Net Zero ) [9] => Array ( [id] => 12 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 69 [title] => The “before” – stunning 1980s white vinyl facade 🙂 [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/12/images/file_6759b7a794684.png [file_name] => default_name.jpg ) [urlSlug] => highwood-calgary-deep-energy-retrofit-1670373049 [isFeatured] => 1 [caseStudyName] => Highwood Calgary Deep Energy Retrofit [introDescription] => This homeowner & contractor did a full retrofit to Net Zero as part of a three-case study project through the SSRIA, accompanied by a Guidebook & Curriculum project in association with SAIT. [locationProvince] => AB [houseType] => Single-Family Bungalow [yearBuilt] => 1955 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => Yes [performanceLevel] => Net Zero ) [10] => Array ( [id] => 13 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 86 [title] => Completed retrofit [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/13/images/file_6759b7ab90b8c.jpeg [file_name] => default_name.jpg ) [urlSlug] => hoffman-deep-retrofit [isFeatured] => 1 [caseStudyName] => Brookside Deep Retrofit [introDescription] => This retrofit was one of the first three panelized deep retrofits ever done on single-family homes in North America. [locationProvince] => AB [houseType] => Single-Family Bungalow [yearBuilt] => 1969 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => No [performanceLevel] => Net-Zero Ready ) [11] => Array ( [id] => 14 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 308 [title] => Rendering [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/14/images/o8aoX5ZqnJBEdA3Bc4DsFGU5R67qdTVDHrCqyAOR.png [file_name] => Hero After.png ) [urlSlug] => new-glasgow-retrofit [isFeatured] => 0 [caseStudyName] => New Glasgow Municipal Operations Building Retrofit – Feasibility Study [introDescription] => This case study, submitted by the [ReCover Initiative](https://www.recoverinitiative.ca), outlines a net-zero scenario using a panelized deep retrofit solution for a municipal operations building built in 1987. 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[locationProvince] => AB [houseType] => Single-Family 2+ Stories [yearBuilt] => 1960 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => Yes [performanceLevel] => Net-Zero Ready ) [20] => Array ( [id] => 25 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 218 [title] => Phase 3 Solar completed [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/25/images/file_6759b7da82781.jpeg [file_name] => default_name.jpg ) [urlSlug] => windhaven-no-demo-nze-retrofit-1673630936 [isFeatured] => 0 [caseStudyName] => Windhaven No Demo NZE retrofit [introDescription] => Reaching carbon neutral, net-zero energy in AB (no more gas) without demolition, disruption or external financial government support. [locationProvince] => AB [houseType] => Single-Family 2+ Stories [yearBuilt] => 2010 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [performanceLevel] => Net-Zero Ready ) [21] => Array ( [id] => 26 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 231 [title] => Front After [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/26/images/file_6759b7ddc240e.jpeg [file_name] => default_name.jpg ) [urlSlug] => woodbine [isFeatured] => 1 [caseStudyName] => Woodbine [introDescription] => This net-zero deep retrofit of a Calgary single-family home made the building so energy-efficient it can get all of its energy needs from solar. [locationProvince] => AB [houseType] => Single-Family 2+ Stories [yearBuilt] => 1981 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => No [performanceLevel] => Net Zero ) [22] => Array ( [id] => 47 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 514 [title] => Post Retrofit Back [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/47/images/cqnAG69MbeXaHF6sXqFh3sDGwOAfTerQ8Dd0bNWe.jpg [file_name] => IMG_8278.JPG ) [urlSlug] => hat-coat-boot [isFeatured] => 1 [caseStudyName] => A hat, a coat and a boot – 1971 bungalow gets net-zero retrofit [introDescription] => This deep energy retrofit used “a hat, a coat, and a boot” approach, improving insulation, airtightness, and efficiency to create a net-zero home for under $150,000. [locationProvince] => AB [houseType] => Single-Family Split-Level [yearBuilt] => 1971 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 7a [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => No [performanceLevel] => Net Zero ) [23] => Array ( [id] => 48 [featured_image] => Array ( [id] => 620 [title] => [image_path] => https://portal.retrofitcanada.com/storage/caseStudy/48/images/0miwgjahEn3Gpv336vZ7BG3Uv1P2JTHbrMUsdG20.jpg [file_name] => hero.jpg ) [urlSlug] => charon [isFeatured] => 1 [caseStudyName] => Charon Retrofit [introDescription] => Fellipe Falluh of [Retrofit Construction](https://retrofitconstruction.ca/aboutpage) retrofitted an 1890’s Montréal Row Home duplex to net-zero-ready. [locationProvince] => QC [houseType] => Row/Townhouse [yearBuilt] => 1895 [structureType] => Wood-Framed [climateZone] => 6 [retrofitType] => Envelope and Mechanical [retrofitPhasing] => No [performanceLevel] => Net-Zero Ready ) )

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