Recommended Links
In our homes, we the occupants truly are "the weakest link". Please explore these great links for important tips on how to enhance your conservation efforts, and educate your family on the personal and global benefits of "doing our part".
Energy
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Check out CMHC's "About Your House" series for answers to all your housing questions.
Home Maintenance Tips for Fall - CMHC
For tips on how to maintain your home this Fall
Natural Resources Canada - The Office of Energy Efficiency
Find out about rebates, Energy Star, incentives and grants.
"Keeping the Heat In"
Produced by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency. It contains valuable information for any home owner when it's time to renovate.
Ministry of Energy, Ontario
Great tips for purchasing and operating appliances efficiently and much, much more
Manitoba Hydro
At Manitoba Hydro, serving the communities where we live and work is a strong part of our corporate culture and history. Our historical community roots are built on a legacy of over 50 years...
B.C. Hydro
As the third largest electric utility in Canada, BC Hydro serves customers in an area containing over 94% of British Columbia's population.
Department of Energy - USA
The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support...
California - USA
The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. Created by the Legislature in 1974 and located in Sacramento, the Commission has five major...
Kids
Getting the Kids engaged in household conservation efforts can be a lot of fun. Talk about it, read about it and implement "family incentives" to encourage everyone to participate. Before long, you'll find the kids "policing" each other and YOU!!!
Natural Resources Canada-Kids Club
Hey kids, we know you care about the environment! And we know you have lots of great ideas about how Canadians can save energy and save nature. Here's your chance to share those ideas with others...
"The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss is an absolute must-read for kids!
Plant a new trufulla. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And give it freash air. Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack. Then the Lorax and all of his friends may come back.
California Energy Commission-Energy Quest
Energy Quest is the award-winning energy education website of the California Energy Commission. It debuted on the World Wide Web on October 1, 1995, to celebrate October as National Energy...
ENERGY STAR Kids
For thousands of years our planet's given us energy, lot's of energy! But in the process, we've put our planet under stress and now it needs our help. If we want to keep our planet healthy...
PowerWatch Associations
EnerQuality
Founded in 1998, EnerQuality delivers the ENERGY STAR for New Homes initiative in Ontario with permission from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
Building Industry and Land Development Association
Building Industry and Land Development Association. Welcome. With more than 1,500 members, BILD, formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban...
Ontario Home Builders Association
The Ontario Home Builders' Association is the voice of the residential building industry in Ontario. Its 4,000 member companies are involved in all facets of the new home construction...
Build it Green - USA
uild It Green is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy- and resource-efficient building practices in California. We work with mainstream...
PowerWatch in the Community
CMHC Eco Pods & The Sustainable Condo
PowerWatch is a sponsor and featured product at the condo.
The Archetype Sustainable House
Located in Vaughan, Ontario at TRCA's Kortright Centre. Our Sales Executive, Shelley Vall»e, worked as a volunteer calling in trades to lend a hand and performed some very glamorous tasks on site (picking up garbage and sorting recyclable material).
Michelle Denney of the Toronto Region
Conservation Authority and Shelley Vall»e
of PowerWatch, July 2008.
Ontario Power Consumption via The Weather Network
On a hot summer day a one degree increase in temperature increases demand by 400 MW equal to adding the city of Brampton to the power grid. In cooperation with the Independent...