October 12, 2017 — The EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) has launched its 2017-2018 Architectural Design Awards Program to honour design professionals and firms who incorporate EIFS products into “innovative and creative built projects”.

October 3, 2017 - “Over the last 10 years, the peaksaver PLUS program has provided Ontarians a unique opportunity to contribute to grid reliability,” writes saveONenergy/IESO on its website, yet the CBC reports the $270-million energy conservation program has not only been scrapped, but had only been activated 21 times in that decade.

October 3, 2017 — Manitoba Hydro is offering customers instant rebates on a variety of energy-efficient and safety-related products at participating retailers until October 31.

September 28, 2017 — Energy Efficiency Alberta has announced it will offer instant savings on a number of energy-efficient products at over 600 participating retailers until October 29. The fall campaign is part of the Residential Retail Products Program.

September 24, 2017 - Dow Building Solutions—a global business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products—introduced a water-based, one-component sealant foam technology for improving air sealing performance by creating a gasket between drywall and framing: Great Stuff Pro Gasket.

September 20, 2017 — Icynene, a global spray foam insulation manufacturer, has appointed Mark Sarvary president and CEO. Sarvary will continue to be Icynene chairman of the board, and takes over from Howard Deck, who stepped down from the role of CEO.

September 8, 2017 - Legrand announced at CEDIA 2017 that it will integrate its On-Q radiant RF lighting control and wi-fi ready lighting systems with QMotion motorized window shade control. Legrand acquired QMotion Advanced Shading Systems in 2015.

September 7, 2017 — WAC Lighting introduces the DUO AC 120V LED light bar with colour option, which features a “nearly 100 percent efficient reflector,” the company says. According to WAC, this reflector diffuses the light from the LED sources inside the mixing chamber to create evenly distributed illumination.

September 7, 2017 - Roxul Inc., the North American division of the Rockwool Group, a stone wool manufacturer, announced today that it will begin a full rebrand to Rockwool.

September 7, 2017 - Energy-Manager.ca is pleased to welcome two new members to the team: Jacquie Rankin and Ellen Cools.

August 30, 2017 - Ontario has created a new not-for-profit agency—the Green Ontario Fund—to deliver programs and rebates that help reduce energy costs in homes and businesses.

August 15, 2017 - Owners of electrically heated homes in New Brunswick can now participate in the Home Insulation Energy Savings Program by arranging a home energy evaluation for $99 (+HST).

June 29, 2017 - After about a year of construction, the Philips Lighting Concept Centre (LCC) in Markham, Ont., is officially open. Energy-Manager.ca was there for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was carried out by Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham, Mike Gentile, president & CEO of Philips Lighting Canada, and Ellen Godson, senior manager for Philips Lighting University.

June 14, 2017 - During the 8th Clean Energy Ministerial Summit (CEM8) in Beijing, Ledvance committed to selling 2.5 billion LED lamps by 2023 as part of the Global Lighting Challenge.

May 9, 2017 - SaskPower says its new online energy efficiency assessment tool helps residential customers understand their energy usage and provides recommendations on how they could become more energy-efficient.

April 20, 2017 - Residential Retail Products, a new Energy Efficiency Alberta program, says it will support homeowners and local Alberta contractors through rebates for insulation, tankless hot water heaters and windows.

April 6, 2017 - DuPont Protection Solutions is celebrating the 50th anniversary of DuPont Tyvek, a nonwoven material used in building enclosure applications.

April 4, 2017 - Rockwool, a producer of stone wool insulation, has introduced a new symbol and purpose statement that will be adopted by its subsidiary brands in North America.

March 31, 2017 - EnerQuality, a certifier of energy-efficient homes in Canada, says it has hit a milestone: labelling its 75,000th Energy Star home.

March 31, 2017 - More Nova Scotians will be able to lower their energy bills with increased government support for home efficiency improvements, according to the province.