Visit Climate Friendly Homes in Rossland to see firsthand what people are doing to make their homes more comfortable and climate friendly.
What is a Climate Friendly Home? A Climate Friendly Home is an energy-efficient home that has been built or retrofit to reduce the energy demand and carbon emissions of the building. Whether it reaches higher steps of the BC Energy Step Code, uses the most efficient heating, cooling and hot water systems or has an improved building envelope with added insulation and highly efficient windows, a Climate Friendly Home can have lots of features that make the home more sustainable, comfortable to live in, cheaper to operate, and more!
Visitors to homes will learn about the benefits of improving the energy efficiency and comfort of their home from home-owners and contractors, along with steps they can take to start their own journey towards a climate friendly home.
Check out homes in Rossland and see which homes you would like to visit on the tour.
You can preview each home and learn about the measures that have been implemented to make the home climate-friendly by browsing the map and selecting each home. Neighbourhood parking may be limited so it is encouraged that you get there by taking more sustainable modes of transport like walking, cycling, or carpooling.
When you visit each home, please remember to ask the homeowner questions about their experience getting their upgrades and how they are working for them. Local energy experts may be in attendance at select locations to answer more technical questions.
After the tour, connect with Rossland’s Retrofit Assist Program for free support to help you take the next step, regardless of where you are at in your retrofit journey. There are also thousands of dollars in available incentives for various home energy upgrades, including heat pumps.
