Automated Carbon Model (ACM™) for Homes: What Is It?
The Automated Carbon Model (ACM) is Climative’s powerful machine learning algorithm used to quickly and cost-effectively evaluate the energy efficiency and carbon footprint of homes. The traditional approach to home energy assessments only covers 1-3% of the building stock annually, with a post-audit retrofit rate of about 0.7%. At this rate, it will be beyond […]
Climative and Dunsky Selected by the City of Ottawa to Provide Low Carbon Plans for All Homeowners
Climative was selected by the City of Ottawa through a formal RFP process as the technology provider for their Residential Building Labelling and Retrofit Portal Service (Better Homes Ottawa Portal). This project is being delivered in partnership with Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors for the City of Ottawa. The Better Homes Ottawa Portal is an […]
7 Takeaways from Remote Home Energy Assessments Pilot: High Satisfaction, Engagement, and Accuracy
Climative partnered with EfficiencyOne and the Nova Scotia Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing on a remote home energy assessments pilot to compare a digital approach to traditional on-site EnerGuide assessments (completed 2022). The results paint a compelling case for using a digital approach to home energy assessments to engage homeowners, drive impactful retrofit actions, […]
3 Strategies for Municipalities to Drive Citizen-Led Home Decarbonization
Achieving the net-zero buildings target by 2050 will require retrofits to 6 million North American homes annually. For municipalities, this means engaging citizens to take action and upgrade their homes. That’s no easy task, especially since homeowners can experience significant barriers to undertaking retrofits. Successful citizen-led home decarbonization will only happen if we use better […]
Virtual Home Energy Assessments: Scaling Net-Zero Retrofits Whitepaper
Climative has published a whitepaper outlining an AI-powered approach to virtual home energy assessments to accelerate net-zero retrofits.
AI Home Energy Assessments Will Get Us to Net-Zero. Here’s How.
AI tools will play a pivotal role in achieving net-zero buildings by 2050. Buildings are a significant contributor to carbon emissions (about 18% of emissions in Canada). Achieving net-zero building stock is an ambitious but crucial goal in the fight against climate change. To make this happen, we need rapid identification of retrofit opportunities, transparent […]
Virtual Home Energy Reports and Building Labels: Differences and Examples
What information is included in a virtual home energy report? With building labeling legislation rolling out across Canada and the US, citizens and stakeholders are rightfully curious about what this means for them. As homeowners ourselves, the team at Climative is doing our part to ensure this legislation is deployed in a way that is […]
What is a Virtual Home Energy Assessment? 3 Different Types
Homeowners are used to getting emails and letters about new opportunities to improve their homes. Lately, many homeowners are hearing new terms like “virtual home energy assessment,” “digital energy audit,” and “low-carbon plan.” In this article, we’ll explain virtual home energy assessments and the differences between related terms. The information included in this article might […]
Unlocking Climate Action: Driving 120 Million Conversations about Net Zero Buildings
Unlocking climate action is possible if we engage citizens in 120 million climate conversations. Creating and delivering a low-carbon plan for every building is the digital transformation to make it happen.
