prairieHOUSE works with clients & stakeholders, including governments, non-profits, and indigenous and northern communities.

As part of our services, we support the building community through training, energy modeling, advocacy, and benchmarking against current and future building codes

Our Services..

Training, Research and Policy development

EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) Evaluations

New Construction

Existing Building Portfolios

Diagnostic Services

Navigating Federal & Provincial Incentive Programs

We help to identify and establish energy and climate goals while improving the performance and comfort of homes in Manitoba

Training, Advocacy, & Policy Development

prairieHOUSE conducts training, policy and research projects related to building perfromance across Manitoba. With a depth of knowledge in building science, emerging technologies, and how buildings perform in our prairie climate, we can support you with:

  • Training program development & facilitation for energy advisors, trades, and professionals relating to building performance

  • Research projects ranging from building envelopes, mechanical systems performance, ductflow, airtightness, and various others

  • Support government and related organizations in the development of programs and policies related to residential building performance and technologies to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases

Energuide Rating System Evaluations

Energuide Rating System (ERS) evaluations provide homeowners with a clear picture of their home’s current energy consumption. The evaluation comes with an official EnerGuide rating, information sheet, and label for your home.

An EnerGuide home evaluation helps take the guesswork out of upgrades that can lower utility costs, increase comfort, improve durability, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

EnerGuide evaluation are a key step in accessing available incentive program such as the Greener Homes Loan, various Efficiency Manitoba programs, and Mortgage Insurance Premium Rebates.

  • This is the official EnerGuide rating for you home. The rating is unique to each home and looks at all energy related aspects of the home including insulation, mechanical systems, building size and structure.

    The energy advisor will complete an energy model of your house to determine the rating.

    The lower the rating, the lower the energy use.

  • Complementary to the EnerGuide Label, the Homeowner information Sheet breaks down your homes energy use and heat loss, and provides your building details including wall structure, insulation, and mechanical system performance.

  • After your initial energy evaluation of your house you will receive a Renovation Upgrade Report. This report outlines the recommendations of how to improve the energy efficiency of your home.

    These upgrades include retrofits that may be eligible for grants through the Greener Homes Program, as well as other incentive programs. There may also be upgrades that are recommended but not eligible for any programs.

New Construction

prairieHOUSE can help guide communities through the design process to meet their performance goals, including:

  • Mechanical review and sizing

  • Building envelope performance

  • Heat Pump Concierge Services

  • EnerGuide Rating System Evaluation to assess energy use

  • Benchmarking against current and future energy codes

  • Greenhouse gas usage and reduction reccomendations

Existing Building Portfolios

prairieHOUSE will review building portfolios to identify, quantify, priortizie, and guide building performance opportunities

Diagnostic Services

prairieHOUSE can diagnose building performance issues in homes and prescribe corrective actions to resolve building problems such as:

  • Higher than expected energy bills

  • Cold or hot zones in your home

  • Ice damming

  • Condensation, moisture or mold issue.

Navigating the Federal & Provincial Rebate, Grant, and Loan Programs

Whether you are looking for The Greener Homes Loan, Efficiency Manitoba Rebates, or Mortgage Insurance Premium Rebates, many of the steps are the same. Our team is knowledgeable in all of the programs and we are here to help along the way as you have questions about your homes, eligible upgrades, and key steps.

Existing Homes Incentive Programs

New Home Incentive Programs

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