CarbonLite Retrofit: Why go beyond Building Regs?

The Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB)'s CarbonLite retrofit standard creates a measurable pathway to make existing homes more comfortable, healthy and efficient.

We sat down for a chat with the AECB's Tim Martel in the Retrofit Zone, to explore how CarbonLite works and what it means to use a 'Performance Based Standard' like this to plan and track your project.

Visit the Retrofit Zone at the NSBRC, to explore solutions and learn more about decisions you will face in your retrofit project.

You can engage with the AECB at NSBRC events, or via their profile page.

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