Author/Contributor: Retrofit Canada
Summary:
Retrofit Canada has created a Retrofit Roadmap – a guide for navigating the complexities and barriers that make retrofitting existing buildings so expensive and rare.
Who is the roadmap for?
This roadmap is intended to be a one-stop shop resource for anyone involved in deep retrofits (homeowners, building owners, advisors, contractors, designers, and policymakers). Rather than duplicating guidance across programs or materials, it provides a clear, end-to-end path that helps users make informed decisions, coordinate upgrades, and avoid costly mistakes. The value of the roadmap is in seeing the whole building and the full journey to net-zero, not isolated and chunky upgrade measures taken out of context.
Even well-intentioned piecemeal upgrades can lock in emissions, waste money, and close off future opportunities. The roadmap exists to break this cycle by encouraging upfront planning, properly sequencing upgrades, and aligning short-term actions with long-term goals. It emphasizes careful timing and whole-building thinking to deliver healthier indoor environments, greater comfort, lower energy costs, and better value over the life of the building.
Check it out here – retrofitcanada.com/learn
