Tag Archives: energy

Heating

Depending on your space heating system, heating your home eats up 40-60% of the total energy consumed by your home….+

Green roofs

Green roofs, or rooftop gardens, refer to incorporating plants into a building’s roofing system. There are two basic types of…+

Ventilation

Good air ventilation is not so much a tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions itself as it is an important…+

Air sealing

Controlling air leakage is one of the cheapest – and most important – ways to make sure your home is…+

Insulation

Insulation acts like an enormous blanket wrapped around your home, slowing heat in its race to escape to the cold outdoors…+

Cooling

Manitoba’s climate doesn’t demand cooling for homes the way it does heating. Nor does the hydroelectric power predominantly used for…+

Home construction

In this section, you will find solutions on how to continue reducing greenhouse gas emissions from your home, whether you’re…+

Business solutions

In this section, you will find ideas for how your small or medium size business can Make a plan to…+

Hydrogen energy

On this page, we address the following topics related to hydrogen as an energy source in Manitoba: Advantages Difficulties Current situation…+

Nuclear energy

Nuclear power is generated in steam turbines that are driven by the heat produced as uranium decays. On this page,…+

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