Home Zero Collective

05/12/2025

🏡🍃 Building low-carbon and resilient buildings is a key ingredient to building better communities, but this is easier said than done. It’s important that we acknowledge the challenges and create space for collective action to overcome them.

Join the ZEBx, B2E and CLF BC Program Managers at BNA Brewing in Kelowna as they discuss the Okanagan's challenges, lessons learned and success stories of building decarbonization with RJC Engineers, a consulting engineering firm with deep roots in the Okanagan.

It will be a late afternoon event with a lively audience-driven panel discussion, preceded and followed by ample time for socializing and networking. Together, we’ll explore cost-effective solutions to real-world constraints and how we can deliver more great buildings that last.

Learn more and sign up! 👇

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future-of-green-buildings-in-the-okanagan-registration-1325389147619?discount=B2E50

04/15/2025

Curious about how it all works? Join this tour to hear first-hand how other families upgraded their homes with super-efficient heating and cooling systems that save money and take care of the earth! 🙌

Visit Climate Friendly Homes in Kimberley to see what people are doing to make their homes more comfortable and climate-friendly

12/19/2024

🎄✨What a gift this year has been!Thanks to our community’s incredible support, together we made it possible for…

⭐️11 families to upgrade their homes to earth-friendly heating & cooling systems, saving 45 tons of emissions and making 148,000 kWh of solar energy every year
⭐️70+ families to sign up for our next phase of neighbourhood clean energy retrofits

We are filled with gratitude and excitement. We wish you all a wonderful holiday season!
🏡💚🌍✨

12/17/2024

❄️Hello snow!❄️ Did you know that even on cloudy or snowy winter days, the sun is still present and reaches solar panels to generate energy (every day!). ☃️

Plus, with our abundantly sunny summers, panels often generate much more electricity than a home needs that month, creating a store of credit with the electricity provider that can be drawn upon later.

We say, let it 🌨️!!

12/11/2024

🌱🏡 Did you know our community retrofit work is aligned with the City of Vernon - Local Government's Climate Action Plan in three ways?

🏡 deep energy retrofits
🏡 low-carbon heat pumps
🚘 electrifying passenger transportation

We're so excited about the power of our community to reduce emissions and create a healthy, resilient city! 🫶

Read the plan: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f65586f3171f457aaa2cc8ee7cfd1e2b

11/27/2024

🏡☀️ Final open house! As a volunteer firefighter, Rob Montgomery is all too familiar with the effects of climate change. When the opportunity arose to participate in our community retrofit project and upgrade to highly efficient systems that reduce emissions and utility expenses, the Montgomerys couldn't wait!!

Join us Saturday at our season's final open house to learn how these electric heating & cooling systems + solar power generation are making a difference at this Foothills home. ☀️ (psst: Every year they'll save 4 tons of emissions and create 13,666 kWh of solar power!)

Don't miss this chance to join our list of 100 homeowners signed up for our next phase & get an additional $5,000 + $16,000 in incentives. 🙌🙌

🏡 721 Hart Lane
📆 Saturday, Nov. 30
⏰ 3-4 pm
➡️ RSVP to join us and learn more: https://www.homezerocollective.com/

HomeZero Collective is a non-profit offering $5,000 to the first 100 Vernon BC homeowners signed up to switch to clean energy systems like electric heat pumps, hot water tanks and solar panels. Doing retrofits together makes the process easier and more affordable. Find out if your home could be next...

11/26/2024

🏡 Curious about how our community retrofit model gives Vernon residents the most affordable, simple and impactful way to upgrade to highly efficient electric energy systems? If you can't make it to a pilot retrofit Saturday open house, join us tonight for our final online info session! 💻✨

📆 Tuesday Nov. 26
⏰ 7 pm

Visit www.homezerocollective.com to learn more about our non-profit & get the link!

We have a few spaces left on our list of 100 sign-ups who qualify for an extra $5,000 on top of $16,000 in rebates...so don't miss this chance to upgrade your systems as a community!

11/23/2024

Hope to see you at today’s Saturday open house!!

✨Community retrofit pilot open houses!✨ Thinking about upgrading to clean energy?

Join our upcoming pilot open houses and info sessions to find out how HomeZero takes care of every step plus ensures the most affordable pricing and quality assurance by doing a suite of retrofits as a community!

📆 Sat. Nov. 16 3-4 pm
📍2602 17 Street

💻 Tues. Nov. 19 7 pm

📆 Sat. Nov. 23 3-4 pm
📍2800 17 Street

💻 Tues. Nov. 26 7 pm

👋RSVP if you can or just come along! https://www.homezerocollective.com/infosession-1

In our pilot, our non-profit successfully retrofitted 11 East Hill and Foothills homes with:
✔️cold climate electric heat pumps for heating & cooling
✔️electric hot water tanks
✔️solar panels
✔️EV chargers
..and now we're scaling up to help 500 families across Vernon switch to clean energy that saves $$$ and takes care of the earth.

Our first 100 sign-ups get an additional $5,000 incentive + $21,000 in rebates, so if your systems need upgrading in the next few years, don't miss this opportunity to have all the work coordinated and get the best pricing!! 🙌🍃

11/21/2024

🎄💚 What a fun way to win an eco-friendly, community-minded gift!

and are just the best! ✨

Want to ✨WIN✨$2,000 in gift cards from local businesses right before Christmas? We're selling Raffle Tickets; 1 for $10 or 3 for $20! Tickets can be purchased at the theatre during our open hours. Draw will be made at the December 16th, 6:45pm Monday at the Arts Screening (winner does not have to be present to win)

Check out the amazing businesses you'll be getting gift cards from if you win:

A&W
Antlr
Askews
Benjamin Moore
Boston Pizza
Bourbon St
Brown's
Cactus Club
Caken Me Crazy
Dennys
Downtown Vernon
Earls
Furmanek Jewellers
Good Gracious
Hotspot on Six
Jesse spa
Kelly O'Briens
Kiki Gardens
Krause Jewellery
Legacy Framing
Little Plum
Mr Mikes
Raku
Rumorz Hair
Safeway
Shepherds Home Hardware
Simply Delicious
Spinners
The Fig
The Hot Room
The Med
The Room Collection
The Twisted Pearl
The Village Dairy
Vernon Jazz Club
Wedge Cheesery
Wings

11/18/2024

💚💚 We are so fortunate to have an amazing board!! Thank you to Kazia Mullin, who has given her time for this important project since the beginning -- and thank you to our newest board members: Sandy Kersey, Ed Graydon and Emily E. MacArthur!

Learn more about their diverse backgrounds and skills, and their passion for community as we scale up to help 500+ local families run their homes on earth-friendly renewable energy. 🏡🌎https://www.homezerocollective.com/aboutus

11/15/2024

✨Community retrofit pilot open houses!✨ Thinking about upgrading to clean energy?

Join our upcoming pilot open houses and info sessions to find out how HomeZero takes care of every step plus ensures the most affordable pricing and quality assurance by doing a suite of retrofits as a community!

📆 Sat. Nov. 16 3-4 pm
📍2602 17 Street

💻 Tues. Nov. 19 7 pm

📆 Sat. Nov. 23 3-4 pm
📍2800 17 Street

💻 Tues. Nov. 26 7 pm

👋RSVP if you can or just come along! https://www.homezerocollective.com/infosession-1

In our pilot, our non-profit successfully retrofitted 11 East Hill and Foothills homes with:
✔️cold climate electric heat pumps for heating & cooling
✔️electric hot water tanks
✔️solar panels
✔️EV chargers
..and now we're scaling up to help 500 families across Vernon switch to clean energy that saves $$$ and takes care of the earth.

Our first 100 sign-ups get an additional $5,000 incentive + $21,000 in rebates, so if your systems need upgrading in the next few years, don't miss this opportunity to have all the work coordinated and get the best pricing!! 🙌🍃

11/15/2024

See you tonight at the Schubert Centre!

This evening ( Thursday) at Schubert Centre.