But current attempts to green America’s homes, including billions of dollars in for energy efficient appliances and retrofits, seem aimed at the affluent owners of detached, single-family homes — in short, Mad-Men-style suburbias.”

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/ee/when-we-fail-renters-we-fail-society

I mean, there’s a focus on retrofits and upgrades as the fleet ages.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4623429-parker-hannifin-corporation-ph-q4-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Several studies have found that homes built to newer Florida building codes, which mitigation retrofits attempt to emulate to a large degree, usually sustain much less damage in hurricane winds.

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2023/10/23/745132.htm

The study by UK sustainability advisors 3Keel and Irish building materials firm Kingspan calculated that the number of retrofits on buildings last year was only around 10% of the annual target, with building stock still dependent on fossil fuel heating.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41268694.html

The Village has identified a number of retrofits they would like to make to their corporate building inventory, and the grant from FCC will help the municipality begin with a lighting retrofit on their Community Centre.

Source: https://smokyriverexpress.com/fcc-grant-will-help-girouxville-upgrade-centre/

This initiative is doing everything we hoped it would, and you'll see more of them come online in ongoing retrofits and as new builds in the class of 23.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4624485-portillos-inc-ptlo-q2-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

While operators try to keep up with this growing demand through new construction of data centers and efficiency-focused retrofits, it’s crucial for these designs to utilize space more efficiently so they can minimize their physical footprint.

Source: https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/industry-perspectives/smaller-footprint-big-impact-saving-space-and-increasing-profits-data-centers

While provincial grants aren’t currently available in Alberta, the federal government’s covers up to $5,000 for green home retrofits like the installation of heat pumps.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10162060/heat-pumps-alberta-home/