Lorrie is President and Co-owner of Habit Studio, a Halifax design firm that specializes in sustainable residential work. After spending nearly twenty years designing 20 to 40 renovations per year, her goal as one of the founders of the ReCover Initiative is to reduce the financial and technical limitations of completing custom renovation projects in the face of a looming climate crisis.
Lorrie is President and Co-owner of Habit Studio, a Halifax design firm that specializes in sustainable residential work. After spending nearly twenty years designing 20 to 40 renovations per year, her goal as one of the founders of the ReCover Initiative is to reduce the financial and technical limitations of completing custom renovation projects in the face of a looming climate crisis. As a Certified Passive House Designer and a recognized building science expert, Lorrie has a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies from the Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture.
According to climate scientists, we have just ten years left to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. To help address the climate crisis, Canada has committed to reaching a net-zero carbon footprint by 2050. One of the quickest ways we can get to Net Zero is by increasing the energy efficiency of existing homes and buildings. Why? Because 60% of all buildings you see today will still be in use by 2050.
Current methods for deep energy retrofits are not simple. They take months and are disruptive to building occupants. Every project is custom and expensive. There are not many successful deep energy retrofit examples in Canada for these reasons.
In response to these challenges, the ReCover Initiative is bringing to Nova Scotia an innovative retrofit initiative based on the Dutch EnergieSprong methodology. Adapted to suit the province, this process will enable old buildings to be upgraded to net-zero ready standards in a matter of days.
The ReCover Initiative is re-imagining what energy-efficient buildings look like in Nova Scotia and across Canada.
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