1. RBC Roundtable: Financing Retrofits at Scale – Unlocking Capital for Canada’s Mid-Market Buildings
This roundtable will bring together industry leaders, program designers, financial experts, and practitioners to explore the opportunities and barriers to scaling retrofit financing, and discuss how we could enhance capital accessibility for mid-market building owners. Join this session to advance practical strategies for mobilizing capital towards a sustainable built environment.
Christine Terng, RBC

2. Emerging Technologies and Other Innovations Advancing Residential Retrofits
A fast‑paced discussion highlighting new technologies, tools, and approaches that are advancing residential energy efficiency and shaping the next generation of home retrofit solutions.

3. Financing Solutions for Deep Retrofits in Atlantic Canada
A practical look at how deep retrofit projects in Atlantic Canada are getting financed today:  the programs, the partnerships, and the financing models proving what's possible in the region.
Rochelle Owens, HCi3

4. Building the Workforce Behind Canada's Retrofit Economy
A roundtable on the policy levers, training pathways, and partnerships needed to grow a skilled, inclusive workforce capable of delivering Canada's retrofit ambitions at scale.
Lindsay Telfer, EC

5. Unlocking Housing Supply from Existing Buildings: Supporting Canada’s Housing Supply Agenda
A roundtable exploring how existing buildings, conversions, intensification strategies, and standardized delivery approaches can contribute to Canada’s housing supply objectives under emerging federal initiatives such as Build Canada Homes.            
Melissa Felder

6. Air-to-Water Heat Pumps for Hydronic Retrofit Applications in Atlantic Canada
Early research on the viability of air-to-water heat pumps as a retrofit solution to replace oil-fired boilers in Atlantic Canada. The session examines performance in cold, humid winter conditions, compatibility with existing hydronic emitters such as fin tube baseboards, and early findings from field and lab testing including cost and installation considerations.
Aiden Meager, DAL

7. 2025 National Building Code Updates and the Road to the 2030 Code Cycle
The session highlights recent updates related to energy efficiency standards and performance approaches for existing buildings. In 2025, the National Building code underwent important updates. Attend this fast-paced session to review what changed and how it will impact your projects in 2026. 
Including insights into the 2030 code cycles, tips and best practices for implementation. 
Tiam Maiyah, NRC 

8. Building Effective Energy Advisor Programs: Lessons for the Canadian Retrofit Sector
Community based energy advisor programs have emerged as a proven model for removing the barriers that prevent homeowners from acting on retrofit upgrades, including complexity, cost confusion, and lack of trusted guidance. As Canada works to scale residential retrofits, the design and delivery of energy advisor programs - how advisors are trained, deployed, and funded - will be critical to driving uptake across diverse housing stock and communities. This round table examines what program structures, coaching models, and stakeholder partnerships have worked in comparable cold-climate jurisdictions and explores how those approaches can be adapted and implemented at scale. 
Naomi Beal, PassivHausMAINE

9. Structural and Policy-Driven Approaches to Overcome Barriers to Retrofits
Exploring how building codes, regulatory frameworks, standards, and compliance mechanisms can address systemic barriers and drive retrofit adoption beyond traditional financial incentives.
Stephen Mercer, RJC Engineers

10. Non-Financial Incentives to Overcome Barriers to Retrofits

Exploring how policy tools, regulations, tenant engagement, and market signals can address persistent adoption barriers and accelerate retrofit activity beyond traditional funding mechanisms.
Jordan Fisher, FRESCO

11. From Design Intent to Operational Reality: Closing the Performance Gap Through Digital Optimization
This roundtable will explore how digitalization and continuous system optimization can help retrofit projects achieve their intended energy and carbon outcomes. Armstrong Fluid Technology will lead a discussion on the use of integrated controls, connected hydronic systems, and operational data to bridge the gap between design intent and real‑world performance.