Vancouver Sun: Building Emissions Fines | What We Can Learn From Other Cities
Vancouver’s impending emission fines for large commercial buildings and multi-family buildings are a step in the right direction for increasing the adoption of building electrification, but fines will only be successful if they are layered with focused incentives and good policy. If executed poorly, building emission fines are just another tax of good intention that will miss the target of reducing our dependence on gas.
BONDI Energy Unveils Toronto’s Premier Decarbonization Technology Showroom
BONDI Energy announced today the launch of a unique showroom featuring the latest decarbonization and energy efficiency technologies for multi-family and commercial buildings. Set to open on June 5, 2024, the pop-up space will showcase cutting-edge solutions like heat pumps, water and building automation controls, and fuel-switching technologies designed to advance building electrification and address pressing climate challenges.
Mansion Global: As Homeowners Turn to Green Energy, Old Condo Buildings Are the Next Frontier, Says Bondi Energy Founder
Belinda Gilbey’s Toronto-based company uses energy-efficient heat-pump technology to decarbonize buildings. She has devoted her life to finding cost-efficient, environmentally friendly energy solutions for interior environments.
Canary Media: Charging Up - A chat with Belinda Gilbey, president of Bondi Energy
“There’s a lot of buzz around software applications and cloud-based solutions, which is great, but I would say don’t shy away from the boots-on-the-ground work that’s involved in climatetech. What I mean by that is working for manufacturers, working for contractors — the people that are actually executing these retrofit projects and getting dirty, so to speak. There’s a lot of interesting work in the space that’s not just in data, IT and software.”
ADPRO: The Great Gas Range Debate - Electrifying Buildings
The main concerns around gas ranges are safety, sustainability, and cost. For these reasons, Belinda Gilbey, CEO of Bondi Energy, is in the business of electrifying buildings. “Health and safety are key benefits of electric stoves over gas,” she says. “Obviously, there is no open flame with an electric stove, which can be a fire hazard, nor the risk of carbon monoxide fumes, which can be harmful or deadly.”
Canadian SME: Cut Your Business’s Energy Costs and Combat Climate Change Using the New Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit
“By installing heat pumps, buildings can reduce their energy consumption and lower their carbon footprint, all while maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature,” says Gilbey. “In fact, retrofits can reduce energy consumption by up to 60 percent per building, making them a smart financial investment for businesses.”
NYREJ: Global Energy Firm Bondi Energy Launches NYC Office
Bondi Energy, a pioneering project management firm specializing in the decarbonization and electrification of buildings with heat pumps and energy-efficient technologies, today announces the launch of its first New York City office.
As Seen in BIV: Heat Pump Demand Rising in B.C. With Grant Support
A building owner that invests $1 million in heat pumps for a 100-unit building would qualify for $300,000 in refundable credits, said Belinda Gilbey, president of Bondi Energy, a Toronto-based company that specializes in heat pump installations in multi-unit buildings and now has clients in B.C.
As Seen In: Energy Manager Canada
BONDI Energy Corp, which specializes in heat pump retrofits for multi-family buildings and commercial properties across North America, just became one of Ontario’s Top 10 Cleantech Companies for energy efficiency and grid firming.
BONDI Energy Named One of Ontario’s Top 10 Cleantech Companies
Awarded by Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), BONDI is making room on the grid by retrofitting electrically heated apartments with heat pumps and decarbonizing buildings by utilizing government incentives and financial modeling to increase the adoption of eliminating gas as a building heating source.