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About Event
Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance (AEEA) and Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association (SSRIA) are partners bringing together leaders in energy efficiency and building innovation for the province’s largest conference dedicated to advancing the adoption of energy efficiency and innovative solutions to reduce the carbon impact of our built environment.
The conference builds momentum on successful past multi-day conferences since 2018 by the AEEA
as well as information-rich webinars hosted by SSRIA and a joint conference from 2022 - 2024. These events offered attendees a forum to collaborate, learn, network, and receive insight into the latest trends in energy efficiency deployment and innovative technology, products, and processes for buildings of all types.
3 Weeks
Of immersive content and networking opportunities
50+ Speakers
Industry experts and thought leaders
Global Audience
Connect with participants from over 30 countries
Exclusive Access
To on-demand content for 30 days after the event
Program Schedule
Event Agenda
Explore our carefully curated schedule designed to maximize learning and networking opportunities.
Day - 01
15:00
Pre-Summit Tour: Avalon Homes in Seton
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The Avalon Seton Townsite is a purpose-built, multi-family rental development demonstrating how Net Zero–aligned performance can be delivered at scale using modular construction. Developed by Avalon Master Builder in partnership with Big Block Modular, the project integrates high-performance building science with factory-built delivery to address housing demand, energy efficiency, and construction labour constraints.
What You Will See
- A fully executed modular multi-family development from site assembly to commissioning
- Integration of factory-built modules with foundations, utilities, and site infrastructure
- Standardized high-performance envelopes and mechanical systems
- Quality control advantages achieved through off-site manufacturing
- Conutruction sequencing that reduces weather exposure and on-site labour requirements
15:00
Pre-Summit Tour: Glenbow Museum
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Get a sneak peek at the newly renovated Glenbow Museum and learn how sustainability and resiliency played a role in the reimagination of this 50 year old building!
15:00
Pre-Summit Tour: Behind the Materials: How ZS2 Is Rethinking Building Performance From the Inside Out
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Join us for an onsite tour inside ZS2 Technologies’ manufacturing facility, where material science, offsite construction, and climate-resilient design come together. This behind-the-scenes tour explores how ZS2 develops and manufactures magnesium cement–based panelized building systems that are changing how we think about efficiency, durability, and risk in the built environment.
The tour draws from recent real-world performance lessons, including a ZS2 panelized project in northern Manitoba that made national headlines after withstanding a wildfire. We’ll unpack what that kind of performance actually means at the material and manufacturing level, and how those insights translate into smarter, more efficient construction solutions designed to last longer, perform better, and reduce uncertainty for builders, owners, and communities.
What attendees will get out of this tour
- A behind-the-scenes view of how advanced building materials are manufactured at scale in Alberta
- Insight into how wildfire performance data is informing next-generation material and panel design
- A practical look at panelized construction as a tool for improving on-site efficiency, manufacturing consistency, and long-term durability
- Direct access to the ZS2 team for technical questions and real-world discussion
17:00
Pre-Summit Networking
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Kick off the Alberta Energy Efficiency & Innovation Summit with an evening of informal networking at CRAFT Beer Market. Located at 345 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0A5, Canada
Day - 02
07:30
Registration Opens
08:30
Welcome + Opening Plenary
09:20
Break
09:40
Demonstrating Utility Demand Side Management in Alberta: Enabling Buildings as Grid Resources
09:40
Buildable by Design: Community-Driven Pathways to Real Retrofits
09:40
Climate Resilience in Action: Future-Proofing Public Buildings
10:40
Break
11:00
Demand Flexibility and Grid Interactive Buildings
11:00
Commercial Retrofit Case Studies: From Buy-In to Performance
11:00
Reducing Energy Burdens within Affordable Housing and the Rental Market
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Lunch Plenary & Table Talk Previews
13:40
Applying AI - Turning Building Data into Decarbonization Results
13:40
Table Talks
13:40
Training for Transformation: Developing the Skills Needed for Deep Energy Retrofits and Zero-Carbon Buildings
14:40
Break
15:00
New Builds: What data tells us about the current performance and cost
15:00
Technology Roundup
15:00
Deep Energy Retrofits: Making the Business Case
Sponsorship
Thank you to our 2025 Partners
We're proud to partner with these industry-leading organizations to bring you the best event experience.
Platinum
Alberta Ecotrust
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is a trusted leader in advancing environmental and climate solutions across Alberta. Since 1991, they have collaborated with diverse partners from government, industry, non-profits, and Indigenous communities to create a future where both people and nature thrive. Alberta Ecotrust mobilizes resources, delivers innovative programs, and supports impactful projects that protect and restore natural ecosystems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build community resilience. Their work supports the building industry in Alberta through two programs:The Emissions-Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX) collaborates with industry and offers resources, events and training to improve building practices.The Retrofit Accelerator program offers free deep-retrofit coaching services for building owners.
Alberta Real Estate Foundation
Created in 1991 under the Real Estate Act, the Alberta Real Estate Foundation is a nonprofit grantmaking organization that supports and strengthens Alberta's real estate industry and benefits Albertans. Through strategic investments, we fund projects across a diverse range of initiatives designed to bolster the work of the industry, government, and our land and built environments. Since our inception, we’ve invested over $32 million to 826 initiatives across our province.
Gold
FortisAlberta
FortisAlberta is an electricity distribution utility dedicated to delivering safe and reliable electricity to the homes, farms and businesses of more than half a million customers in central and southern Alberta. We own and operate approximately 133,000 kilometres of power line and more than 1.1 million power poles, representing approximately 60 per cent of Alberta’s electric distribution network. Our company operates in more than 240 communities and employs over 1,300 Albertans.
Bronze
Green Sky Sustainability Consulting
Green Sky Sustainability Consulting Inc. (Green Sky) was founded in Vancouver, BC by Nelson Lee, P.Eng., CC-P®. This small business is a bespoke consultancy that advises companies and organizations on strategy and decision-making that results in clear and ethical choices with climate action in mind. Green Sky provides climate change mitigation, adaptation, and related sustainability services. This means energy audits, energy assessments, decarbonizing via energy efficiency, energy retrofits and renewable energy opportunities, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) verifications for reports and offset projects, GHG quantification and carbon foot printing, Lift Cycle Assessments, Offset project development, and more. Green Sky Sustainability Consulting Inc. operates as a fully remote organization with staff located across Canada. Our energy audit team includes personnel based in Calgary and Vancouver, ensuring regional coverage and expertise.
Posterity Group
Posterity Group helps energy planners assess opportunities and risks associated with the energy transition. Powered by our Navigator software, our team of experts analyzes how policy, new technologies, and economics influence energy needs. Navigator is a trusted solution for North America’s major utilities. It is used to conduct long-term forecasting and integrated resource planning, energy transition scenario analysis, and achievable potential studies. We work with our clients to provide the data, software, and guidance they need to plan our future energy systems.
Owens Corning
