About EGR
EMBERS Green Renovations is a non-profit, social enterprise providing home renovations and energy efficient solutions. Our mission is to create new green jobs, push more sustainable building practices and fund charity activities. All profits are reinvested into programs that help people get back back to work.
Our Renovations Division offers general contracting services including kitchen and bathroom remodelling, flooring, painting, drywall, stucco and other general home upgrades. Our Weatherization Division offers draft-proofing, weather stripping,
ventilation and insulation services designed to reduce energy
consumption, save energy costs, and make homes more comfortable
throughout the year.
EMBERS Green Renovations started with a pilot program developed in conjunction with and supported by the City of Vancouver, Fortis BC and BC Hydro in September 2010. During this time, EMBERS Green Renovations worked with 50 Vancouver homes to measure the benefits of home weatherization/draft-proofing. The results demonstrated that a relative modest investment in air sealing would cut homeowners' heating bills by 15-30%. The weatherization division of EMBERS Green Renovations has since grown to become one of BC's leading providers of weatherization services and is a preferred supplier under the LiveSmart program. Our weatherization services have to date helped home owners reduce their carbon footprint by approximately 1,100 tons.
In 2011, EMBERS Green Renovation diversified its services to include general contracting services to meet our clients demands for high quality renovation and repair services that were more sustainable yet affordable.
Team
Bruce Campbell |
Bruce is Project Manager for EMBERS Green
Renovations, overseeing all aspects of project and site management, and
bringing with him 30 years of construction experience. Bruce started
working construction in Whistler before moving to Honolulu to own and
operate his own successful renovation company for over twenty years,
working on homes, retail locations and government projects. He has
recently moved back to the area to be closer to his family and is proud
to help us work towards our mission. When he isn’t on the construction
site with EGR, Bruce is passionate about rebuilding old cars and bikes.
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Peter Rossing |
Peter
is the business development manager for EMBERS Green Renovations,
tasked with selling and marketing the social enterprise's services
throughout the Lower Mainland. Peter has a proven track record of
helping enterprises identify businesses opportunities, diversify
products, build new key accounts and grow sales. His extensive business
experience has taken him to Europe, Asia, Latin America and North
America. Peter has an MBA from the University of Ottawa, and a Master's
of Science from the University of British Columbia. He brings to EMBERS a
passion for sustainability and for using business to combat poverty and
empower disadvantaged members of our community. His claim to fame is
traveling 36,000 Kms on motorcycle across the Americas to meet the woman
of his dream on a Russian research vessel in Antarctica. Peter is an
avid scuba diver, footballer, hiker and globetrotter, and keeps busy
these days raising two feisty girls. |
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