British Columbia · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Kamloops

Kamloops gets about 3,365 heating degree-days a year, 11% of its houses were built before 1961, and 20 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A two-storey Vancouver Special house on a rainy street above a mossy retaining wall

How Kamloops is built

Kamloops's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Kamloops's 32,450 houses. Before 1961: 11%, 1961–1990: 51%, 1991–2000: 15%, 2001 or later: 24%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 11%
  • 1961–1990 51%
  • 1991–2000 15%
  • 2001 or later 24%
Each house stands for one in ten of Kamloops's 32,450 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row and duplex), drawn by when it was built. The glow shows the usual pattern: older houses tend to be leakier and less insulated. Snowfall scales with heating degree-days. Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01), NRCan HOT2000 climate data.

Kamloops at a glance

Climate

Kamloops gets about 3,365 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −17.8°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Kamloops.

Housing

Of Kamloops's 32,450 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 11% were built before 1961 and 62% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1971–1980.

Heating

In the Kamloops area, 83% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace; natural gas is the main heating energy for 90% of households (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 6.4% of 109 homes tested in the Thompson/Cariboo Health Service Delivery Area health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 9.5% (1 in 11) of houses at or above the guideline for the Kamloops, BC (Kamloops CMA) metro area.

Local service guides for Kamloops

Energy audits and tests

An energy advisor’s kit on a front-hall bench: infrared camera, pressure gauge with tubing, tape measure, headlamp and a floor sketch

Home energy audit

20 licensed organizations
A red blower-door panel with a large fan fitted into the front doorway of a brick bungalow, a pressure gauge on a stool inside

Blower door test

3,365 degree-days
Hands holding an infrared camera aimed at a ceiling corner beside a frosty window; the screen shows a cold streak

Thermal imaging inspection

3,365 degree-days
A kitchen table with a house floor plan, a laser measure, a tape measure and a laptop showing the plan

Heat loss calculation

Design temp −17.8°C
A duct-testing fan on a basement floor connected by flexible duct to a furnace, a pressure gauge hanging from a joist

Duct leakage testing

83% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

90% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

24% built since 2001
Loose-fill insulation between attic joists, a yellow ruler showing its depth and frost on the roofing nails above

Attic insulation inspection

62% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

BC Hydro

Home health tests

A small digital radon monitor on a bookshelf in a finished basement family room

Radon testing

9.5% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Not required (recommended)
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mold and air quality testing

62% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

62% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

11% built before 1961
Filling a water-sample bottle at a farmhouse kitchen tap with the aerator removed, snowy fields and a barn outside

Well water testing

Wells in some areas

For businesses and buildings

An auditor walking between rooftop heating and cooling units on a snowy commercial roof

Commercial energy audit

6 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Kamloops

20 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Kamloops postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

City programs in Kamloops

Retrofit Assist (City of Kamloops with Community Energy Association)

Free City-sponsored retrofit concierge: personalized guidance, help maximizing rebates, connections to energy advisors and trained contractors, and financing options.

Retrofit Assist discounted EnerGuide evaluation

For a limited time, Retrofit Assist participants in Kamloops can book an EnerGuide evaluation for $99 + tax ('a savings of $500 or more'), while subsidies last. Kamloops page updated Jan 2026.

City of Kamloops heat pump rebate top-up

The Retrofit Assist Kamloops page says the City 'presently offers rebate top-ups for Kamloops households that install a heat pump' (also EV chargers and fireplace upgrades). The City's own Rebates & Incentives page lists no top-up amount or terms, so the amount (null) and current availability are unconfirmed.

Rebates and financing for Kamloops homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation BC Home Energy Improvement Bonus $20 for every percentage-point your home improves — $750 minimum, $2,000 maximum — or $300 for any two upgrades Open Provincial CleanBC Energy Savings Program Free energy-saving upgrades for income-qualified BC households — insulation, heat pumps and more, installed at no cost Open · deadline Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open Federal Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program Free retrofits for low-to-median-income households in BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, PEI and Quebec — not available in Ontario Open · deadline

Cities near Kamloops

Kelowna110 kmAbbotsford226 kmLangley235 kmCoquitlam237 kmBurnaby244 kmSurrey245 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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