New Brunswick · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Moncton

Moncton gets about 4,514 heating degree-days a year, 24% of its houses were built before 1961, and 4 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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Colourful wooden row houses on a steep street above a foggy Atlantic harbour

How Moncton is built

Moncton's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Moncton's 23,365 houses. Before 1961: 24%, 1961–1990: 37%, 1991–2000: 12%, 2001 or later: 28%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 24%
  • 1961–1990 37%
  • 1991–2000 12%
  • 2001 or later 28%
Each house stands for one in ten of Moncton's 23,365 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.

Moncton at a glance

Climate

Moncton gets about 4,514 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −22.1°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Moncton International.

Housing

Of Moncton's 23,365 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 24% were built before 1961 and 60% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1981–1990.

Heating

In the Moncton area, 34% of households heat mainly with electric baseboards; electricity is the main heating energy for 42% of households (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 19.8% of 106 homes tested in the Region 1 health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 8.1% (1 in 12) of houses at or above the guideline for the Moncton, NB (Moncton CMA) metro area.

Local service guides for Moncton

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

4 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

4,514 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

4,514 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 −22.1°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

4,514 degree-days
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

4,514 degree-days
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

28% 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

60% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

NB Power

Home health tests

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

Radon testing

8.1% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

No rule found
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mold and air quality testing

60% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

60% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

24% 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 rare

For businesses and buildings

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

Commercial energy audit

2 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Moncton

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

Rebates and financing for Moncton homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation New Brunswick Total Home Energy Savings Program Evaluation-first: register, get the Home Energy Evaluation, then collect incentives on the recommended upgrades — insulation, heating, doors, windows Open Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open

Cities near Moncton

Saint John123 kmCharlottetown134 kmFredericton140 kmHalifax186 kmLévis496 kmQuébec City502 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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