Saskatchewan · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Regina

Regina gets about 5,597 heating degree-days a year, 22% of its houses were built before 1961, and 12 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A stucco bungalow on a frosty Prairie street, a pickup truck plugged in for its block heater

How Regina is built

Regina's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Regina's 69,170 houses. Before 1961: 22%, 1961–1990: 48%, 1991–2000: 6%, 2001 or later: 24%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 22%
  • 1961–1990 48%
  • 1991–2000 6%
  • 2001 or later 24%
Each house stands for one in ten of Regina's 69,170 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.

Regina at a glance

Climate

Regina gets about 5,597 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −32.4°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Regina International.

Housing

Of Regina's 69,170 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 22% were built before 1961 and 70% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1971–1980.

Heating

In the Regina area, 76% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace and about 10% with a boiler and radiators; natural gas is the main heating energy for 70% of households and electricity for 19% (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 25.5% of 94 homes tested in the Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 46.6% (1 in 2) of houses at or above the guideline for the Regina, SK (Regina CMA) metro area.

Local service guides for Regina

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

12 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

5,597 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

5,597 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 −32.4°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

76% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

70% 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

70% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

SaskPower

Home health tests

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

Radon testing

46.6% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Required by law
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mold and air quality testing

70% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

70% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

22% 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

1 incentive program

Who does energy evaluations in Regina

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

Rebates and financing for Regina homes

Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open

Cities near Regina

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Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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