Ontario · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill gets about 3,863 heating degree-days a year, 5% of its houses were built before 1961, and 27 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A Victorian red-brick semi-detached house with a front porch in autumn

How Richmond Hill is built

Richmond Hill's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Richmond Hill's 54,640 houses. Before 1961: 5%, 1961–1990: 27%, 1991–2000: 26%, 2001 or later: 42%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 5%
  • 1961–1990 27%
  • 1991–2000 26%
  • 2001 or later 42%
Each house stands for one in ten of Richmond Hill's 54,640 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.

Richmond Hill at a glance

Climate

Richmond Hill gets about 3,863 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −19.8°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Toronto Buttonville.

Housing

Of Richmond Hill's 54,640 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 5% were built before 1961 and 32% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1996–2000.

Heating

In the Toronto area, 59% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace, 8% with a boiler and radiators, 5% with electric baseboards and 4% with a heat pump; natural gas is the main heating energy for 52% of households and electricity for 18% (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

In Health Canada's 2012 survey, none of the 95 homes tested in the York Regional Health Unit health region were above the guideline, a small sample that doesn't rule radon out. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 4.5% (1 in 22) of houses at or above the guideline for Toronto Metro Area (Toronto CMA).

Local service guides for Richmond Hill

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

27 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

3,863 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

3,863 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 −19.8°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

59% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

52% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

42% 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

32% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

Alectra Utilities

Home health tests

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

Radon testing

4.5% 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

32% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

32% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

5% 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

5 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Richmond Hill

27 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Richmond Hill postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

Ontario directory: verified advisor profiles for York Region, with prices where published.

City programs in Richmond Hill

Home Energy Tool Kit (library loan)

Residents can borrow a free Home Energy Tool Kit from the Central Branch Library: infrared thermometer, energy meter, air quality detector, light meter and a workbook for a DIY check of home energy use before an audit. There is also a DIY workbook version.

MyHEAT thermal map (City of Richmond Hill with Enbridge Gas)

Free online rooftop thermal-imaging heat-loss map and rating for Richmond Hill homes. Enter your address to see where heat is escaping and download a home report.

Free Climate Ready Home consultation (City with TRCA)

The City partners with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to offer free one-on-one Climate Ready Home consultations on comfort, energy costs and protecting the home. Richmond Hill has no City rebate or loan; it is studying a future home energy retrofit program with Markham.

Rebates and financing for Richmond Hill homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation Home Renovation Savings — Home Energy Assessment path Up to $10,000 per home for insulation, windows and air sealing, plus $600 back on your assessments — if the follow-up assessment is done by December 31, 2026 Open · deadline Provincial Home Renovation Savings — direct rebates (no assessment) Heat pumps up to $7,500 ($12,000 ground-source), solar with battery up to $10,000, plus attic, thermostat and appliance rebates — no assessment needed Open Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open

Cities near Richmond Hill

Markham10 kmVaughan11 kmToronto20 kmPickering25 kmAjax32 kmBrampton34 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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