The Attic Panda blog
Honest, useful writing on keeping Alberta buildings warm — homes across Calgary and the corridor, and barns from Innisfail to Ponoka. Real numbers, current programs, no fluff.
7 signs your Alberta attic needs a top-up before winter
Frost on the nails, cold bedrooms, ice dams at the eaves, a furnace that never rests — the tells that your Calgary, Airdrie or Cochrane attic is running short on R-value, and what each one means.
Read the article →Why your upstairs is cold: a Red Deer & Central Alberta guide
Central Alberta runs colder than Calgary, and the homes in Red Deer, Lacombe, Blackfalds, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail show it upstairs. Here's the physics — and the fix that actually works.
Read the article →Alberta barn insulation funding in 2026: the OFEP timeline for farmers
The On-Farm Efficiency Program pays half your barn insulation — but intake windows fill fast. Here's the 2026 timeline, what you need ready (hint: your Environmental Farm Plan), and why propane barns should move first.
Read the article →Attic insulation rebates by Alberta city in 2026
What's actually available in Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Airdrie, Okotoks, Canmore and more — the CEIP financing map, what closed, and how to tell if a contractor's rebate advice is out of date.
Read the article →New articles as the seasons and the programs change. Got a question you want answered here? Ask us — if you're wondering, your neighbour is too.
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