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Okotoks, Canmore and more, the CEIP financing map, what closed, and how to tell if a contractor's rebate advice is out of date.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.
Reading is good. A warm house is better.
Free 15-minute attic check, fixed quote, honest verdict, anywhere from Calgary to Ponoka.
Call 639-571-0723