
Philippe Fleau
Fellipe Falluh, P. Eng., CPHT — Founder/President of Retrofit Construction and VP of Bâtiment Passif Québec; engineer specializing in deep energy retrofits and sustainable high-performance building design.
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Jun 22, 2026
003 - Where Does Hydronic Heating Fit in a Retrofit?
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Michael RidlerGUEST
For me, what's important is that we understand that there's different technology that needs to be adopted.

Philippe FleauGUEST
You know, am I thinking about my wallet and, and, you know, making those decisions, you know, thinking about peak demand? Especially in the context of Quebec, where electricity is so cheap, like, selfishly a lot of people say, "Well, peak demand doesn't really impact me." I mean, yes, it'll impact down-- It'll trickle down later, b-but it's hard to...

Philippe FleauGUEST
I mean, renovations are expensive, so people only think on the short term, right? And that's where I think, I think utilities will need to play a bigger role in that.

Philippe FleauGUEST
And two, I mean, incentivizing hydronic heating, just like, for example, Hydro Quebec is doing.

Philippe FleauGUEST
I mean, our peak demand is one of-- I mean, we're very-- Everything is pretty much electric here in Quebec.
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Ben HildebrandtHOST
What, what's your main interest in, in looking into, into hydronic systems? You did mention your one multifamily project where the ducting has been a pain, to put it lightly, but what are, what are the other parts of it that are, that are intri- intriguing to you?