Figure 34 – Drivers and Barriers to Home Energy Retrofits
Information Sources Respondents were also asked to disclose what sources of information they use to get information about renovating or retrofitting their home, along with how much trust they place in each source, which was rated from 1 (no trust) to 5 (most trust). As per Figure 35, online searches were most popular source of information at 36%, followed by a contractor and utility (e.g. FortisBC) at 24%. The most trustworthy source of information was a utility at 3.3, followed by a contractor at 3.1, although all information sources scored similarly, with the exception of hardware stores being less trustworthy at 2.6.
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