Debunking the Alberta energy war room on energy poverty
This blog responds to a Canada Energy Centre brief blaming sustainable energy for energy poverty.
Federal mandate letters signal changes to building codes, deep retrofits, and electric vehicles
The Prime Minister of Canada released the “mandate letters” to federal Ministers. Here are energy efficiency highlights from the letters, with some added context.
A national energy poverty strategy for Canada?
Canada needs a national strategy on reducing energy poverty. The federal government can play a leadership role by expanding the scale and scope of low-income energy efficiency. Here’s what we can learn from national initiatives in other jurisdictions.
Want net-zero building codes in Canada? It’s time to create the Net-Zero Building Acceleration Fund
A Net-Zero Building Codes Acceleration Fund will further acceleration code adoption and compliance through support for market readiness for net-zero codes in provinces/territories and municipalities. Here’s more.
We need a national retrofit code sooner, rather than later
Canadians can expect Alterations to Existing Buildings (our national retrofit code) in 2030.
The building blocks of minimum energy performance standards
In this blog, we look at some of the core considerations for policymakers as they seek to design and implement the building blocks of an effective Minimum Energy Performance Standards.