The Municipal Guide to Net Zero Energy Ready Building Codes
Everything you need to understand tiered codes, the advantages of adopting an ambitious tier, and how municipalities can use the new codes to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget
Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget. Lowering energy costs for those who need it most.
Benchmarking Canadian province and American state energy efficiency program savings and spending
A new report by Efficiency Canada benchmarks performance between the Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard and its American counterpart, the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
Efficiency for All
A new report by Efficiency Canada shows how federal investment in existing low-income energy efficiency programs can help achieve net-zero emissions and reduce energy poverty.
Workforce Requirements for Low-carbon Buildings
The building sector workforce, as presently composed, is not adequately equipped to
deliver the scale and scope of green building construction and retrofitting that is required to meet Canada’s greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Together with the Canada Green Building Council, we developed a simple “placemat” to describe the problem and propose some recommendations.
Canada’s Climate Retrofit Mission
Retrofitting our buildings at the scale and performance required to confront climate change calls for market re-shaping innovations. This report defines a climate retrofit mission for Canada and proposes a way to organize the public sector to achieve it.