Our homes and buildings are where Canadians work, live, and play. But they are also our third-biggest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making the decarbonization of the buildings sector critical in combating climate change and achieving a net-zero economy by 2050.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of $135,274 to Morguard Corporation for a front-end engineering design (FEED) study of a deep energy retrofit project in Ottawa. This project will demonstrate the viability of deep energy retrofits in large office buildings that can be found throughout Canada.
This funding is being provided through Natural Resources Canada's Green Infrastructure - Energy Efficient Buildings Program. This program supports innovative improvements to the design, renovation and construction of our homes and buildings. The government is advancing the development and implementation of building codes for existing buildings and new net-zero-energy-ready buildings through research, development and demonstration projects in Canada.
Programs such as this one have helped to advance the objectives of the upcoming Canada Green Buildings Strategy, which will seek to accelerate deep, climate-resilience building retrofits, transform space and water heating, and build net-zero and climate-resilient buildings from the start. Minister Wilkinson launched consultations on the strategy on August 17, 2022, and Canadians can have their say in the development of the Strategy here.
