ecoENERGY for Building and HousesNew Housing

June 4, 2008Sylvain Quilliam

Chief, New Housing Programs

Office of Energy Efficiency

New housing sector - Strategy

– Strengthen and expand Canada's commitment to energy efficiency in new housing

– Address market barriers

• Increase industry capacity to build energy efficient homes;

• Increase consumer demand

• Address builder perceptions and concerns

– Encourages provinces to incorporate energy efficiency measures in building codes

Multi-faceted approach

• The multi-faceted approach of…– Training– Comparative energy rating: EnerGuide Rating

System– Voluntary premium energy efficiency programs

• National - R-2000 Standard• Provincial - Built Green, ENERGY STAR®, Power Smart,

GreenHome, & Novoclimat

– Building Canada tract builder professional support– Energy efficiency in building codes (collaboration with

ON, BC, QC, MB, NS, NB)

Leads to Market Transformation!

Referencing EnerGuide Rating System - Codes

Referencing by provinces/territories in building codes:

– Nova Scotia: mandatory labelling in 2008; ERS 80 by 2011

– New Brunswick: ERS 80 by 2012

– Ontario: ERS 80 by 2012; increased insulation levels Jan 2009

– Quebec: Novoclimat (ERS 78) by 2010

– British Columbia: ERS 77 in Sept 2008; ERS 80 by 2011

– City of Vancouver: mandatory labelling 2008, then ERS 80

– Yellowknife NWT: mandatory labelling Jan 2008; ERS 80 in 2012

– Manitoba: ERS 80 by 2012

Building Canada

Targets tract builders by improving their operations– provides advice on house designs, construction / business

practices and related training

– resolves problem construction details & defects

– identifies cost saving measures that can be incorporated within the builder’s business (e.g. reduced call-backs)

– focuses on the most cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades, sometimes for no additional cost, using savings identified

– builders commit to EnerGuide rating of their homes

Results in an increased ability for tract builders to build EE homes as standard product

EnerGuide Rating System in Action

Sample Energy Upgrade Package

Results to Date

2,450 people trained in fiscal 07/08

22 Service Organizations licensed to date

148 Licensed energy evaluators

Market demand to increase capacity

818 builders involved in ERS and 501 builders licensed to build ENERGY STAR qualified homes

6706 homes labelled in 07/08 with a further 11,000 enrolled* *enrolled homes are sold but not yet built

3008 ENERGY STAR homes qualified (Ontario, Saskatchewan)

Average rating is ERS 78

Means transformation of 10% of marketplace