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"Buildings account for up to 40 per cent of energy consumption worldwide, and there are significant opportunities for cost-effective energy efficiency improvements. Recognizing these facts, the BEET was established to: Increase multilateral cooperation in the field of buildings energy efficiency, specifically in relation to: the development and implementation of national building energy efficiency rating systems; and enhance […]

"The Federal Buildings Initiative (FBI) is a voluntary program that helps facilitate energy efficiency retrofit projects in buildings owned or managed by the Government of Canada. Developed and administered by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency, it enables federal organizations to implement these projects through third-party energy performance contracts without necessarily using their own capital funds. […]

"The Canadian buildings sector can make a significant contribution to the reduction of our greenhouse gases. Nearly half a million commercial and institutional establishments provide spaces for our education, health care, government and business and account for 14 percent of energy consumption and 13 percent of emissions. Energy efficiency is a proven strategy to lower […]

"The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program is a national program administered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Sine 2002, over 300,000 homeowners improved their homes' efficiency with whole house solutions to improve comfort and indoor air quality while reducing energy bills. Their homes are warmer in […]