Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada’s Commercial Building Sector – Convene
Throughout this study the NRT and SDTC relied on an Expert Advisory Committee to review data, test findings, and provide advice on the project objectives and recommendations. Individual stakeholder consultations with the commercial building sector were also used to support the process. Among those, the Real Property Association of Canada convened a group of commercial real estate investors to provide recommendations and comments.
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) have collaborated to recommend a long-term policy framework with specific, sequenced steps for advancing energy efficiency in Canada’s commercial buildings. This is the first collaboration between the two organizations and is indicative of a growing need to break down government silos in order to successfully meet the climate policy challenge. This work builds on past research by the two organizations and provides joint recommendations for federal policies to increase the uptake of energy efficiency technology in the commercial building sector.
The research and analysis feeding this study was based on four major components:
1. Stakeholder Consultation: An Expert Advisory Committee met three times during the course of the project to review research, test findings, and provide advice on the project objectives and recommendations. Individual stakeholder consultations were also used to inform the process. Among those, the Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) convened a group of commercial real estate investors to provide recommendations and comments to the NRTEE and SDTC in July 2008.
2. Data Collection: Data was compiled from a number of sources including NRCan, Statistics Canada, SDTC, and a range of Canadian and international publications. They were used to develop assumptions about the anticipated policy impacts on energy efficiency in commercial buildings for the economic modelling component of the report.
3. Literature Reviews: Research was commissioned to examine best practices in energy efficiency policy evaluation, along with international trends in energy efficiency policy for buildings. The findings were derived from a review of government reports and statistics, reports from industry associations, academic papers, and recent media articles.
4. Economic Modelling: Stakeholder consultations and literature reviews were used to develop a list of policy options for original economic modelling. The purpose of the modelling was to forecast expected impacts of the policies on energy efficiency technology deployment in Canada’s commercial buildings.
Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada’s Commercial Building Sector – Outreach Sessions
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy together with Sustainable Development Technology Canada presented the Geared for Change report in outreach sessions held in 4 Canadian cities.
Vancouver, March 26, 2009
The event was held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver
Expert Advisory Committee – Energy Efficiency in the Commercial Buildings Sector
Martin Adelaar
Principal
Marbek Resources
John Appleby
Chief, End-Use Market Analysis
Resources Canada Natural
Anne Auger
Vice President, LEED
Canada Green Building Council
Dale Beugin
Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Michael Brooks
Executive Director
Real Property Association of Canada
Peter Busby
Managing Director
Busby Perkins + Will
Michael Butters
President
MBC Energy and Environment
Jim Clark
Senior Officer, Program Development
Natural Resources Canada
Chris Conway
VP Government Relations
Real Property Association of Canada
Robert Dubé
NRTEE Member; Président
Atout personnel
Jeremy Edwards
Associate, Property Acquisitions
ISG Secure Capital
Ken Elsey
President and CEO
Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA)
Marion Fraser
President
Fraser & Company
Danny Harvey
Professor
Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Amy Hu
Assistant, Climate Change Program
David Suzuki Foundation
Bill Humber
Chair, Center for the Built Environment and Civil Engineering Technology
Seneca College
Phil Jago
Director, Buildings Division
Natural Resources Canada
Ann Kelly
Senior Advisor, Customer Council
Canadian Electricity Association
Louis Marmen
Director, Gas Markets
Canadian Gas Association
Rodney McDonald
Manager, Building Policy & Sustainability
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Department of Labour and Immigration
Government of Manitoba
David McLaughlin
President and CEO
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Julia McNally
Manager, Planning, Codes & Standards, Conservations & Sector Development
Ontario Power Authority
Thomas Mueller
President and CEO
Canada Green Building Council
Diana Osler-Zortea
Interim President
BOMA Canada
Leslie Rogers
Vice President
Efficiency NB
Nada Sutic
Manager, Green Initiatives
BOMA Toronto
Annika Tamlyn
Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Marie-Lyne Tremblay
Deputy Director, Buildings Division, Buildings Program
Natural Resources Canada
Rick Whittaker
Vice President, Investments
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
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