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Title:
Better Homes Ottawa - Retrofit Portal
Agreement Number:
EAE2390
Agreement Value:
$358,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 30, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The objective of this Project is to facilitate home energy labelling and disclosure to encourage deep energy retrofits, to perform an outreach campaign and to provide energy coaching services through the development of an online Retrofit Portal for the City of Ottawa.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:

The Retrofit Portal will provide: " free, tailored advice to every resident in Ottawa about how to save energy and cut GHG emissions at home; " a single point-of-entry for access to the latest information on support programs available; " home labels of three levels of accuracy: a "initial label," "verified label," and an "EnerGuide label."; " a platform to host surveys to gather information from homeowners, home developers and real estate agents, with option to opt out from reporting; It is the intention that this approach will be compliant with the expected federal mandate of home energy labelling at the time of sale. The Proponent will also create supporting documentation to guide users on the Portal and create processes to integrate to other applications, systems, or webpages and host outreach campaigns through social networks, traditional media, digital marketing; and mailouts to reach target communities.

Location:
OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K1P 1J1
Reference Number:
115-2023-2024-Q1-14071
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:
CITY OF OTTAWA
Program:
Contributions in support of Energy Efficiency
Program Purpose:

The objective is to improve energy efficiency in Canada. Canadian energy users in the industrial, residential, commercial/institutional, and transportation sectors must have access to the information and qualified expertise required to make informed choices on energy consumption in the marketplace. Across all of these sectors, products that use energy and affect energy consumption will be a specific focus.