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Agreement Number:
-
Agreement Value:
$390,000.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 30, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The Canada Green Building Council will assess the costs to retrofit existing buildings to net zero carbon levels. It will develop methodology for modelling the energy performance of several building archetypes in multiple Canadian climate zones. The costing study will evaluate the benefits of retrofits in terms of: i) capital cost requirements; ii) annualized operational savings; iii) pathways for undertaking deep low carbon retrofits; and, iv) technologies and approaches that lead to cost effective and impactful interventions.
Organization:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Expected Results:

The expected results of this project are as follows:

  1. Inform decisions in support of the Greening Government Strategy and the Horizontal Fixed Asset Review;
  2. Seek broad stakeholder input from the private sector, particularly design, engineering and clean technology professionals in the building construction, operation and financing industries;
  3. Inform efforts to decarbonize the economy-wide existing building stock, beyond the federal portfolio; and,
  4. Support federal leadership in decarbonizing its real property portfolio to demonstrate to the broader industry the feasibility of achieving net zero carbon performance levels from existing buildings.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 0A1
Reference Number:
GC-2020-2021-Q3-00002
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
Canada Green Building Council Conseil du bâtiment durable du Canada
Recipient's Legal Name:
Canada Green Building Council Conseil du bâtiment durable du Canada
Program:
Reseach and Policy Initiatives Assistance Program