Building for Tomorrow
Efficiency Canada’s new research highlights a unique opportunity to tackle the twin challenges of housing and climate while increasing household affordability.
The Cool Way To Heat Homes
By switching to heat pumps, consumers could collectively save $10.4 billion in energy bills and reduce home heating emissions by 19.6 million tons by 2035 while obtaining the same cooling benefits. Authored by Alexander Gard-Murray, Brendan Haley, Sarah Miller, and Mathieu Poirier
Canadian Heat Pump Myth Buster
This report examines 10 myths that might hinder heat pump promoting policies in Canada and the facts behind them. Authored by Sarah Riddell and Brendan Haley.
Regulating Energy and Emissions in Existing Buildings
This new guide offers municipalities and policymakers insights into the role existing buildings are expected to play in meeting Canada’s decarbonization goals. Authored by Kevin Lockhart and Sharane Simon.
Energy Efficiency in Rental Housing
This report looks at how neglecting energy efficiency upgrades in an attempt to keep housing affordable leads to inadequate housing quality. And, it does little to challenge the market dynamics driving the loss of affordable housing in private markets. Authored by Abhilash Kantamneni and Brendan Haley.
Benchmarking 2021 Canadian province/territory and American state energy efficiency program savings and spending
This report benchmarks performance between the Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard and its American counterpart, the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Authored by James Gaede and Alyssa Nippard.