| Organization | Project Description | More Information |
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| Government of New Brunswick | Accelerate code adoption by systemically removing logistical, linguistic, geographical, and financial barriers that exist for New Brunswick’s building officials, builders, designers, homeowners and energy efficiency professionals. Activities include training, feasibility studies, and hiring of building officials. |
Email: Trevor Murray |
| City of St. John's | Identify a pathway to adoption of the NBC and NECB 2020 energy tiers in St. John’s, complete a study on the financial implications of compliance with the tiers, develop compliance documents and tools, and provide training to municipal inspectors and industry. |
Email: Website: |
| City of Toronto |
Conduct activities towards establishing emissions performance standards for existing buildings in Toronto which would require owners to improve emissions performance over time, with the goal of achieving emissions performance equivalent to the highest tiers of NBC and NECB by no later than 2030. Activities include collection of building performance data, development of an emissions performance standards by-law, performance and technology gap analysis between existing buildings and modelled performance, knowledge sharing of best practices with other municipalities, education & training on requirements and high-performance retrofits, and compliance support such as retrofit guidance, labelling programs, financing, additional mandatory requirements, etc. |
Email: Website: |
| City of Vancouver | Conduct activities toward implementing and expanding codes and building regulations that target embodied carbon for new construction, and operational carbon for large existing buildings, across the City of Vancouver. |
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| Climate Challenge Network | Benchmark energy use of new commercial and institutional buildings relative to NECB tiers to see how actual energy consumption compares to the performance the buildings should be achieving. The results of this analysis will be used to determine how to improve the actual energy performance of these building types. The “performance gap” between actual energy use and code requirements is a longstanding issue in the codes community, and this project will help bring key information and recommendations forward. |
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| Town of Banff | Identify building archetypes representing a significant proportion of new development in mountain communities and identify cost associated with increasing energy performance of those buildings; Identify local barriers to compliance with higher performance tiers and develop solutions to facilitate compliance with stricter code requirements; and increase awareness of benefits of high-performance buildings. | Not Available |
| Strathcona County | Develop and implement an online portal to improve and simplify the municipal permitting, inspection, and code compliance processes. |
Email: Jana Jedlic |
| Grey County | Develop and accelerate the adoption, compliance, and enforcement of a Green Development Standard (GDS) in Ontario's Dufferin, Grey, and Wellington Counties. |
Email:
Linda ScottSwanston Website: |
| Region of Waterloo | Develop High-Performance Development Standards for urban and rural municipalities within Waterloo Region. The project integrates climate resilience and the energy transition into the planning process. |
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| Alberta Ecotrust | Expand Alberta Ecotrust’s Emissions-Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX) outside of the current focus areas of Edmonton and Calgary and provide a forum for building industry stakeholders to collaborate, share ideas, network and build capacity to support the adoption of higher tiers of the model codes across Alberta. |
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| Alliance of Canadian Building Officials' Associations | Create and adapt training material and resources on current and future versions of high-performance energy and building codes, develop a technology platform to share training material and resources with building officials, municipalities and First Nations communities, and create an online forum and advisory service as a way for building officials and industry professionals across Canada to connect and share knowledge. |
Email: Matt Farrell Website: |
| BILD Alberta | Create guides based on the energy tiers and requirements of the National Building Code - 2023 Alberta Edition and the Alberta edition of the 2025 National Building Code and create educational videos for industry members that focus on the tiered energy requirements of the National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition. |
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| Cecobois | Assess GHG emissions associated with structural and envelope materials for 75 to 100 buildings to determine the average carbon footprint for four building categories (multi-residential, school, administrative, and retirement homes), and identify realistic GHG reduction targets. | Not Available |
| Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | Promote adoption of high-performance building codes and create and deliver training and resources tailored to Indigenous communities, including an Energy Management & Leadership training program, an Energy Code Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Toolkit, and an Energy Code Outreach and Education Campaign. | Website: |
| HVAC Designers of Canada | Creation of a system for recognizing qualified Residential HVAC Designers across Canada and the development of a consolidated repository. |
Email: Mary Mantei |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Conduct costing studies and develop training material for city approvals staff and industry to facilitate the adoption of higher tiers of the model energy codes in Calgary and throughout Alberta. |
Email: Piya Kaluthantirige |
| Canadian Home Builders' Association | Remove barriers and develop industry capacity and competency through training and supportive tools, resources and programs, with the goal of implementing the highest feasible tiers of the model energy codes. |
Website: Enabling Tiered Codes – Implementation and Market Preparedness |
| Canada Green Building Council | Support existing building owners in the adoption of and compliance with the highest performance tiers of the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) and regional high-performance building codes, regulations, and programs that support high performance requirements. The development of a Transition Plan Guide and Playbook, as well as capacity building activities will be integral to this project. |
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| Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) | Building to Net-Zero (BNZ) is a four-year training and capacity-building project designed to support municipalities in the adoption of building energy performance frameworks. BNZ will support framework adoption aligned with the National Energy Code for Buildings, the National Building Code of Canada 2020, and will also help prepare for other high-performance codes, including Alterations to Existing Buildings (AEB) and upcoming net-zero emissions codes. Through the BNZ project, municipalities, community partners, and industry experts will work collaboratively to identify and overcome municipalities’ unique adoption challenges, outlining a clear pathway towards net-zero building energy. | Not Available |
| Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia | Provide education and training to building officials, designers and builders on high-performance energy and low carbon emissions codes pertaining to BC’s CleanBC Roadmap to 2030. |
Email: Pauline Rupp |
| Passive House Canada | Tackle knowledge and capacity deficiencies within the building sector hindering the adoption of advanced tiers of model codes. Conduct capacity-building initiatives targeting manufacturers of energy-efficient building components such as windows, building systems, and ventilation. Collaborate with community housing organizations in Ontario to showcase the demand for high-performance products, thereby encouraging Canadian manufacturers to enhance production. Developing and providing training sessions for building officials on the latest national building codes and high-performance building standards. Additionally, a comprehensive course on large building airtightness testing for building designers and field technicians will be offered to further increase expertise in this critical area. |
Email:
Jeff Clarke-Janzen
Robyn Thompson Website: High-performance Building Components Manufacturers Program Airtightness Field Testers and Designers High-Performance Building in-Person Training Building Officials High-Performance Building Virtual Training |
| Small Housing BC | Build capacity in the Gentle Density Housing (GDH) industry to support the increase of high-performance, energy-efficient homes. The project is focusing on the adoption of the BC Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code for small-scale multi-unit housing across British Columbia, in support of increasing the housing stock. |
Email: Vienna Braux Website: |
| Resort Municipality of Whistler | Conduct analysis towards adopting the highest steps of the BC Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code for all new buildings by 2030, for both Part 3 and Part 9, in Whistler, BC. |
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| Government of Prince Edward Island | Undertake activities that could help achieve and surpass the goals outlined in PEIs 2040 Net Zero Framework. Activities include assessing the feasibility of adopting the upper energy tiers of the national model building codes, assessing current compliance levels and identifying areas for improvement, developing and delivering training to industry professionals and building officials, developing financial incentives to encourage compliance, and conducting a public awareness campaign to promote the benefits of code adoption and compliance. |
Email: Glen Compton |
| The University of British Columbia | The University of British Columbia will begin adopting the upper tiers of the British Columbia Energy and Zero Carbon Step Code for new multifamily residential construction for new residential construction on its Vancouver campus by 2026. They will develop and publish a roadmap for adopting the highest steps of the BC Step Code (Step 4) by 2032 and the Zero Carbon Step Code (Emission Level 4) by 2030. In addition, UBC will develop and publish a roadmap for establishing tiered embodied carbon targets for new residential construction and establish requirements to design to future summer climate conditions to avoid overheating. |
Email: Ralph Wells |
| Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals | Conduct case studies comparing retention and retrofitting of existing buildings to new construction requirements under the NECB. The project will also offer guidance on how existing and heritage buildings can comply with the NECB. |
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| Government of British Columbia | BC is committed to reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions from new and existing buildings by requiring new buildings to be net-zero carbon by 2030 and net-zero energy ready by 2032 and implementing energy efficiency standards for existing buildings. This project will invest in workforce development and training, policy, and standards development for heating equipment standards to be implemented through an existing building code, delivering education and supports to key stakeholder groups, and developing related digital tools that will improve codes compliance. |
Email: Katherine Muncaster |
| Government of Yukon | The government of Yukon will publish a roadmap for adopting upper tiers of the NBC, investigate a strategy for introducing NECB or equivalent and adopt Tier 3 of NBC by 2027 through engagement with builders and conducting research studies. Yukon’s project will also assess the feasibility of achieving net zero energy ready for all new buildings by 2032. |
Email: Cathy Cottrell |
Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF)