Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Hoicka, in recent decades, some LEED certified houses and buildings have gone up. This is not a required standard, however, and new buildings keep going up that are concrete blocks with little or no energy added value.
Firstly, what incentives would encourage the construction of buildings that are energy efficient, self-sufficient in energy, or even energy producers?
Secondly, will we have to completely revamp our urban planning models in order to adopt models with significant benefits not only for preserving environments, but also for energy use and production? Which aspects should be considered in establishing such models?