Jacques Gourde at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On October 2nd, 2012. See this statement in context.

October 2nd, 2012 / 9:15 a.m.

Conservative

Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I want to thank the witnesses for joining us this morning.

I was pleased to hear your presentation and to see that you have concrete objectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 2020.

In the strategy that has been presented and is proposed for future federal buildings and their repairs, do you have any examples where you have introduced or considered new technologies, such as geothermics and the replacement of heavy fuel oils with biomass in certain heating structures? Are there already some buildings with new technologies that could be used as examples for future projects?

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