How do I expand on this? What I've said is to look more toward other countries outside of North America. The United States, which is traditionally what Canadian codes have looked to, has not historically been that concerned about energy efficiency. There are far better models in other places. In fact, there are many features of the buildings that are not even specifically about energy efficiency but raise the amount of space that needs to be heated and cooled or reduce the efficiency of the building envelope.
Once you reach a certain level of efficiency, you need to do things that increase the costs, but if you're starting from a fairly inefficient baseline—a building that has two stairways where only one is necessary or a building that has an older type of elevator where a new one is possible—you can find things that are both cost saving and energy reducing, and these things are not in tension. If you're starting from a low baseline, as the United States certainly is and I believe Canada is as well, you can find things that meet both objectives. I'm sorry to repeat the same thing over and over, but I think it's really important to look outside of these two countries to find these models.
Hopefully I answered your question. I apologize if I repeated myself or if it was a little too general.