Environment committee  Thank you. Buildings account for 17% of carbon emissions in Canada: 12% of that is from direct emissions related to fossil fuel used to heat those buildings, and then 5% is from indirect emissions that are associated with the production of electricity that's used in the building

Environment committee  That's how we got the 17%, the 12% plus the 5%.

Environment committee  This is the proportion. These are the emissions. Buildings, commercial and institutional, are 9%.... I'll have to return to you on that.

Environment committee  It is, so it could be in the conversion as well.

Environment committee  It's not a direct conversion exactly.

Environment committee  Part of our work, as the National Research Council indicated, has been to engage extensively with both the construction industry and provinces and territories, and providing capacity building for industries so they can start to be aware of what the standards are going to be and t

Environment committee  I could possibly just give an example. As we work, because affordability is also an issue, we bring down the costs of those technologies and Natural Resources Canada offers, as Mr. DesRosiers outlined, support for research, development, and demonstration projects. As we look to e

Environment committee  There's a code for existing buildings and then a code that imposes a “net zero, energy ready” stringency for new buildings. The “net zero, energy ready” stringency will not likely be applied to existing buildings, but it's the objective for new buildings. I just wanted to point o

Environment committee  Absolutely. As Vincent said, the low-carbon economy fund was provided to those provinces and territories that submitted proposals, many of which were in the residential, commercial, and institutional energy efficiency retrofits base, so those are the incentives. With respect to

Environment committee  Many utilities across the country offer incentive programs as well that can help mitigate some of those costs.

Environment committee  We're very early in the code development process with respect to determining what an energy code for existing buildings would look like. That process is finally approved by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes through consultation with provinces and territories, and

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  With respect to the codes, the objective is to reduce GHG emissions, but it's also to reduce energy consumption. That frees up room on the grid, for example. It also reduces costs for homeowners, and it improves the quality of the living space so that it's healthier and more comf

Environment committee  Part of what we strive to do is to recognize that there are regional considerations and differences that need to be taken into account. Wood is a small proportion of any energy—

Environment committee  I think you'd probably need a technical expert for that question.