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

Environment committee  It's not a direct conversion exactly.

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.