Natural Resources committee  I'm looking at Darryl, because he's the one who spoke on the BEQ activity a little bit, but let me answer your first question. Policy is a powerful tool. Regulation is a powerful tool to impact behaviour. If there is a motivation to not spend money, such as a tax, or some way of

Natural Resources committee  Right. We're looking at my opinion here, but I think carbon is something that's measurable. We can quantify it. Whether you measure it directly or say that by using this amount of energy from this resource, this is how much is being contributed—

Natural Resources committee  If you're looking at refrigerants, the category that fluorocarbons would be in, then yes, ASHRAE is very much focused on investigating alternatives for lower global warming potential refrigerant options. Do we tax them? That would definitely be one way to influence behavioural ch

Natural Resources committee  Yes. We do have a policy statement on climate change that's available from our website.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. The example you provided is certainly a solution, and it's a solution that's made possible by bidirectional flow of information between the consumers of energy—the buildings—and the providers of energy, such as a natural gas utility, an electricity utility or whatever it is

Natural Resources committee  Everything ASHRAE does is focused on how to use energy more wisely in order to create built environments that are healthy, productive, safe and well for the occupants. Most of the time those occupants are people. Energy efficiency is a priority within that context. Putting a pri

Natural Resources committee  As you know, our building and energy infrastructure is rapidly changing. We are moving to smart buildings, smart cars and a smart grid. This integration and communication presents tremendous opportunity for energy cost savings. As a leader in the buildings industry, ASHRAE wants

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, vice-chairs and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today. I am Sheila Hayter, President of ASHRAE, which was founded in 1894 and is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the