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Natural Resources committee  That really varies from project to project. I think that, in two of those cases, those were completed projects, with which we will often stay involved post-project. We always try to verify savings at the completion of the project. Occasionally, clients will want to know what the

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  Certainly. We are rare, in that we're one of the only firms that focus exclusively on energy efficiency. There's at least one other large firm that does similar work, and there are a large number of small firms and sole proprietorships that do similar work, so we are one of proba

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  No. The energy managers are employed by our clients. Sometimes we do contract energy management and sometimes we are hired to support energy managers in developing their strategic energy management plans or documents like that. It's a partnership.

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  We are fee-for-service consultants. There are larger organizations—what you're referring to is what we call an ESCO model or energy services company model. That tends to be for very large projects in which you might retrofit an entire municipality—for tens of millions of dollars.

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  I'm not sure, as a small business owner, that I'm necessarily in a great position to answer that question. Certainly within the context of energy efficiency, that is an incentive for energy efficiency. There's a larger question obviously. Your point is more about total energy co

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  The rise in emissions, I think, is largely industrial and from the production of natural gas. There are things that are outside of the context of the conversation around energy efficiency, I would say. There are a lot of other issues that need to be looked at under a broader lens

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. I assume you're referring to the B.C. carbon tax in your question. Really, the impact the carbon tax has had is.... Our electricity is largely carbon-free in B.C. It's a very small footprint. With natural gas, obviously, it's much more significant. For the last almos

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  I certainly think it does. It's interesting. One thing I've noticed just in the last year or two with our customers is that, previously there was very much a focus on energy costs, but more recently.... We have two or three major clients, both public sector and private sector, w

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  That's certainly fair for some of our clients. Not all, but some definitely have that view.

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  Maybe I should clarify my comments. Really what I was intending to say is that building codes do get thrown around a lot, in some respects, as a good regulatory mechanism. Obviously, that opinion is not shared. The point I really wanted to make is that, actually, for existing bui

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  I think there are a few ways that could be approached. The traditional energy audits tend to be fairly intense undertakings, especially the ones that are usually funded by utility programs. These will often be $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000 studies. They require a significant amount

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  I was very happy to hear the gentlemen from Ontario, the Independent Electricity System Operator, say they are supporting a similar program here in Ontario. I think the model we have in B.C., quite frankly, works quite well. The utilities basically pay part of the salary of the

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  Certainly. Yes, we don't hire exclusively from programs like that out of UBC and BCIT, but I actually would say the majority of our staff do come through those programs. We tend to hire new graduates for the simple reason that there are not a lot of people with experience in the

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White

Natural Resources committee  I've done some committee work with the Standards Association to support some of the codes and standards that back up the step codes. I think it will do great things for energy efficiency. Unfortunately, I see it as a tool mainly for new buildings and new construction. It's less a

November 29th, 2018Committee meeting

Brad White