Housing Programs

May 2011May 2011

Canadian Renovators’ CouncilCanadian Renovators’ Council

Conrad BaumgartnerConrad Baumgartner

Office of Energy Efficiency - Housing Office of Energy Efficiency - Housing DivisionDivision

Natural Resources CanadaNatural Resources Canada

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Keeping the Heat In

• Currently:– Text is completed in English– Graphics are being revised

• Next:– Perform French translation– Prepare for web format

• Delivery date: – This fiscal year

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Challenges

• High efficiency electric tank-type water

heaters employing air source heat pumps • Air-to-water heat pump packages that offer

space heating, domestic hot water and cooling (solar DWH is optional addition)

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ecoENERGY RetrofitResults to Date

Approximate statistics as of May 2011:

Over 733,000 pre-retrofit evaluations Over 583,000 post-retrofit evaluations $709M+ already paid $1,392 average grant 22% average energy savings 3 tonnes average GHG savings

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ecoENERGY RetrofitResults to Date

Ontario1,001 advisors Pre: 433,314Post:378,488Grant: $1,415

Quebec127 advisors Pre: 53,005Post: 33,631Grant: $1,407

Manitoba41 advisors Pre: 20,037Post: 14,989Grant: $1,495

Alberta87 advisors Pre: 33,729Post: 24,532Grant: $1,326

Saskatchewan36 advisors Pre: 44,828Post: 35,414Grant: $1,476

NWT12 advisors Pre: 879Post: 189Grant: $1,425

Yukon4 advisors Pre: 309 Post: 107 Grant: $1,497

B.C.153 advisors Pre: 73,268Post: 56,711Grant: $1,189

PEI7 advisors Pre: 4,338Post: 2,169Grant: $1,353

NFLD-Lab12 advisors Pre: 4,980Post: 3,710Grant: $1,247

Nunavut0 advisors Pre: 40 Post: Nil Grant: nil

New Brunswick74 advisors Pre: 33,981Post: 18,963Grant: $1,175

Nova Scotia 55 advisors Pre: 30,444Post: 18,590Grant: $1,350

Canada1,600+ advisors Pre-Retrofit Evaluations: 733,156Post-Retrofit Evaluations: 587,493 Average Grant: $1,384

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Next Generation Housing Standards

Next Generation Housing Standards

May 25, 2011 Status Report:

• R-2000• ENERGY STAR for New Homes – Common Spec• ENERGY STAR for New Homes – Next Generation• EnerGuide Rating System (ERS)

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Next Generation Housing Standards

R-2000 Status Report

• Completed final draft of R-2000 Standard will be sent shortly to the Committee for final vote, after which it will be ready for public review. 

ENERGY STAR for New Homes – Common Spec

• The Common Technical Specification for Ontario was released in January this year. 

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Next Generation Housing Standards

ENERGY STAR for New Homes – Next Generation• The Committee has been formed and has held four

meetings since December 2010. Good progress is being made on addressing key elements for the next generation ESNH.

• Builder Option Package (BOP) Working Groups for Ontario and Saskatchewan have been formed and are in the process of making recommendations to the Committee on draft BOPs.  

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Next Generation Housing Standards

EnerGuide Rating System (ERS)• The three subcommittees presented their

recommendations to the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) last fall.

1. Technical Standard subcommittee – ERS Document

2. Delivery subcommittee – Delivery Recommendation Document

3. Information subcommittee – Information Recommendation document

• When approved by the PAC, the documents will be posted for public review.

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Next Generation Housing Standards

EnerGuide Rating System (ERS)• PAC will consider comments received from public

review process and modify recommendations as required.

 

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Anyone wishing to be kept informed of any of the New Housing activities noted can send an email to: – R2000secretariat@nrcan.gc.ca – ESNHsecretariat@nrcan.gc.ca– ERSsecretariat@nrcan.gc.ca

Questions?

NRCan Office of Energy Efficiency, Housing Division• Conrad Baumgartner at 613 996-5109

(Conrad.Baumgartner@NRCan.gc.ca)