August 24, 2016

RAIC Joins Call For National Plan For Energy-Efficient Buildings

OTTAWA, August 22, 2016– Eleven organizations, including the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), are calling on the federal government to implement a bold national plan for improving the energy efficiency of Canada’s buildings. They offer 14 recommendations for key policies and programs for a national plan that would help the government meet climate-change objectives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Eleven Organizations Urge National Plan For Energy-Efficient Buildings

3 August 2016 Dear Honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr, and Honourable Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna: RE: A bold national action plan for energy efficient buildings As a collaboration of leading energy and building professionals, associations, non-government organizations, and businesses, our work now represents the future of the built environment in Canada. Many of the initiatives we are currently undertaking represent the leading edge on the path to a resilient and ultra energy-efficient/low carbon building sector.