OTTAWA - Three commercial building projects in Alberta
are being rewarded for making their new buildings more energy-efficient. The
Honourable Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for
Edmonton Centre, announced that PCL Learning Centre in Edmonton, River Valley
School in Sundre and the Spruce Grove City Hall in Spruce Grove have qualified
to receive financial incentives under Natural Resources Canada's Commercial Building Incentive
Program (CBIP).
"The Government of Canada and these Alberta organizations are pooling efforts
to make a difference in addressing climate change," explained Minister McLellan.
"Organizations that increase energy efficiency in their buildings help reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and save money at the same time."
The CBIP
funding amounts to $127,260 for all three buildings. CBIP offers financial
incentives for incorporating energy efficiency features into new commercial,
institutional and multi-unit residential building designs that are at least 25
percent more efficient than a reference building that complies with the Model National Energy Code
for Building (MNECB). These projects, on average, are about 42
per cent better than the MNECB. The three
projects combined are expected to annually save $67,334, or an average $6.38 per
square metre, in energy costs and collectively produce 801 tonnes fewer
greenhouse gas emissions.
Since 1998, CBIP has contributed to
more than 580 new building projects and has demonstrated that new buildings can
be constructed to consume approximately half the energy of standard buildings at
little or no extra cost, with the corresponding reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions. For more details on CBIP, a program within
Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency, visit the Web site at www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/newbuildings.
The CBIP
program is part of the Government of Canada's plan to address climate change,
and is a component of Project Green. The policies and programs under Project
Green address environmental initiatives for the 21st century, including measures
to conserve our biodiversity, protect our water, clean up contaminated sites and
ensure cleaner and healthier air.
FOR BROADCAST USE:
Three new building projects in Alberta have been awarded incentives for their
use of energy-efficient technologies. The three projects will receive a combined
total of $127,000 from the Commercial Building Incentive Program, which offers
financial incentives for incorporating energy efficiency features into new
building projects.
For more information, media may contact:
Ghyslain CharronMedia RelationsNatural Resources
CanadaOttawa(613) 992-4447
Tom OrmsbyDirector of CommunicationsOffice of the MinisterNatural
Resources CanadaOttawa(613) 996-2007
