Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Sustainable Buildings and Communities, Natural Resources Canada
SBC plays a leadership role in the research, development, and deployment of leading-edge energy efficient and renewable energy technologies for new and existing housing, buildings and communities.
They assist in the development of standards and labeling systems; develop software tools; test, monitor and assess advanced technologies at their laboratories; conduct controlled field trials at the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology; monitor and assess field demonstrations across the country; and engage outreach and training activities.
Office of Energy Efficiency, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Environment Canada, Transport Canada and the National Research Council, Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA), Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute (HRAI) and the Canadian Window and Door Manufacturers Association (CWDMA).
Whole-house design; building envelope systems; advanced and integrated space heating, water heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; combined heat and power systems; integration of renewable energy technologies; and support of NRCan housing energy programs and policy. SBC also explores broader issues of embodied energy and concepts related to zero or near-zero environmental impact housing.
Researchers: Peter Edwards Co., John Gusdorf, G. Proskiw, Skip Hayden, James Glouchkow, Frank Szadkowski, Tom Akerstream, Don Fugler, Evhueniy Enchev, Mike Swinton, Craig Simpson, Bill Castellan, Tim Mayo, Robin Sinha.
Fields of Research: Indoor air quality, air tightness, advanced housing, building materials, passive solar heating, window performance, technology assessments.
Communities
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Distributed Energy
CANMET - Energy Technology Centre - Varennes - Decentralized Energy Resources
CEA Technologies Inc.
MicroPower Connect
New Energy Resources Alliance
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Distributed Energy Program
District Heating and Cooling
Canadian District Energy Association
City of North Vancouver
City of Revelstoke
Hamilton Community Energy
Markham District Energy
Windsor Utilities Commission
Housing and Buildings
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Canadian Centre for Housing Technology (CCHT)
Canadian Home Builder's Association (CHBA)
Institute for Research in Construction (IRC)
International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE)
Office of Energy Efficiency
R-2000 program
HVAC and Energy Systems
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHREA)
Advanced Integrated Mechanical Systems (AIMS) - ēKOCOMFORTTM
Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI)
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH)
Canadian Geoexchange Coalition
Renewable Energy
Canadian Hydro Power Association (CHA)
Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN)
Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA)
Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
Canadian Wind Energy Atlas
Renewable and Electrical Energy Division (REED)
RETScreen International
Small Hydro Atlas
Solar Energy Society of Canada (SESCI)
General
Canadian Standards Association - CSA
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Technical Safety & Standards Association (TSSA)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Contact information
580 Booth Street #13th floor
Ottawa , Ontario K1A 0E4
580 Booth Street #13th floor
Ottawa , Ontario K1A 0E4
