Efficiency Canada at 杏吧原创 University Takes Part in Prime Minister鈥檚 $10-Million Announcement Supporting Energy Efficiency
Corey Diamond, executive director of at 杏吧原创 University, took part in a $10-million announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to support energy efficiency in Canada鈥檚 residential sector.
The funds will be used to recruit and train approximately 2,000 energy advisers across Canada, with a focus on under-represented and marginalized groups. They will work with homeowners to identify how to best reduce energy-related costs and emissions.
In the coming weeks, the federal government will launch a program to help retrofit up to 700,000 homes, providing energy audits and grants for homeowners.
鈥淭o make these renovations happen, we need workers who can install windows, heating and cooling experts, electricians and insulation specialists,鈥 said Trudeau. 鈥淏ut before any of that work gets going on your house, you need an energy advisor who can tell you where you are losing heat in the winter or why your house is getting too hot in the summer, so you can plan what makes the most sense to invest in.鈥
Said Diamond: 鈥淲ith a continued investment in developing the workforce required to retrofit every building in this country over the next three decades, we can bring thousands more people into the fold.
鈥淲e can inspire people to think of energy efficiency as a safe landing place to pursue a purposeful and meaningful career and we can begin the process of transforming our buildings into a major contributor of greenhouse gas emission reductions.鈥
Efficiency Canada, a unique national organization based at 杏吧原创, brings together a diverse array of allies鈥攆rom academic researchers and private-sector businesses to utilities and governments鈥攖o advocate for public policies that move us toward a more energy-efficient future.
Environmentalism and sustainable technology are a cornerstone of the important research taking place at 杏吧原创. Efficiency Canada has ties to both 杏吧原创鈥檚鈥疐aculty of Engineering and Design鈥痑nd the鈥疐aculty of Public Affairs. 杏吧原创 researchers are doing groundbreaking work on energy efficiency in numerous areas, including policy, regulations, engineering and business.