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While not a tangible product that we can see and touch, the – from small tools to large appliances and HVAC systems –
presence of energy efficiency provides massive benefits for has been beneficial, there are untapped opportunities that
the environment and the economy. This is something that the can be realized through looking at buildings as entities with
Canadian government recognizes, and other countries can, and many necessary components, all working together to reach
likely should, pay attention. Federal investments in innovative greater energy efficiency. This concept of the building system
energy efficient projects drive economic growth, contribute adds a third ‘E’ to energy efficiency when it comes to assessing
to our clean energy future and create new, middle-class jobs buildings – energy efficiency entities.
for Canadians. 1 If the nation is going to meet its 2030 climate
change goals, then energy efficiency is one of the quickest Somewhere between focusing on the energy efficiency of
contributors, and this is especially pertinent to buildings of all building components and focusing on the efficiency of the
sizes. While the shift towards choosing energy efficient products building as a whole is the concept of assessing building systems.
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Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada Invests in Energy-Efficient Building Infrastructure. (9 October, 2018). Retrieved from: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-
of-canada-invests-in-energy-efficient-building-infrastructure-696228281.html
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Alliance to Save Energy. Building Systems Efficiency. (29 March, 2018). Retrieved from: https://www.wbdg.org/resources/
building-systems-efficiency#rcas
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Alliance to Save Energy. Building Systems Efficiency. (29 March, 2018). Retrieved from: https://www.wbdg.org/resources/
building-systems-efficiency#rcas
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Government of Canada. Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. (21 November, 2018). Retrieved from:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/pan-canadian-framework.html
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Government of British Columbia. Energy Step Code. (2018). Retrieved from: https://energystepcode.ca/
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Natural Resources Canada. HVAC and Energy Systems. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/
housing/research/3937
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Roseone, Michael C. Top 11 Ways to Get Better HVAC Efficiency. (24 April, 2018). Retrieved from: https://aristair.com/blog/top-
11-ways-to-get-better-hvac-energy-efficiency/
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BDC. 7 simple ways to improve energy efficiency in your building (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/
business-strategy-planning/manage-business/pages/how-aim-net-zero-energy-efficiency.aspx
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Natural Resources Canada. Solar Voltaic Energy in Building. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/
buildings/research/solar-photovoltaic/3907
Natural Resources Canada. Solar Voltaic Energy in Building. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/
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buildings/research/solar-photovoltaic/3907
Natural Resources Canada. Building-Integrated Photovoltaics. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/
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buildings/research/solar-photovoltaic/21280
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started to receive requests for testing — are a solution to this challenge, and are
of BIPV. Each of CSA Group’s labs in being increasingly combined with solar
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Vancouver, installations to maximize value. They
British Columbia, and Kunshan, China, support the integration of distributed
demonstrates a depth of technical energy resources (DER) including
knowledge and attention to detail that is PV and wind in the built environment.
essential to establishing PV as a viable These resources generate intermittently
and sustainable energy source. and variably due to weather, cloud cover,
season, and time of day. Energy storage
Certification, performance, and reliability systems decouple load from generation
testing on PV products currently and support the use of DERs, allowing
conducted include: a constant supply of electricity when it
• PV Modules and BIPV products is needed to decrease reliance on the
electricity grid and increase reliance on
• Batteries and other energy storage
systems local generation.
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