Transitioning off of fossil fuels in Manitoba's building sector will require transformative action on energy efficiency. This report investigates the potential to scale up a deep energy retrofit industry in Manitoba to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create good jobs, spur green industrial growth, and improve housing quality. The study draws on 15 interviews with labour, industry, policy, and finance experts engaged in the building sector in Manitoba.
Authors
Zachary Rempel, Niall Harney, Mark Hudson, Laura Cameron, Zoe St. Aubin
- Pages
- 58
- Published in
- Canada
- Rights
- IISD, CCPA, 2024
Table of Contents
- Box 1. Economies of Scale: EnergieSprong in Europe 14
- Box 2. Climate Resilience in Manitoba 15
- Box 3. Lessons From the Canada Greener Homes Grant: A need to focus on the building envelope 19
- Box 4. Fuel Switching: Air source and ground source heat pumps as a key complement to DERs 21
- Box 5. The history of Manitoba’s Green Buildings Policy 23
- Box 6. Case study: Toronto Community Housing Corporation 24
- Box 7. Case study: The City of Toronto’s approach to DERs 43
- Table A1. Federal incentives for residential energy efficiency 56
- Table A2. Provincial incentives for residential energy efficiency 57
- Figure 1. Canadian data on residential energy use 16
- Figure 2. Average energy savings per retrofit by province, 2022 17
- 1.0 Introduction 10
- 1.1 Research Approach 12
- 2.0 Manitoba Buildings and the Energy Transition 13
- 2.1 What Are Deep Energy Retrofits? 13
- 2.2 The Potential of DERs in Manitoba 14
- 2.3 The High Price of DERs 17
- 2.4 Current Incentives for Energy Efficiency Upgrades 18
- 3.0 Delivering DERs at Scale in Manitoba 20
- 3.1 A Manitoba-Made Approach to Residential DERs 20
- 3.2 Policies to Support DERs: Procurement, building codes, and mandatory labelling 22
- 3.3 Financing Manitoba DERs: Costs, payoffs, subsidies, and mechanisms 27
- 3.4 Job Creation and Workforce Development 36
- 3.5 Fostering Stakeholder and Institutional Support for DERs 40
- 4.0 Summary of Recommendations 44
- 5.0 Conclusion 46
- References 48
- Appendix A. Existing Incentives for Building Energy Efficiency 56
