爱城发起指导项目来追踪建筑物能源效率
原始发布日期： 2017-06-05 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
 The city launched a pilot project Monday morning to track the energy efficiency of large buildings, hoping to have as many as 300 signed up to take part in the voluntary program. The city will track indicators related to how energy-efficient buildings larger than 20,000 square feet are. There are an estimated 4,500 buildings of this size in Edmonton. It's being called the Large Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure program. In exchange for providing the program with their building information, owners will be offered "financial and non-financial incentives." These include tenant information workshops, recognition with awards and a rebate of up to $1,500 for the buildings which undergo commercial energy audits. They will also be advised on programs offered by Energy Efficiency Alberta that they might be able to take advantage of. "I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a building that wouldn’t benefit from some of the programs that Energy Efficiency Alberta has lunched,” said Lisa Dockman, a senior environmental project manager with the city. The city will use the information gathered to set future benchmarks for building owners and develop strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Thirty-nine per cent of Edmonton's greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings, according to city numbers. “There’s nothing like the market stimulating change and if you are allowed to pollute for free, which has been the case forever, then why would you make a change? But if it becomes in your economic interest to transition to more efficient buildings, less using your car, whatever it is, people will do that,” said Coun. Scott McKeen who made the announcement at Epcor Tower. The city has committed 20 of its own building to the program, including City Hall. |