Comments on: Ontario is conserving: report http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/09/ontario-is-conserving-report/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/09/ontario-is-conserving-report/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Anonymous Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:49:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/09/ontario-is-conserving-report/#comment-727 All level of governements must show more leadership in conserving energy. Asking people to switch to LED Christmas lights, switching to compact flourescents and using a programmable thermostat set two degrees lower is not enough. Municipal and provincial governments need to adopt higher standards for new buildings - for multi-unit residential, commercial and industrial buildings the LEEDS (Leading Energy and Environmental Design) certification standard, for homes, at minimum the Energy Star standard. For example, according to the LEED standards body, a LEED Gold rated building will be 30 - 60% more energy efficient, for an 8% premium in construction costs. Force developers to build in energy conservation during construction! At the federal and provincial levels, there needs to be incentives programs put in place to encourage people to renovate their existing homes and buildings. Also, we need to invest in effective transit, especially in the GTA! We have to get more people to leave their cars at home when they go to work, go out for the evening, whatever. This is the campaign platform that I am using currently - I am running for Halton Regional Chair. All level of governements must show more leadership in conserving energy. Asking people to switch to LED Christmas lights, switching to compact flourescents and using a programmable thermostat set two degrees lower is not enough.

Municipal and provincial governments need to adopt higher standards for new buildings – for multi-unit residential, commercial and industrial buildings the LEEDS (Leading Energy and Environmental Design) certification standard, for homes, at minimum the Energy Star standard. For example, according to the LEED standards body, a LEED Gold rated building will be 30 – 60% more energy efficient, for an 8% premium in construction costs. Force developers to build in energy conservation during construction!

At the federal and provincial levels, there needs to be incentives programs put in place to encourage people to renovate their existing homes and buildings. Also, we need to invest in effective transit, especially in the GTA! We have to get more people to leave their cars at home when they go to work, go out for the evening, whatever.

This is the campaign platform that I am using currently – I am running for Halton Regional Chair.

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