Clean Energy Systems for Buildings and Communities

Canada's built environment, consisting of houses, buildings, and the communities they form, account for approximately 50% of all energy consumed in the country. Capturing clean forms of energy and integrating them into our houses and buildings will provide solutions towards achieving a sustainable clean energy future. In fact, the objective is to have our communities become their own main sources of energy - producing clean renewable energy on-site to meet local demands. Energy efficiency and load management are the first steps in setting the stage for this sustainable future. Upon this platform, renewable energy can become a principal energy source for our buildings and communities.

Net-zero houses, buildings and communities will emerge from new urban planning and building design practices, supported by the introduction of innovative technologies to capture, store, distribute, and optimize renewable energy. The overarching challenge ahead of us is the integration of these pieces to achieve net-zero targets, breaking through current limitations to reach high performance, viable market solutions in this very important sector.

The Office of Energy R&D provides funding for R&D to advance the development, integration and use of technologies to increase energy efficiency and reduce air emissions in new and existing housing, buildings and communities

CanmetENERGY is the Canadian leader in clean energy research and technology development. It manages science and technology programs and services, supports the development of energy policy, codes and regulations, acts as a window to federal financing and works with partners to develop more energy efficient and cleaner technologies. Please click here for further details.