Retrofit accelerators
NRCan’s Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative (DRAI) provides funding to organizations (i.e. “retrofit accelerators”) that help building owners in the development of deep retrofits in commercial, institutional, and mid- or high-rise multi-unit residential buildings in Canada. The following organizations have received funding through this program.
Alberta Ecotrust is reducing barriers to decarbonizing existing buildings by uniting deep retrofit and asset management planning, building market capacity, and offering deep retrofit support services to commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential building owners in Alberta.
BOMA Canada is addressing barriers, bringing awareness, and building capacity for the Class B and C commercial buildings sector in order to advance the implementation of deep retrofit projects in these buildings across Canada, with particular attention to provinces with a high density.
Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM)
FQM is developing local expertise, offering support services to building owners, and using an innovative financing structure to increase deep retrofit projects and reduce GHG emissions in commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential buildings in Quebec municipalities.
Contact Information
Telephone: 418-651-3343
Email: energie@fqm.ca; decarbonation@fqm.ca
Graham is supporting the deep retrofit sector by bringing their extensive in-house project development, financing, and construction expertise to commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential building owners across Ontario and the western provinces.
Contact Information
Telephone: 587-340-4999
Email: energyretrofit@graham.ca
Hydro Ottawa is accelerating deep retrofits within the City of Ottawa by creating an ecosystem of support for deep retrofits and decarbonization by offering deep retrofit support services to commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential building owners.
Contact Information
Telephone: 613-738-6400
Email: ora@hydroottawa.com
Purpose Building Inc.’s market-driven initiative is aimed at transforming the Canadian building sector by accelerating the adoption of deep retrofit measures in commercial and multi-unit residential buildings across Nova Scotia and the Central and western provinces.
Contact Information
Telephone: 416-613-9113
Email: info@purposebuilding.ca
SaskPower is providing building owners with easy access to technical, analytical, and financial support services to increase the implementation of deep retrofit projects in commercial and multi-unit residential buildings in Saskatchewan.
Contact Information
Telephone: 1-888-757-6937
Email: SaskPowerCEOP@clearesult.com
SOFIAC is supporting the full project cycle for deep retrofits and decarbonization projects through development and implementation services, financing, and integrated tracking and measuring protocols for commercial and multi-unit residential buildings across Canada.
Contact Information
Email: info@sofiac.ca
TAF provides expert services to guide multi-unit residential building owners through the deep retrofit process in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, while working with industry to make deep retrofits easier and more cost-effective.
Contact Information
Telephone: 416-359-7802
Email: accelerator@taf.ca
The ReCover Initiative is accelerating scalable deep retrofit solutions through research and development, programs and services, and capacity building activities for commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential buildings across the Atlantic provinces.
Contact Information
Telephone: 902-706-7522
Email: info@recoverinitiative.ca
Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC)
ZEIC is a central hub offering support services to building owners to improve replicability and increase the speed and scale of deep retrofit projects in commercial and multi-unit residential buildings in British Columbia.
Contact Information
Email: info@zeic.ca
Projects focusing on Indigenous communities
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
CIER is advancing deep retrofits in Indigenous communities in the Prairie provinces and Northwest Territories by offering project support services and financing opportunities to commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential building owners in those communities.
Contact Information
Telephone: 204-956-0660
Email: earth@yourcier.org
Four Winds & Associates is providing deep retrofit services, training, and financial support to Alberta's Indigenous communities with the goal of advancing deep retrofits in commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential buildings.
Contact Information
Telephone: 780-982-1912
Email: dan@fourwinds.ca
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Please send questions or comments to: drai-iarm@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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