There is a wide range of potential policy options to address emissions in buildings. One approach gaining traction within Municipal and Regional Governments is the implementation of building performance standards (BPS). BPS sets specific performance targets that buildings must meet within a certain timeframe to reduce energy consumption and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This policy tool encourages building owners to monitor, track, and understand how their buildings are performing and conduct appropriate upgrades to their buildings to improve energy efficiency and lower emissions. 

Canary Media: Charging Up - A chat with Belinda Gilbey, president of Bondi Energy

“There’s a lot of buzz around software applications and cloud-based solutions, which is great, but I would say don’t shy away from the boots-on-the-ground work that’s involved in climatetech. What I mean by that is working for manufacturers, working for contractors — the people that are actually executing these retrofit projects and getting dirty, so to speak. There’s a lot of interesting work in the space that’s not just in data, IT and software.”

ADPRO: The Great Gas Range Debate - Electrifying Buildings

The main concerns around gas ranges are safety, sustainability, and cost. For these reasons, Belinda Gilbey, CEO of Bondi Energy, is in the business of electrifying buildings. “Health and safety are key benefits of electric stoves over gas,” she says. “Obviously, there is no open flame with an electric stove, which can be a fire hazard, nor the risk of carbon monoxide fumes, which can be harmful or deadly.”

Canadian SME: Cut Your Business’s Energy Costs and Combat Climate Change Using the New Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit

“By installing heat pumps, buildings can reduce their energy consumption and lower their carbon footprint, all while maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature,” says Gilbey. “In fact, retrofits can reduce energy consumption by up to 60 percent per building, making them a smart financial investment for businesses.”