It is with great pride that BOMA Québec officially announced the launch of the Building Energy Challenge on May 23rd in the presence of more than 80 guests gathered at the Maison du développement durable for the occasion. Among these, we would like to highlight the presence of representatives of our valued partners including the City of Montreal, founding partner, Transition énergétique Québec (TEQ), Hydro-Québec and Énergir, principle partners and Natural Resources Canada, collaborating partner.
This innovative, inclusive and user-friendly competition is free and will run for a period of 4 years. It aims to reduce the energy consumption and GHG emissions of Québec’s commercial, institutional and multiresidential buildings through collaboration, knowledge sharing, education and innovation. The Building Energy Challenge is intended for owners, commercial property managers and tenants looking to implement responsible management practices to improve their energy performance in a sustainable manner.
The Building Energy Challenge is the only pan-Québec initiative that will reward the best in their category on the basis of concrete, measured and verified performance. The Building Energy Challenge builds on other successful challenges under way in other major cities, such as BOMA Toronto’s and Manitoba’s RACE 2 REDUCE. The BOMA Québec project takes into account the Québec context and the specific objectives of the Government of Québec’s 2030 Energy Policy, which aims at, among others, improving energy efficiency by 5% and reducing petroleum product consumption by 40%. The Ville de Montréal is also targeting a GHG reduction in its 2016–2020 sustainable development plan.
Several key players in the commercial real estate industry, including Ivanhoé Cambridge, the Société québécoise des infrastructures, GWL Realty Advisors, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP, La Capitale Insurance and financial services and Ivanhoé Cambridge have already committed to actively participating in the BEC.
All information is now available online and registration is open at buildingenergychallenge.ca! Good luck to all participating buildings!
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