Event Notice
For immediate release
April 5, 2007
PUTTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INTO CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE
TORONTO – This special roundtable breakfast session will highlight the findings of the Skills for Energy Efficient Construction report, prepared by the Clean Air Partnership and the Canadian Urban Institute with the Toronto Training Board.
The building sector consumes close to a third of energy use in Canada. If Canadians are to significantly reduce energy consumption, the construction sector provides an important opportunity to reduce our energy needs.
Join panelists in a discussion about whether the existing training system adequately provides the skills and knowledge needed for energy efficient construction. What challenges need to be addressed to successfully build and maintain energy efficient buildings? Does the existing regulatory framework go far enough to mandate energy efficient construction? Will market demand shift to bring about energy efficient buildings?
Location: City of Toronto – Metro Hall
55 John St. Toronto ON
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2007
Time: 7:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Cost: $30.00
MODERATOR: Eva Ligeti, Executive Director, The Clean Air Partnership
OPENING REMARKS: Peter Love, Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Ontario Power Authority
PRESENTATION: Jennifer Penney, The Clean Air Partnership and Brent Gilmour, Canadian Urban Institute
PANEL:
Bill Humber, Chair, Centre for the Built Environment, Seneca College
John Cartwright, President, Toronto and York Region Labour Council
John B. Godden, Principal, Alpha-Tec Consulting and Construction
Shane McCarthy, Training Director, Refrigeration Workers Local 787
Additional Details: http://www.canurb.com/events/event_details.php?id=181
Contact:
Eva Ligeti
Clean Air Partnership
(416) 392-6672
For more information visit www.cleanairpartnership.org
The Clean Air Partnership is a registered charity that works in partnership to promote and coordinate actions to improve local air quality and reduce greenhouse gases for healthy communities. This report was made possible with the financial support of the City of Toronto, Social Housing Services Corp., Toronto Training Board, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Ontario Power Authority and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund.
