Home Energy Labelling

Fact sheet

November 19, 2012
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Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze
Former Program Director, Buildings
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Josha MacNab
Former National Director, Policy and Strategy
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Ellen Pond
Former Senior Advisor
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Claire Beckstead
Former Senior Technical and Policy Advisor
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Benjamin Thibault
Former Program Director, Electricity
Fact sheet
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Labelling programs let us easily compare the efficiency of different models of cars or electric appliances. Shouldn’t the same information be available when we consider the purchase of a home?

This fact sheet outlines the benefits of labelling homes with a rating of their energy efficiency. These benefits include rewarding energy efficiency, encouraging upgrades, improving health and comfort and creating jobs.

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Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze
Former Program Director, Buildings
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Josha MacNab
Former National Director, Policy and Strategy
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Ellen Pond
Former Senior Advisor
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Claire Beckstead
Former Senior Technical and Policy Advisor
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Benjamin Thibault
Former Program Director, Electricity

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