Canada

Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) wants to help you lower energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change!

Residential Buildings - Personal
Commercial Buildings


Retrofit Buildings - Commercial & Institutions

The Energy Innovators Initiative (EII) encourages Commercial businesses and public Institutions to invest in existing buildings. After you join, an EII staff person is assigned to work with you to deliver financial and other assistance.

The Energy Innovators Initiative (EII) invites owners and managers of existing buildings in the commercial and institutional sectors to join the program:

Commercial Airports Banks Hotels/Motels Multi-Unit Residential Buildings Office Buildings Restaurants Retail Chains Sport Facilities Supermarkets

Institution Colleges, Universities Health Care Facilities Municipal/Regional Governments Non-Government Organizations Provincial/Territorial Governments Religious Facilities School Boards

Eligible organizations in the commercial and institutional sectors that meet program requirements can also apply for Energy Retrofit Assistance funding after sending in a letter to the Minister of Natural Resources Canada.


New Construction Incentives - Commercial & Industrial

Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP)
Industrial Buildings Incentive Program (IBIP)

Natural Resources Canada's Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP) offers a financial incentive for the incorporation of energy efficiency features in new commercial/institutional building designs. The objective of this new incentive is to encourage energy-efficient design practices and to bring about lasting changes in the Canadian building design and construction industry. A financial incentive of up to $60,000 will be awarded to building owners whose designs meet CBIP requirements.

The Industrial Building Incentive Program (IBIP) extends the precepts of the Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP) to the industrial sector. IBIP encourages energy efficiency in the designs of industrial buildings by fostering the integration of industrial building design and process design. To help offset incremental design costs, IBIP offers an incentive of up to $80,000 to Industrial Innovators that are building new industrial buildings.


United States

Retrofit Assistance and new building programs in the United States of America vary largely from state to state.

To find a specific program for your state please check on the GeoExchange Heat Pump Consortium website - www.GeoExchange.org/incentives/incentives.htm

Also check out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - www.epa.gov