Product Profile: Enbridge Gas

By NextHome Staff
January 29, 2017

Savings by Design program improves energy performance and saves on costs

Enbridge Gas Distribution is committed to helping its customers and the environment through delivering and incenting energy education and efficiency programs. Its Savings by Design (SBD) program improves the energy performance of new homes and buildings in Ontario, which in turn helps homeowners and businesses save on their energy costs.The SBD program is a green building initiative through which Enbridge offers support and financial incentives from early design all the way through construction to assist builders with the vision of constructing energy-efficient, healthy and sustainable homes and buildings that exceed municipal and provincial building code requirements. SBD is delivered with one goal in mind: to help builders and developers achieve higher levels of energy and environmental performance.The SBD program has assisted in saving over two tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per home with over 7,000 residences having been built to the SBD standard and over 90 commercial buildings in various stages of program participation.Taking into account the size of the average commercial building, it is expected there will be savings in excess of 27,500 tonnes of GHG emissions as a result of the SBD program by December of 2017.The SBD program demonstrates wide-reaching impacts with more than 200 residential and commercial builders, their supply chain partners, their customers and their communities having benefitted from the Savings by Design program. The program creates awareness and building inventory that ensures the next generation of buildings in Ontario have the energy and environmental performance commensurate with the province's goal of leading in the fight against climate change.Enbridge recognizes that natural resources and green spaces are precious, and we take great responsibility in protecting the environment. To date, its energy-efficiency programs have saved 10.3 billion cubic metres of natural gas, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 19.4 million tonnes. That's enough energy to heat 4.3 million homes for an entire year.ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTIONSavings by DesignGo online to learn more about the SBD program.SavingsByDesign.ca

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