b'DEEP RETROFIT ACCELERATOR PROGRAMOttawas Deep Retrofit Accelerator Program BY MATTHEW BRADFORDA key net zeroH ydro Ottawa has partneredmid-rise and high-rise residential with Natural Resourcesbuilding stock. resource forCanada (NRCan) to help Ottawa building owners and managersAccording to the City of Ottawas data, building ownersspark their buildings decarbonization46 per cent of Ottawas GHGs come from transformations. Launched in June 2024,the building sector, making it the largest and managers the Ottawa Retrofit Accelerator (ORA)single source of emissions in Ottawa, program is a three-year initiative thatsays Shawn Carr, manager of customer provides a suite of tools and resources toexperience, Hydro Ottawa. If we want fast-track building retrofits. In doing so, theto successfully achieve Canadas and the program aims to help reduce greenhouseCity of Ottawas commitments to net-zero gas (GHG) emissions, lower overall energyemissions by 2050, then we have to move costs and promote greater sustainabilityfaster and increase the depth and rate at within the citys commercial, institutional,which building retrofits occur.AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION OF OTTAWA15'