b'HALIFAXgovernment, and nonprofit groups. In the end, this plan hasIncitation au changementbeen informed by hundreds of stakeholders. Halifax a mis en place plusieurs programmes pour soutenir son objectif de carboneutralit. Cela inclut son programme Incentivizing change Solar City, qui offre un financement aux organisationsbut Halifax has several programs in place to support its net-zeronon lucratif, aux propritaires rsidentiels et aux lieux de ambitions. This includes its Solar City financing programculte pour installer des systmes dnergie solaire. Depuis which provides complete financing to nonprofit organizations,2016, le programme a financ des projets dune valeur residential owners and places of worship to install solar energydenviron 18 millions de dollars.systems on their buildings to offset their energy consump- De plus, la ville travaille en troite collaboration avec tion. Since 2016, the program has financed about $18 millionEfficiency Nova Scotia, qui offre une gamme de programmes worth of projects. incitatifs. Il sagit notamment du programme de rabais Additionally, the city works closely with Efficiency Novapour la construction de nouvelles maisons, qui offre aux Scotia, which offers a range of residential and business- constructeurs des incitations pour chaque kilowattheure related incentive programs. They include the New Homednergie rduit dans une nouvelle construction par rapport Construction Rebates program, which provides buildersau code existant. Ce faisant, le programme visepromouvoir with financial incentives for every kilowatt-hour of energylinstallation dquipements conomes en nergie tels que les reduced in a new build over the existing code. In so doing, thepompeschaleur.program is designed to promote the installation of energy-Nous avons mis en place plusieurs programmes, mais saving equipment such as heat pumps. nous voulons surtout inciter les gensrduire leur consom- We have several incentive programs out there, but onemation dnergie avant de poser des panneaux solaires, thing we really want to focus on is having people reduceexplique M. Boutilier. Cest pourquoi nous sommes en train their energy consumption first and then put solar on, saysde modifier le programme afin de pouvoir offrir un finance-Boutilier. Thats why were in the process of modifying thement aux immeubles commerciaux et rsidentiels pour current program so that we can offer financing to commercialeffectuer une rnovation nergtique profonde. and residential businesses to do a deep energy retrofit. Halifax tudie galement la cration dun service de Halifax is also exploring the creation of a retrofit conciergeriequi fournirait une aidela recherche de concierge service that would provide sourcing, procurement,sources dapprovisionnement,lachat etla gestionand project management support to building owners pursuingde projet.energy-saving transformations.Des gestes concretsMaking moves Les initiatives dHalifax prennent de lampleur. Mais pour Momentum is building for Halifaxs climate-related initia- que cela continue, M. Boutilier estime que la municipalit tives. But to keep it going, Boutilier says the municipalitydoit se donner des moyens.Lun des obstacles est le manque needs the means to effect change. One barrier to progressdautorit pour mettre en uvre certaines de ces initia-is the lack of authority as a municipality to move on sometives, explique-t-il. Par exemple, lun de nos objectifs est une of these good initiatives, he says. For example, one of ournouvelle construction carboneutre, mais celle-ci est rgie par targets is net-zero new construction, but that is governed byle code du btiment provincial. Nous avons eu des conversa-the provincial building code. Weve had conversations withtions avec la province pour obtenir le pouvoir dimposer une the province about gaining the authority to mandate a highernorme plus leve, mais ils veulent une approche globale standard than whats currently in the code, but the feedbackdans toute la province, et non plusieurs codes de construc-we get is they want a blanket approach across the province,tion diffrents. and they dont want several different building codes. Idalement, selon M. Boutilier, Halifax adopterait le Step Ideally, Boutilier says, Halifax would adopt BritishCode de la Colombie-Britannique, qui donne aux munici-Columbias Step Code, which gives municipalities the choicepalits le choix entre cinq niveaux de codes de construction of pursuing five different tiers of building codes, each of whichse rapprochant graduellement de la carboneutralit.Ainsi, gets new builds closer to net-zero. That way, every munici- chaque municipalit peut choisir le niveau quelle souhaite pality can choose which tier they want to enforce based onappliquer en fonction de ltat davancement de sa planifica-where they are in their climate planning processes, tion climatique , explique M. Boutilier. Boutilier says.Halifax cherche galementimposer la pose de bornes de Halifax is also seeking the authority to enforce EVrecharge lectrique dans les nouvelles constructions.charging in new construction as a way of advancing the citys Le centre-ville dHalifax se fait de plus en plus dense. Nous electric vehicle strategy, which was passed by the council lastconstruisons de nombreux gratte-ciel, et chacun qui nest November. Halifax is getting very dense in the downtownpas quip dun systme de recharge de vhicules devra tre core. Were building a lot of high-rises, and every singleramnag aprs coup, explique M. Boutilier. Notre ide est one thats built without EV charging is going to have to bede prendre de lavance et daider les gensconomiser de retrofitted after the fact to add that EV charging, explainslargent sur le long terme puisque lavnement des vhicules Boutilier. Our idea is to get ahead of that and help peoplelectriques est invitable. save money in the long run because that EV transformation is going to happen. Soutienla CVCLa communaut CVC a un rle natureljouer dans la rali-HVAC support sation de la vision dHalifax. Au-del de la participationdes The HVAC community has a natural role to play in achievingconsultations, M. Boutilier espre voir les acteurs du secteur Halifaxs net-zero vision. Beyond participating in consulta- du CVC arriver sur le march avec des servicestout-en-un tions, Boutilier hopes to see HVAC players come to marketqui facilitent la transition nergtique.Nous avons des with all-in-one services that make it easier for commercialspcialistes CVC, de lnergie solaire, de lisolation et and residential property owners to undergo energy transitions.dautres corps de mtier, mais ils ne travaillent pas toujours 28 InsightSpring 2022'