This link provides a summary of the gaps identified by network participants and the overview of the gaps are provided below. For more information on the gaps please follow the link to the presentation.
- Gap # 1: Lack of Retrofit Programs in Market
- Gap # 2: Lack of Contractor Awareness of Programs
- Gap # 3: Lack of Customer Literacy of Energy Efficiency Retrofit Value Proposition
- Gap # 4: Not Enough Energy Auditors
- Gap # 5: Lack of Contractor Awareness RE: Energy Efficiency and Building System
- Gap # 6: Lack of Awareness re Programs and Value of Energy Efficiency among Realtors
- Gap # 7: Not Enough Energy Efficiency Contractors and Renovators
- Gap # 8: Lack of Value Proposition re ROI of Energy Efficiency
- Gap # 9: Lack of Clarity re: Role of Federal Government to Support this Market
- Gap # 10: Role of Province in Advancing Energy Efficiency Programs and Trades
- Gap # 11: Underuse of Integrated Design Planning (overall but especially in the retrofit market)
- Gap # 12: How to Address Split Incentive re single measure securing versus building system
- Gap # 13: Embedded Carbon
- Gap # 14: Increasing Diversity and Value of Jobs in this Sector
- Gap # 15: Identifying and Communicating a Consistent Set of Asks re Advocacy Efforts