Net Zero Council

About the Net Zero Council

CHBA’s Net Zero Council (NZC) supports innovation in our industry with the goal of creating a market advantage for CHBA builder and renovator members pursuing Net Zero performance. The Council's work will help to meet the housing aspirations of Canadians, and renew Canadian leadership in high performance housing.

Mandate

In alignment with the CHBA Strategic Priority to Advance Innovation, the mandate of this self-funding ad-hoc Council is to deliver services that will support members’ voluntary adoption of Net Zero housing.

The NZC will:

gather intelligence on member and consumer needs to inform priorities and influence strategic advancements
build awareness and knowledge through the consolidation and sharing of information utilizing a variety of channels and forums, and
implement activities to identify barriers, find solutions, transfer knowledge, inform policy, accelerate action and increase efficiencies.

Key Priorities

A Labelling Program to distinguish and recognize Net Zero and Net Zero Ready Homes and the builders/renovators (Learn more here)
Marketing & Communications initiatives to develop the Net Zero brand, build awareness and understanding of the value of Net Zero homes, and stimulate market demand
Educational initiatives to bridge the knowledge gap and accelerate the industry's capacity to capitalize on Net Zero
Financing initiatives to address the initial cost of Net Zero Homes and implement innovative and effective financing mechanisms