Industry Implementation Plan (IIP) Activity Task Forces
This page will serve as a link for industry stakeholders to participate and collaborate in our Task Forces using a forum with a consensus-based process. It will also enable the Coalition to efficiently and effectively facilitate and manage our activities and achieve our goals over the next 5 years.
A long term working group consisting of industry and government stakeholders will be established in the Fall of 2011 to guide the work of the Task Forces. The Task Forces will consolidate representation from builders, manufacturers, utilities, trades and trade/industry groups, financial institutions, academia, and government.
To volunteer for a Task Force, please click on any of the open activities below.
Task Forces for each activity will be opened as we progress through the Industry Implementation Plan.
A communication plan is being developed to advise industry when a new Task Force has been opened.
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Technical Standards & Quality Assurance |
Technical Support Tools |
Training & Capacity |
Marketing & Promotion |
Financing |
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Immediate Activities (2011) |
Opened: Aug 9, 2011 |
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Undertake a modest marketing effort with key partners targeting early adopter consumers to support members. (Consolidate existing baseline consumer market research to support the marketing effort.) |
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Short-Term Activities (2012 - 2013) |
Work with partners currently undertaking NZEH R&D for next-generation building envelope and integrated renewable energy systems to establish testing protocols, performance optimization, and durability standards. |
Work with NRCan to validate HOT3000 for NZEH capacity, assessing strengths and
limitations of the software. (Can HOT3000 be used as an integrated home and
renewable energy design and analysis software tool?) |
Broaden industry (builders and designers) modelling and simulation
software/tool capacity through existing infrastructure to accurately determine
energy impacts of low-energy homes (load reduction/energy efficiency) and
renewable energy production strategies and systems. |
Develop methodologies and tools for home builders to educate buyers and stimulate demand so NZEHs have a clear market preference with consumers. |
Develop business cases and tools (i.e. Group Buying Program) to incorporate new technologies and services to support deployment of next-generation products and systems (through demonstration and trials) for widespread adoption of low-cost, high-performance building envelope systems that drastically reduce home heating loads. … … … Develop business cases for packaged energy efficient, renewable energy based systems that are cost effective to install and operate, and are widely available and adopted. |
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Ensure current NZEH performance monitoring, verification & assessment tools are evaluated, gaps are identified, and additional tools are developed by working with partners currently undertaking this R&D. |
Work with partners to develop and provide formal and informal NZEH training and related materials for primary and secondary industry stakeholders. |
Capture and disseminate NZEH best practices for all to use. … … … Coordinate collaborative performance data gathering and monitor, document and
disseminate performance and cost information. |
Examine, develop and implement short to medium-term partnerships and financial solutions (i.e. incentives) to accelerate the demand for NZEHs. | |
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Medium-Term Activities (2014 - 2015) |
Develop a NZR & NZEH certification program to validate performance. (Undertake a market study of the technical standards of existing labelling and certification programs to determine what aspects of the various programs provide the most meaning and value.) |
Work with partners currently undertaking NZEH R&D for next-generation building envelope and integrated renewable energy systems to identify cost-reducing technologies through third-party simulation, testing and demonstration. |
Develop and provide information and materials related to the operation and maintenance of NZEHs for homeowners.
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Work with partners to develop new and innovative financial frameworks and business models so costs and benefits of NZEHs are considered and distributed across impacted stakeholders. | |
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Perform an industry capacity labour market info survey. |
Undertake a general marketing campaign. |
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