Green Options » building codes http://greenoptions.com/tag/building-codes Posts tagged 'building codes' Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:20:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Canadian Proposal for Green Building Incentives http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/09/15/canadian-proposal-for-green-building-incentives/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/09/15/canadian-proposal-for-green-building-incentives/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:20:34 +0000 Philip Proefrock http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/09/15/canadian-proposal-for-green-building-incentives/ As part of the current Canadian election campaign, leaders of the Canadian Liberal Party have announced a plan for spending more than a half a billion dollars to improve the energy efficiency of homes across Canada, if they are elected next month.

Under the four-year proposal, the Liberals would offer homeowners $10,000 in financial support for investing in energy-saving measures such as insulation, weatherproofing and more efficient heating systems.

Up to $10,000 would also be available to homeowners as an interest-free “green mortgage loan” to help with up-front costs and major retrofits.

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