Home energy labels would lower emissions, reduce mystery for buyers, says Edmonton mayor
CBC
Mandatory energy labels for all homes is one of a handful of "big ideas" that Edmonton's outgoing mayor is leaving behind for the next city council.
The suggestion for a mandatory labelling policy — which could affect every homeowner in the city and thousands of people working in fields linked to homes — was contained in a memo on energy written by Mayor Don Iveson.
It was one of several transition memos that he released last week.
Without energy efficiency data, homebuyers cannot easily compare properties or determine which retrofits or rebates might be worthwhile, Iveson told reporters on Friday.
"It's been a huge gap for a long time in the biggest financial decision that most households ever make," he said.
Mandatory labelling is one of the policies Iveson said he wished could have happened sooner, noting it would benefit homebuyers and help the city reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating a shift to more energy-efficient buildings.
Other proponents say it could address a failure to value energy efficiency in homes, which consume almost 20 per cent of all energy used in the city.
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