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Make sustainability your competitive advantage

The Savings by Design Residential program* gives builders free access to industry experts, energy modelling and financial incentives to help you build the high-performance and sustainable homes that buyers want.

What’s in it for you?

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    Sustainable design expertise, at no cost to you.

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    Live energy modelling to show the impacts of various design options.

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    Up to $100,000† in financial incentives to help offset costs.

Benefits of building better:

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Meet buyers’ changing needs.

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Boost energy performance.

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Reduce environmental impact.

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Enhance homeowner comfort.

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Future-proof for a changing climate.

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Avoid costly changes during construction.

Better housing, happier buyers

Learn how the Savings by Design Residential program can help you build the energy-efficient homes your buyers want—and what to expect from the process.

How the program works

One

Visioning session

Session duration: 1 – 2 hours
Start with a no-cost Visioning Session to help define and prioritize project requirements.


Two

Design workshop

Workshop duration: 1 day
Your team will:

  • Attend a facilitated design assistance workshop.
  • Meet with sustainable design experts and energy modellers.
  • Strategize how to maximize your homes’ energy and environmental performance.
  • Receive a final report with energy modelling results and recommendations.

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Financial incentives

Receive up to $100,000* in post-construction incentives for homes that meet or exceed 15 percent better energy efficiency than the Ontario Building Code:

  • $2,000/home, up to 50 homes (1st time participant).
  • $1,000/home, up to 100 homes (2nd time participant).
  • $500/home, up to 200 homes (3rd time participant).

Twelve Stone Homes is designed to achieve 25 percent energy savings

Through the Savings by Design Residential program process, Twelve Stone Homes used air-tightness improvements, upgrades to wall and attic insulation and upgraded furnace efficiency to maximize the energy and environmental performance of their Mount Albert Village homes.

  • 33 percent projected annual natural gas savings.
  • 9 percent projected annual electricity savings.
  • 27 percent projected GHG reduction.

“Our energy-efficient homes make sense to the consumer who is looking to save money and help reduce the strain on the environment.”

Glen W. Meyer
President, Twelve Stone Homes

Is your project eligible?

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    Single-family homes.

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    Row houses.

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    Townhomes/stacked towns.

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    Multi-family buildings three storeys and under.

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    Located in the former Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. service area.

Are you an affordable housing provider?

The Savings by Design Affordable Housing program helps you design and build affordable housing that saves energy and costs less to operate over the long term.

Apply today to get the most out of your next project

Michelle Vestergaard

Energy Solutions Advisor
michelle.vestergaard@enbridge.com
905-717-6261

* To be eligible to participate in the Residential Savings by Design or Affordable Housing Savings by Design programs, projects must be located in the former Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. service area. Please note that multi-family affordable housing projects located in the former Union Gas service area may still apply to participate in the Commercial Savings by Design program. † HST is not applicable and will not be added to incentive payments. Terms and conditions apply.