35 Issue 2 Summer Edition 2019 BUILD MANITOBA programs that ask for enhanced performance, there can be enhanced construction practices that are required. For that, we will want to be partnering with the construction industry to understand what those gaps might be, and work with them to help build capacity, so that they have the skills and knowledge to make those changes,” says Kuruluk. “For example, we can assist in bringing training and certification programs to Manitoba to ensure that Manitoba businesses are ready to meet the increased requirements for energy efficiency in building codes.” Efficiency Manitoba’s current and future plans have a large component of commercial and industrial energy saving associated with them. They will be reviewing programs that have been successful under Manitoba Hydro’s efficiency programs, including a new building program that focuses on commercial business, encouraging them to design to a percentage of performance better than the current National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings. “We are just getting started, but stay tuned for some new innovative developments in energy efficiency and new technologies that will reach more Manitobans.” The new Crown corporation will undergo a consultation process with the soon-to-be-established Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, as well as with businesses and partner associations to inform the development of their first three-year plan, which is targeted to go before the Public Utilities Board this fall and rolled out in the spring of 2020. Void Form Components that Completely Isolate Concrete From Expansive Soils When Used Together as a System Cost-Effective, Assembled, Easy-to- Handle Carton Form Sheets to Create Void Space Under Concrete Structures Unique, Knockdown Void Form that Creates Space Under Structural Foundations and Saves Shipping Costs Waterproof Void Form Containing Flexible Plastic Components that will Perform Successfully in Wet Conditions Innovative Systems that Support and Surround Pipes Under Slabs, Preventing Damage from Expansive Soil Pressures MANITOBANS’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE NUMBERS Information courtesy of efficiencymb.ca/about $1.2 BILLION MONEY SAVED ON ENERGY BILLS 490,000 CARS REMOVED FROM THE ROAD the equivalent of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions reduced 118 MILLION CUBIC METRES AMOUNT OF NATURAL GAS SAVED enough to serve 2.1 times the residential and commercial natural gas needs of Brandon for a year 3,128 GIGAWATT-HOURS ELECTRICITY SAVED enough to serve half of Winnipeg’s residential and commercial electricity needs for a year