Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) wishes to enter into a contract with a vendor(s) for the purpose of developing illustrative examples of affordable housing buildings that meet the requirements of the 2011 National Energy Code for Buildings (2011NECB). The consultant will assess the extent of the changes needed to advance 3 archetype multi-unit residential buildings (low-, mid- and high- rise buildings) from 2010 National Building Code compliance to 2011 NECB compliance, using the prescriptive and trade-off compliance paths. The project will inform affordable housing stakeholders of the general characteristics of NECB compliant designs that can form a benchmark for energy efficient projects that offer lower annual operating energy costs.
The term of this contract will be 4 months with an anticipated value of $25,000.00 including all applicable taxes.
Submissions must be received at the exact location as specified in the RFP document on or before the submission deadline of 2:00 p.m. EDT, on August 15, 2014.
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