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Natural Resources Canada has announced $2.4 million<\/span> in funding through the Codes Acceleration Fund<\/a> for the government of Prince Edward Island<\/span> to adopt higher performance tiers of the 2020 national model energy codes of Canada<\/span>. This funding will provide building officials and building industry professionals with the tools and training required to ensure compliance with provincial building codes as the province adopts increasingly energy-efficient performance tiers. The funding is part of the Canada Green Building Strategy<\/a> to encourage more ambitious building codes to meet Canada\u2019s<\/span> goal of a net-zero emissions and a climate-resilient buildings sector by 2050.<\/p>\n \u201cImplementing more ambitious building codes will help the province of Prince Edward Island<\/span> decrease greenhouse gas emissions from its building sector while creating good jobs for its residents,\u201d explained Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of energy and natural resources. \u201cI am proud to support this project under the Codes Acceleration Fund, and I look forward to more opportunities for the federal government to work with provinces and territories, municipalities, stakeholders, and the building community to prepare Canada\u2019s<\/span> building stock for the net-zero future.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Codes Acceleration Fund will help the Island construction industry better prepare for advances in building design and construction methods,\u201d said Gilles Arsenault, P.E.I minister of environment, energy and climate action. \u201cWe will be utilizing the Codes Acceleration Fund to embark on a feasibility study to identify barriers and challenges to adopting higher performance tiers and hire additional building officials to provide training for staff and industry professionals on the changes to construction codes. The goal of this funding is to adopt building codes that result in the construction of more efficient buildings, thereby helping the province achieve its net zero framework goals.\u201d<\/p>\n