Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search

A case study : proposed insulation requirements for ceilings and opaque walls / Bruce Montador, Planning Branch, Treasury Board Canada.: BT36-1/4-1978E-PDF

"This case study examines proposed changes in insulation standards, which would apply to all NHA-financed homes and eventually, through changes in provincial and municipal building codes, to most new houses in the country. A particular but representative example was studied in detail. It was found that, from an economic standpoint, the increases in the requirements are either too large (ceiling insulation) or unjustified (wall insulation). This conclusion arises because the regulations were designed using a discount rate that was excessively favourable to future generations (compared with the consideration given to them in other government undertakings) and were based on an assumption about real world energy prices of the future that was substantially more pessimistic (over the next 30 years) than assumptions made by other government agencies working in the energy field"--Summary, page ix.

Permanent link to this Catalogue record:
publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.871914&sl=0

Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Canada. Treasury Board. Planning Branch.
  • Canada. Consumer and Corporate Affairs.
TitleA case study : proposed insulation requirements for ceilings and opaque walls / Bruce Montador, Planning Branch, Treasury Board Canada.
Variant title
  • Proposed insulation requirements for ceilings and opaque walls
Series title
  • Fourth in a Series of studies on government regulatory activity
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada].
  • Issued also in French under title: Évaluation des normes d'isolation proposées pour les murs et les plafonds.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Treasury Board Canada, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada = Conseil du trésor Canada, Consommation et corporations Canada, [1979]
  • ©1979
Author / Contributor
  • Montador, Bruce, author.
Description1 online resource (ix, 34 pages) : graphs.
Catalogue number
  • BT36-1/4-1978E-PDF
Subject terms
Request alternate formats
To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada Publications email form. Use the form’s “question or comment” field to specify the requested publication.

Page details

Report a problem or mistake on this page
Date modified: