Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Terms of Reference

The Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (SC-EEB) prepares recommendations for requirements for energy efficiency in the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) related to:

• building envelope
• water heating
• lighting
• heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems
• electrical power.

The SC-EEB:

• prepares recommendations to the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) regarding the technical content of documents within its terms of reference
• is responsible for developing objective-based versions of the requirements within its terms of reference
• advises the CCBFC regarding changes to the scope and application of the NECB and to the SC-EEB matrix
• advises the CCBFC concerning the need for documents ancillary to the NECB and for progeny documents for subjects not within the current scope of the NECB
• advises the CCBFC concerning the need for standards to be referenced by the NECB and identifies needed changes to those standards
• advises the CCBFC on the need for code-related research.

Only requirements that fit the scope of the NECB and other documents as approved by the CCBFC can be considered.

The SC-EEB provides advice to, and receives advice from, other committees and coordinates its actions with those of the other committees.

The SC-EEB may establish task groups and working groups to assist it in maintaining the existing contents of the codes as well as in developing new subject areas within the committee's terms of reference.