REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) -THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENT PLATFORMS

AMENDMENT 002 (There is no document for Amendment 002) 

Question 1: Can information in a response to this RFI be accessed by other parties through Access to Information requests?

Answer 1: Information that is provided under an RFI will not be shared informally with other parties, but can be requested by other parties pursuant to the Access to Information Act. However, requested information will not be shared if that information qualifies for exemption pursuant to Section 20 of the Access to Information Act (copied below). Note that the names of organizations that respond to an RFI are never shared.

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20 (1) Subject to this section, the head of a government institution shall refuse to disclose any record requested under this Part that contains

(a) trade secrets of a third party;

(b) financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that is confidential information supplied to a government institution by a third party and is treated consistently in a confidential manner by the third party;

(b.1) information that is supplied in confidence to a government institution by a third party for the preparation, maintenance, testing or implementation by the government institution of emergency management plans within the meaning of section 2 of the Emergency Management Act and that concerns the vulnerability of the third party’s buildings or other structures, its networks or systems, including its computer or communications networks or systems, or the methods used to protect any of those buildings, structures, networks or systems;

(c) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to result in material financial loss or gain to, or could reasonably be expected to prejudice the competitive position of, a third party; or

(d) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with contractual or other negotiations of a third party.

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AMENDMENT 001 (There is no document for Amendment 001.) 

Please submit your response to this email address: NRCan.quebec_bid_soumission-quebec_bid_soumission.RNCan@canada.ca

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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENT AND HOMEOWNER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORMS BASED ON DATA ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING METHODOLOGY

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is requesting industry and stakeholder feedback regarding a pilot project to develop and implement two complementary platforms: a virtual home energy assessment and a homeowner engagement platform. The platforms being contemplated are intended to be based on data analytics and a machine learning methodology.

The responses provided to this RFI will contribute to further advance objectives presented in Build Smart – Canada’s Building Strategy, and the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

NRCan is partnering with the City of Vancouver and the Province of British Columbia on this RFI to help inform the development of this pilot project. The project partners are seeking specific responses to the questions posed in the attached RFI document.