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#100, 7326 ñ 10th Street N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 8W1 Telephone (403) 235-1911 Fax (403) 248-1272
Email: info@crhba.com Website: www.crhba.com
BUILDER INFORMATION BULLETIN ñ 0607 - 26
To: Builder Members
From: Michael Nyikes - Director, Technical Affairs
Date: January 3, 2007
Subject: Building Permit Rebates for Built Green Builders
ATTENTION: (General Managers, Operations Managers,
Construction Managers, Estimators, etc)
As of January 1, 2007 the City of Calgary will offer rebates of 10%, 20% or 30% respectively
for Built Green homes built to bronze, silver and gold levels. With an average building permit
value of $1,600 per home, this represents average rebate amounts of $160, $320 or $480 per
home going back to the builder, which easily offsets their initial costs associated with joining
the CRHBA Built Green Program.
Based on past experience, both the City of Calgary and the CRHBA have agreed that builders
who adopt the Built Green Program tend to build to a higher level of overall construction
quality, which requires less effort from the City's plans examination and inspection processes
to achieve acceptable construction standards. Additionally, homes built to Built Green
standards tend to cost more than conventionally constructed houses, and so therefore the
rebate strategy rewards the builders for their forward-thinking efforts.
Here is the procedure the City of Calgary Building Regulations Department will use for the
building permit rebate:
1. When applying for a building permit, the applicant will inform the City counter staff that
the project will be constructed under the Built Green standards as well as indicating
the appropriate level (i.e. bronze, silver, gold).
2. The City counter staff will process the permit application in the normal way and generate
all the necessary documents including the building permit rebate application form for the
applicant. (Note: although the actual rebate application form will not physically be
available for applicants until the end of January 2007, the City counter staff will attach a
note onto the projects building permit indicating that it will be built to Built Green
standards as of January 1, 2007. This will not delay the application for the
building permit in any way).
#100, 7326 ñ 10th Street N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 8W1 Telephone (403) 235-1911 Fax (403) 248-1272
Email: info@crhba.com Website: www.crhba.com
3. When the project is finished and the applicant has testing completed via an acceptable
certification agency that the dwelling unit has met specific energy and environmental
design criteria, the applicant must submit the "Rebate Application Form" as well as a
copy of the "EnerGuide Label & Report" verifying that the project meets either a bronze
(72-74 rating), silver (75-76 rating) or gold (77+ rating) level.
These documents must be sent to:
Tariq Amin, Supervisor, Residential Plans Examination
City of Calgary
PO Box 2100, Stn M
Calgary, AB T2P 2M5
Mail Code #8114
Email: tariq.amin@calgary.ca
Phone: (403) 268-5384
Fax: (403) 268-5623
4. The application will be reviewed by a Safety Codes Officer and if the documentation is
complete and acceptable, the permit fee rebate will be approved.
5. The necessary documents will be forwarded to the Cityís Finance Department for
payment. The rebate will be based on the original building permit fee amount.
It is important to note that the application for a building permit rebate can be made up to 90
days after final inspection has been completed by the City of Calgary.
The rebate is applicable to new one/two family dwelling units, but with the provision in the 2007
City of Calgary Fee Schedule of these rebates up to a maximum of $100,000; multi-family
builders building stacked or tower family dwellings also qualify on a "dwelling unit-by-dwelling
unit" basis for bronze, silver or gold levels achieved.
As always, the CRHBA appreciates the continued support from our members & industry
partners, and we encourage you to visit our website at www.crhba.com regularly for
industry information and updates.
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