The CCHSE/OEE Advisory Committee has been providing strategic energy efficiency leadership to the Canadian health care sector since 1999 as part of the College’s partnership with NRCan. This joint initiative is based on the recognition that Canada accepted international obligations under the Kyoto Accord and has established a national goal of stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions.
We acknowledge that energy efficiency is a significant means to addressing these national and international commitments.

Premised upon our mutual interest in developing cost-effective and flexible actions for improved use of energy and subsequently limiting net greenhouse gas emissions, both partners support a national approach for increased energy efficiency by engaging health care organizations in implementing voluntary actions consistent with meeting the sustainable development objectives of health care organizations.

Committee members are chosen on the basis of their regional, financial, administrative and technical expertise and all serve on a purely volunteer basis.

The role of the Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee is to:

Further Reading

Advisory Committee members - September 11th, 2004 CCHSE/OEE committee meeting in Vancouver (Click for larger version — 140K JPG)

(L-R): Wally Waller, Gordon Neal, Joe Nazareth, Stéphane LeBlanc, Peter Whiteman, Pierre Chénier, Gloria Zive, Dave Parsons, Phil Renaud, Donna Zaozirny, Mark Nore, Kent Waddington, Mike Hickey and Doug Dunn.

For a list of the current Advisory Board members (and their contact information) in Word format, click here. (40K Word file)