Retrofit proponents unable to contribute at least $6.25 million in equity capital will have to look to third-party interveners in order to tap into the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s $2-billion fund for commercial buildings.

Tamara Vrooman brings leadership experience in the private and public sectors to her new role as chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

Tamara Vrooman has been appointed as the new chair of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), replacing former chair Michael Sabia.

A promised $2 billion investment in large-scale building retrofits will be central to the Canadian government’s job creation ambitions. Energy efficiency champions have plenty of ideas of how and where the funds could be best leveraged.

The federal government announced the Canada Infrastructure Bank will spend $10 billion in new major infrastructure initiatives.