Commercial Buildings Retrofit Program

Who is eligible?

• Commercial buildings (including office buildings, retail stores, restaurants, and standalone warehouses)
• Institutional buildings (such as colleges, hospitals, schools, universities, nursing homes, and places of worship)
• Agricultural buildings
• Municipally owned buildings
• Multi-residential buildings with 3 or more units and mixed-use commercial/residential properties (including houses converted for commercial use)

Who is not eligible

• Manufacturing facilities, including attached warehouses and facilities.
• Residential buildings such as houses, duplexes, and row houses.
• Buildings owned by the federal government.

Eligible expenses

• External project management costs.
• Purchase and installation of approved equipment.
• Removal or decommissioning of replaced equipment under the program.
• Inspections required by legal or regulatory provisions for the project.
• Shipping, delivery, customs, and related costs for delivering equipment to the project site.
• Consulting fees directly related to the design, selection, purchase, and installation of approved upgrades, including specialist services, engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, contractors, and training to ensure proper project operation.
• Additional studies or other costs specifically approved by Énergie NB.

Eligible geographic areas

• Buildings with a permanent address in New Brunswick, Canada.

• All program funding is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and applications may be rejected if program funds are depleted.
• Energy NB reserves the right to limit the number of accepted projects or reject applications if eligibility or program requirements are unlikely to be met.
• Applicants must not begin improvement work or incur costs before receiving a signed program agreement and written approval from Energy NB.
• Previously completed audits are eligible if they are less than three years old, though updates may be required to reflect new technologies or building changes.