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Join us for our upcoming Decarb Lunch 'Optimizing Heat Pumps in Commercial Buildings' With their ability to provide highly efficient electric heating and cooling, heat pumps are our most promising and important building decarbonization technology. Installing a heat pump in a commercial building can be complex and requires careful engineering and attention to detail. As the first generation of air source heat pumps in BC are coming to the end of their service life, projects to replace them offer valuable opportunities to take advantage of improved technology and optimize these systems. This ZEBx webinar will share real world experiences and lessons learned from retrofitting the HVAC system of the Atrium, an iconic office and retail building in downtown Victoria. The session will cover all aspects of the Atrium project, from planning and procurement to design, construction, and commissioning. This discussion will provide valuable insights into how to make heat pumps work for those who own, design, work on, and live/work/play in these buildings. Thanks to the financial support of the City of Vancouver, BC Hydro and Natural Resources Canada, this webinar is free of charge.   Speakers: Brad White, President, SES Consulting Jason Finster, Energy Manager, Jawl Properties Register now 👉 : https://lnkd.in/gdaSmer6

Victoria, we're coming your way! Come meet the ZEIC Building Decarb team and hear from Victoria-based Jawl Properties about how they’ve struck the right balance between a strong business case and real decarbonization results. Can’t make it? Feel free to pass this along to your Vancouver Island contacts who might be interested! Register here: https://lnkd.in/g3wKPc_d

Join our upcoming Decarb Lunch: Vancouver's GHG Reporting Bylaw – Reflections & Projections Co-host BOMA BC will kick off this webinar by highlighting industry engagement, challenges, and opportunities before handing things over to the City of Vancouver’s Gurmeet Singh and Micah Lang. They’ll recap the city’s GHG bylaw, outline its phased requirements, and share key takeaways from this past year’s first reporting cycle. They’ll also outline how building managers can prepare for 2025. In 2024, more than 200 of Vancouver’s largest commercial properties spanning more than 47 million square feet submitted their energy and carbon data to the City. With the requirements now expanding as scheduled to include nearly 900 commercial, residential, and hotel buildings, the City is working to ensure building owners and operators are aware of both the regulation and the available compliance support tools and resources. Thanks to the generous support of BC Hydro, the City of Vancouver, and NRCan, this event is free of charge. Register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/dziVwUgi

📢 Claim Your Incentive of Up to $600 Before March 31 ZEBx, with support from the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro, is collecting utility data to better understand energy use and emissions in high-performance homes, dual-fuel systems, and gas-absorption heat pumps. If your home is a Part 9 residential building, you could be eligible: * $400 for providing one year of data from a high-performance home (inhabited for 1+ year).  * $600 for providing two years of data from a home with a gas absorption heat pump or dual-fuel system (inhabited for 2+ years). ❗Note: The program will remain open after March 31 with an adjusted incentive amount. 👉 Check if your home qualifies and sign up today: https://lnkd.in/gXSsmAGU 

Are you a building owner or manager who needs to start Energy and Carbon Reporting (ECR) reporting in 2025? Don't miss this webinar - cohosted by BC Hydro! 📅 Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2025 🕙 Time: 10 am This year’s reporting covers: -Commercial buildings 50,000 square feet or larger -Residential buildings and hotels 100,000 square feet or larger What you'll learn: -An overview of the policy and its requirements -How to comply with the new regulations -How to set up a BC Hydro auto-upload for energy data Do you have questions before the webinar? Email the Energy and Carbon Reporting (ECR) Help Centre at energycarbonreport@vancouver.ca. 🔗 Register now: Annual GHG By-Law: https://bit.ly/3FnFnv0 Don't miss this chance to stay informed and compliant. We look forward to seeing you there! #CityofVancouver #EnergyReporting #Sustainability

New date announced! As energy efficiency and carbon pollution become a standard consideration for new and existing buildings, the supply chain is responding with new products that make climate-friendly buildings more achievable than ever. One of the newest products that is now available to BC's building industry is the Galletti HTH HS line of electric air-to-water heat pumps, distributed by Riada Sales. These heat pumps – which use lower GWP refrigerants – can generate 65°C (149°F) water at an ambient air temperature of -20°C, making them able to fully satisfy all space heating and/or domestic hot water requirements for new and existing large buildings across the province. Join ZEBx, Mechanical Contractors Association of BC, and British Columbia Institute of Technology for our tenth Tech Demo workshop at BCIT's Legendary High-Performance Building Lab in Burnaby. 🎟️ Early-bird tickets are just $20 until 11:59pm, Thu Apr 3, 2025. Regular ticket price: $30. Don't miss out! Grab your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/dB5695ud

Join us for the 2025 Energy and Carbon Reporting (ECR) Tutorial Webinar – cohosted by BC Hydro! 📅 Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2025 🕙 Time: 10:00 am Are you a building owner or manager required to start reporting in 2025? This webinar is for you! This year’s reporting includes: 🏢 Commercial buildings 50,000 square feet or greater 🏨 Residential buildings and hotels 100,000 square feet or greater What to Expect: -Overview of the policy and its requirements -How to comply with the new regulations -How to set up a BC Hydro auto-upload for energy data -Q&A session 📧 For questions before the webinar, email the Energy and Carbon Reporting (ECR) Help Centre at energycarbonreport@vancouver.ca. 🔗 Register now: Annual GHG By-Law: https://bit.ly/3CXzX9r Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and compliant. See you there! #CityofVancouver #EnergyReporting #Sustainability

Last month we partnered with the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre through ZEBx to present Sen̓áḵw as a case study for regenerative communities. Sen̓áḵw will be the largest Indigenous economic development project in Canadian history and one of the largest net-zero carbon (operational) residential communities in Canada. Offering a new paradigm of urban development as a sustainable legacy, Sen̓áḵw meaningfully integrates Squamish culture and values into the architectural design. Venelin Kokalov, Architect AIBC OAA AAA SAA MRAIC RIBA NCARB AIA Amirali Javidan Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Reshape Infrastructure Strategies Creative Energy AME Group Peak Construction Group

Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager, led two sessions at BUILDEX Vancouver today as part of the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre stream. Joined by expert guest speakers, Natalie facilitated discussions on: 🔸 BC’s Standardized Design Catalogue: What Now? 🔸 Building More: Repeatable and Resilient MURB Designs These sessions explored innovative strategies for advancing high-performance, low-carbon buildings in BC. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees who contributed to the conversation! Buildings Canada

Join us for our upcoming Decarb Lunch: A Net Zero Retrofit - Lessons from the Cutting Edge Achieving CHBA Net Zero Ready in existing homes comes with unique challenges, but it also offers major opportunities. High-performance building envelopes, low-carbon materials, and integrated renewable energy are key to reducing emissions and improving comfort and resilience. In this ZEBx webinar co-hosted with Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN), we take a deep dive into North Shore’s first CHBA Net Zero Ready certified retrofit, a project that pushed the boundaries of sustainable homebuilding. The homeowner (Zosia Brown, PhD) and builder (Kevin Hatch, Twin Lions Contracting Ltd) will share real-world insights from navigating design and permitting hurdles, optimizing air tightness, selecting efficient heating and ventilation systems, and integrating solar power and energy monitoring. The session will cover both technical takeaways and key policy challenges and will provide valuable lessons to help accelerate the transition to net zero retrofits. Thanks to the generous support of BC Hydro, Vancity, and the City of Vancouver, this event is free of charge. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ghrvUSGf