The Zero Emissions Building Exchange
One of the most recent additions to the City of Vancouver’s building portfolio is a shining example of the City’s aspirations for all new buildings. This […]
July 2021: Thermal Bridging In Net-Zero Energy-Ready Building Design From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Overview Minimizing thermal bridging through the building envelope is a key […]
Celebrating three years of collaborations, facilitating knowledge exchange, showcasing excellence and community-building. In the City of Vancouver’s 2016 Zero Emissions Building Plan, the Zero Emissions Building […]
High-Performance, Mid-Rise, Multi-Unit Residential Buildings in BC Does it really cost more to build a high-performance building? Historically, this question has been addressed with theoretical studies […]
When Highstreet Ventures (Highstreet) began the Carrington View rental development, there was no municipal requirement to meet any step of the BC Energy Step Code (Step […]
April 2021: Ventilation Strategies for High-Performance Multi-Unit Residential Buildings From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series High-performance multi-unit residential buildings (MURB) are becoming the norm in British […]
Description Join ZEBx, in partnership with BC Hydro and IBPSA-BC for a breakfast discussion to facilitate alignment amongst industry on what it takes to model (and […]
September Details This month’s focus is on “Woodsmoke and Climate Change.” Albert Rooks of Small Planet Workshop will present on his experiment with installing an activated […]
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Marketing the High-Performance Home
From reconstructing the internal organs of ancient marine animals and reverse engineering destroyed data to designing net-zero homes with PHPP, Lyndsie White, Industrial Designer and Energy Modeller – Cornerstone Architecture, shares what it takes to successfully implement new building technologies and designs while navigating a rapidly evolving market.
What is ZEBx?
A centre designed to rapidly accelerate the knowledge, capacity and passion for zero emission buildings.
We navigate barriers to advance the development of cost-effective, attractive, zero emission buildings at scale.
We connect the building industry to solutions, identify opportunities and broker relationships.
We foster innovation through dialogues, project tours, curated research, training and demonstrations.
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GET INVOLVED
We welcome conversations about how you could support the acceleration of zero emissions building in British Columbia and beyond. Get in touch to speak with our team about how we could amplify your work through ZEBx programming, or for further information about how your invaluable support can champion low energy design and construction.
FOUNDING PARTNERS
ZEBx was founded through seed funding from the City of Vancouver, with additional financial support provided by the Real Estate Foundation of BC, the Bullitt Foundation, and the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance.