Gordon Patrick Newell

August 18, 2020

City of Vancouver Energy Targets for Part 3 & Part 9 Buildings

The City of Vancouver Council approved the Zero Emissions Building Plan in 2016, which sets a roadmap for new buildings to emit zero operational GHG emissions by 2030. The City is implementing the Plan by incrementally reducing the limits for […]

August 18, 2020

City of Vancouver’s Gastown Zero Emissions Childcare Centre

As part of the Zero Emissions Building Plan, the City of Vancouver committed to designing all new City-owned buildings to the Passive House or an equivalent standard and eliminate the use of fossil fuels. In 2018, the City started the […]

August 10, 2020

Annual Report 2019-2020

ZEBx celebrates its second year in operation! From new program launches to local case studies to hands-on building technology demonstrations, ZEBx continues to establish key partnerships across industry to develop and deliver effective programming to advance zero emissions building solutions. […]

July 27, 2020

Jul 2020 Decarb Lunch: North Vancouver Tower Enroute to World’s Largest Multi-Family EnerPhit Retrofit

Decarb Lunch: North Vancouver Tower Enroute to World’s Largest Multi-Family EnerPhit Retrofit Past Event: July 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview The Twin Towers in North Vancouver has the potential to become the world’s largest multi-family EnerPhit […]

July 7, 2020

Cooling Strategies for Lower Mainland Houses

This technical primer looks into the primary factors contributing to cooling loads and overheating in houses, and effective energy-efficient strategies for maintaining comfort in a warming climate and with increased extreme weather events such as wildfire smoke. The information applies […]

July 6, 2020

Low-Carbon Mechanical Systems

This technical primer provides an overview of the opportunities, challenges, and considerations for the use of heat pumps as a low-carbon solution for heating, cooling, and domestic hot water production for high-performance houses in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland. With building […]

June 30, 2020

Jun 2020 Decarb Lunch: Lessons Learned from Local Multi-Family Heat Pump Retrofit Projects

Decarb Lunch: Lessons Learned from Local Multi-Family Heat Pump Retrofit Projects Past Event: June 26, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview Fresco Building Efficiency will share the retrofit stories from three current decarbonization projects in Vancouver and Victoria. […]

June 18, 2020

CleanBC NZER Challenge Workshops Series

Solutions for Low-Carbon Heating & Hot Water Past Event: June 18, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Overview Low carbon heating and hot water systems are becoming increasingly mainstream in the design and construction of high performance buildings in […]