Case Studies

June 6, 2025

Case Study: North Van Net Zero

June 2025 Written by: Homeowner and Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager North Van Net Zero is a two-time Georgie and HAVAN award-winning project and the North Shore’s first certified whole home net zero energy retrofit, showcasing innovation in sustainable building. […]

June 3, 2024

Case Study: Unlocking the Potential of Deep Retrofits

May 15, 2024

University of Victoria Student Housing and Dining Complex

University of Victoria Student Housing and Dining Complex Net-Zero Energy-Ready Challenge Winners Series Buildings are the biggest source of emissions in large urban centres like Vancouver and Victoria and this is almost entirely due to burning fossil fuels for space […]

April 28, 2024

Case Study: Navigating Development with the BC Zero Carbon Step Code

October 19, 2023

Case Study: Fraser Pointe 1 Hybrid Domestic Hot Water Retrofit

Case Study: Scalable Decarbonization Opportunities in Commercial Buildings Built in 1991, Fraser Pointe 1 is a 16-story market-rental MURB in East Vancouver owned by Concert Properties. Based in Vancouver, Concert Properties owns and manages over 14 million sq. ft of […]

June 19, 2023

Case Study: Scalable Decarbonization Opportunities in Commercial Buildings

Case Study: Scalable Decarbonization Opportunities in Commercial Buildings Founded in 2019, Audette is a Canadian proptech company with a mission to create a Carbon Reduction Plan for every building on the planet. They offer an advanced analytics platform that accelerates carbon reduction […]

April 20, 2023

Home Electrification – Service Upgrade Not Required!

Home Electrification – Service Upgrade Not Required! Recently, TSBC issued an information bulletin regarding a new way of calculating a dwelling’s maximum demand load using 12 months of utility bills and a 25% safety factor. This will go a long […]

April 19, 2023

Zero Carbon and Net Zero Energy-Ready in Northern BC

Apr 2023 With a population of approximately 21,000, a very cold climate and without the adoption of the BC Energy Step Code, many would not expect the City of Fort St. John to have a high profile in the green […]