November 27, 2021
November 16, 2021
Deep Emissions Retrofit of a 1968 Office Tower We’ve all heard about the staggering number of building retrofits required to meet B.C.’s 2030 GHG target for the building sector – 59 – 64% less than 2007 levels. But what kind […]
September 15, 2021
Further resources: This retrofit project was part of our Deep Emissions Retrofit event on Tue Sep 21, 2021 and was presented by Nicky Arthur, Energy & Sustainability Manager, Colliers. Access slides and more from the event HERE. Read the Globe […]
August 31, 2021
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 all-electric, high-performance building is the country’s first art studio building that meets the stringent […]
July 7, 2021
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 design aspect for achieving net-zero energy-ready (NZER) buildings. However, this can seem quite complicated […]
June 1, 2021
June 2021: Life Cycle Assessment Practice to Estimate Embodied Carbon in Buildings From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment The building sector is a significant contributor to the planet’s rising levels of greenhouse gases (GHG) and […]
May 20, 2021
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 Code). While the Step Code had recently been introduced, only a select group of […]
May 3, 2021
May 2021: Planning Airtight Buildings From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Why Build Airtight Buildings? Building airtightness reduces energy consumption by minimizing heat loss via air leakage through the building enclosure. For this reason, many North American building codes have […]
