Jan 2022: Planning for High-Performance Buildings From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Overview High-performance buildings are not as straightforward to design and build as code-minimum buildings. They require more upfront planning and a more integrated design and development process before […]
Season 1 Episode 6 Recorded at Past Event: Oct 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview This event was a collaboration with BC Housing. Achieving a net-zero-energy level of performance is a challenge in areas with a relatively low […]
Season 1 Episode 5 Recorded at Past Event: Jul 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview In our June Decarb Lunch, we presented ZEBx’s in-depth analysis of construction costs for high-performance multi-unit residential buildings in BC. Of the seven buildings in […]
Putting a Label on High-Performance Past Event: Sep 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview This event was a collaboration with the Canadian Home Builders Association BC and featured speakers from Naikoon Contracting and Averra Developments. In November 2020, […]
Deep Emissions Retrofit Dialogue One – Best Practices for Large Buildings Recorded at Past Event: Sep 2021 Slides: This event was a collaboration with the Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia (BOMA BC). Summary The biggest source of future operational […]
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 […]
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.
Season 1 Episode 4 Recorded at Past Event: Jun 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview When the Step Code was introduced, some concerns were raised regarding the expected additional cost to build more energy- efficient buildings. At the […]
Season 1 Episode 3 Recorded at Past Event: May 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview The Province’s CleanBC Plan charts a course for net-zero energy-ready homes by 2032. That’s Step 5 of the BC Energy Step Code for […]
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 […]
