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Deep Emissions Reduction in the Existing Building Stock: Key elements of a retrofit strategy for B.C. (April 2017)
The Pembina Institute hosted the sold-out Pathways to Net-Zero Buildings thought leader forum on November 28 and 29 in Vancouver.
This was not a conference. It was an opportunity for a frank conversation about what works and what does not in public policy with respect to preparing our buildings for a low carbon economy. In a roll-up-your-sleeves environment, we tested policies, clarified challenges, and identified areas of consensus.
The forum sought input from leaders in the field to help to shape B.C.’s and Canada’s pathways toward net-zero buildings policies. Forum participants included representatives from all levels of government, building industry and trades professionals, utilities, research institutions, and non-governmental organizations.
This two-day event built on the discussions from last year’s forum, and recent policy opportunities including the City of Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building Plan, B.C. climate plan and pan-Canadian climate framework. This year’s key objectives were to establish consensus on the regulatory roadmap to net-zero ready new buildings in B.C., and to provide policy recommendations for a national and provincial building retrofit strategy.
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Highlights from the forum
Videos:
- Voices from Pathways to Net-Zero Buildings
- Innovation for deep retrofits in social housing
- Options for retrofit regulations
- Local improvement charge financing and one-stop shops
Presentations: Download slide decks from 20 talks
Twitter Moments: #NetZeroForum recap
Photos:
Media coverage
- BCBusiness: The passive approach to reducing carbon emissions
- Georgia Straight: 35 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Monday, November 28
- Green Energy Futures: Skeena – Canada’s largest passive house
- Green Energy Futures: Social housing retrofits save real money
- Green Energy Futures: The EnergieSprong has sprung!
- Huffington Post: B.C. Is Aiming To Take Green Buildings To The Next Level
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Learn more
- Media advisory: Low carbon future of Canada’s buildings to be hammered out in Vancouver
- Agenda: Day 1 and Day 2 schedule
- Backgrounder: Building Energy Retrofit Potential in B.C.
- White paper: Review of Potential Energy Efficiency Standards for Existing Buildings in B.C. (RDH Building Science, 2016)
- Executive summary: Road Map for Low Energy Existing Commercial Buildings (Integral Group, 2016)
- Speakers: Bios
- Brochure: Forum overview
