Zachary May A/Director, Policy and Codes Development September 28, 2017 Zachary May A/Director, Policy and Codes Development Building and Safety Standards Branch Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Two Provincial Initiatives Set the Stage Building Act Consistency, Competency & Innovation December 2017 marks the end of local building requirements in bylaws. Pan Canadian Framework Net-zero energy ready by 2030 Create plan for existing buildings by 2022

Energy Step Code – Overview Patchwork Approaches to Energy Efficiency Energy Step Code – Overview Eliminating the Patchwork: Local government adopted a wide range of programs and approaches to address building energy efficiency. Development industry struggled to stay on top of these requirements. BC Energy Step Code offers a common standard for achieving building energy goals.

Energy Efficiency Working Group | PROVINCIAL GOV. | BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | TRADES & PROFESSIONALS | NGOs | UTILITIES

A Focus on Performance

Best Practices Guide: Implementation Shared expectations for implementation Align with capacity, technology Minimize costs and development process timelines Grace periods for projects in development Notification process for local governments Guidelines for incentives and support

December 15, 2017: Implementation Existing programs in bylaw need to be transitioned New programs can be enforced Notifications received: Richmond, North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, Duncan, Campbell River

Transition Existing Programs Sample Programs: City of North Vancouver City of Richmond City of Surrey Sparwood, Invermere, Kimberley Langley, Saanich Resort Municipality of Whistler City of New Westminster

Available resources: Research and Support Resources | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | NGOs | TRADES & PROFESSIONALS | PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT | BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS | UTILITIES Available resources: Resource hub: energystepcode.ca LG Best Practices Guide Training and capacity assessment Costing study Local government readiness survey Peer network for local government staff Guides, webinars and presentations

Metrics Research Report: October 5th UDI Breakfast Energy Step Code costing First cost Operational GHG abatement Practical solutions for cost effective, energy efficient buildings

Events and Training: Metrics Research Report Free online training at gov.bc.ca/buildingcodes Energy Step Code resources page BC Housing guides and presentations Fall/Winter 2017/18 AIBC/EGBC event in November – Letters of Assurance / Energy Step Code

Thank You! Zachary May A/Director, Policy and Codes Development Building and Safety Standards Branch Government of British Columbia zachary.may@gov.bc.ca