1. Month Day, 2018
Name Title
Community

2. The Provincial Context
Building Act
Consistency, Competency & Innovation
December 2017 – end of ‘local building requirements’ in bylaws
Climate Leadership Plan
BC Building Code ‘Net zero ready’ by 2032
Energy Step Code for local governments to implement
Two provincial initiatives driving the Energy Step Code’s development.
CLP last summer.
Commits to “Net Zero ready” – which basically means very energy efficient buildings – by The Federal government indicated as part of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth & Climate Change they will have NZE model codes by 2030 for the provinces to adopt.

3. The Local Government Context
Energy Step Code – Overview
Current State:
Range of programs and approaches to improve efficiency in each community
Multiple standards - inconsistency

4. Energy Efficiency Working Group
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
| NGO’S
| PROVINCE
| DESIGNERS
& BUILDERS
Province convened EEWG - Tasked with developing recommendations for a consistent way to measure energy performance in new buildings
| UTILITIES
| PROFESSIONALS & TRADES

5. How the BC Energy Step Code Works (Part 9)
Step 1 tightens up requirements, making builders pay attention to details and ensuring a quality building envelope. Step 1 requires performance testing of the building during construction to ensure that the building envelope is well-sealed.

6. How the BC Energy Step Code Works (Part 9)
Once buildings are being measured for performance (Step 1), the middle steps actually require higher performance levels. These Steps reference standards that have already been developed by industry, such as Energy Star, R2000, and Built Green. There are already many buildings constructed at these Steps in BC through industry leadership and local government policy.

7. How the BC Energy Step Code Works (Part 9)
Once buildings are being measured for performance (Step 1), the middle steps actually require higher performance levels. These Steps reference standards that have already been developed by industry, such as Energy Star, R2000, and Built Green. There are already many buildings constructed at these Steps in BC through industry leadership and local government policy.

8. How the BC Energy Step Code Works (Part 9)
The Top Step in the Step Code is Net Zero Energy Ready buildings – also known as Passive design. These buildings [add in Net Zero ready definition from Climate Leadership Plan].

9. How the BC Energy Step Code Works (Part 9)
Aligns with existing programs

10. What does the Energy Step Code Measure (Part 9)?
Energy Step Code – Overview
‘Energy Efficiency’ in the Energy Step Code:
Envelope Efficiency
Equipment Efficiency
Performance based

11. Metrics - Envelope Efficiency
Energy Step Code – Overview
Losses
Air tightness
Insulation
Gains
Solar gain
People & equipment
Units of heat energy required for constant temperature after losses and gains (ignores equipment efficiency).

12. Metrics - Equipment Efficiency
Energy Step Code – Overview
Energy Use
Heat
Water heating
Ventilation
Lights and plug loads (large buildings only)
Energy Use

13. Performance Compliance
Energy Modeling by Natural Resources Canada Certified Energy Advisor
Air-Tightness Testing
Achieve minimum performance levels
No Prescriptive Energy Requirements

14. Similar Existing Programs
Similar Programs:
City of North Van (N-RZ)
Richmond (TH RZ)
Surrey (N-DB)
City of North Van (TH RZ)
Sparwood (BPR)
Invermere (Incent)
Kimberley (BPR)
City of North Van (DB)
ToL (BPR)
Saanich (RZ)
Whistler (EA incent.)
New West (EA incent.)

15. Higher performance housing
Code = Steps ~2/3.

16. Higher performance housing
Townhouse rezoning policy ~Step 3; 550 units since 2014.

17. Higher performance housing
98% of houses since 2012 built to Step 2.

18. Higher performance housing
Green Building Permit Rebate Program =~Step 2.

19. Higher performance housing
Density Bonus Program= ~Step 3.

20. Higher performance housing
75 houses built to Step 3.

21. Support and Next Steps Energy Step Code Council Best Practices Guide
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
| NGO’S
| UTILITIES
| PROVINCE
| DESIGNERS
& BUILDERS
| PROFESSIONALS & TRADES
Energy Step Code Council
Best Practices Guide
Costing studies (provincial and regional)
Training and capacity scan
Communications and training products for
councils and staff
builders, trades, professionals, and suppliers
Provincial, Federal and Utility funding programs
Energy Step Code Council is overseeing development of resources to support implementation.

22. Thank You!
Questions?
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Title
Community

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