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May 1, 2023 By Jen Grebeldinger

May 1, 2023 Changes to the BC Building Code taking effect today mark an important milestone on the path to making new buildings – and especially new homes – more…

Filed Under: Built Environment, CEA News

May 1, 2023 By

Effective March 10th, 2025, Emissions Level 1 (EL-1) of the Zero Carbon Step Code will be required for Part 9 and Part 3 new construction in BC. Check out this…

December 15, 2022 By

In December of 2022 Greg Bloom, Manager of Industry Relations at the Home Performance Stakeholder Council (HPSC) gave a great presentation about the HPSC and the Home Performance Contractor Network…

November 9, 2021 By Jen Grebeldinger

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Local governments influence about half of BC’s greenhouse gas emissions through decisions on land use, transportation, and infrastructure that affect where people live and work, how they get around, and…

Filed Under: CEA News

June 3, 2021 By

Step Code Implementation support.

Part 3 0f a 3 part series.

May 19, 2021 By

Step Code Implementation support.

 

May 6, 2021 By

Step Code Implementation support.

Part 2 0f a 3 part series.

April 22, 2021 By

Step Code Implementation support.

 

September 12, 2020 By Carly Johansson

Community Energy Association’s previous publication “Business Model Innovation to Support Air Source Heat Pump Retrofits in Metro Vancouver” (2019) discussed the potential for a new business model to re-align the…

Filed Under: CEA News

August 5, 2020 By

Whether you are an elected official, a builder or a tradesperson, it’s important you know what the BC Energy Step Code is, and how the Province of BC is supporting the transition to net zero ready new building construction.

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