The Resort Municipality of Whistler aims to reduce natural gas use in commercial buildings by 40% by 2030. Partnering with Prism Engineering and BC Hydro, they hosted a series of “Carbon Reduction at Your Hotel” workshops for general managers from Whistler’s largest hotels. These workshops are helping hotels better understand their emissions and identify real opportunities to reduce them, one step at a time, in the spirit of collaboration and progress.
Natasha and Cameron found a hybrid heat pump was the right choice for their 1970s home in Fernie, BC. Learn how they made the switch.
A 24-unit residential development in the West Kootenays is now EV ready—and the number of electric vehicles has tripled—thanks to rebates to support infrastructure upgrades and some pro bono contributions from innovative residents.
Stattonrock Design+Build’s back-to-basics approach builds net-zero homes without a price premium.
Home builder Bruce Murdoch found opportunity in 2023’s frigid temperatures, by revisiting Cranbrook BC’s first net-zero home to check on its cold-weather performance.
“Basically, we’re trying to make a 100 year old house, a passive house,” says David Claus, whose Prince George home retrofit is expected to exceed the requirements of a brand-new Step 5 house, dropping energy use by 63%.
They say it can’t be done: an affordable, high-performance home in the unforgiving climate of northern BC. Maybe the naysayers have just been proven wrong by a longtime builder in Quesnel.
Rural charging infrastructure gives locals the confidence to switch to electric vehicles and can bring in adventurous tourists from Vancouver. CEA’s experience supporting rural BC local governments roll out EV chargers shows how regional collaboration can result in an expanded network, using local knowledge to meet the needs of residents and tourists alike.
