Season 4, Episode 13

Recorded on Dec 12, 2024

Overview

Deep energy retrofits are a critical piece of achieving our carbon pollution reduction targets and improving the comfort of homes and workplaces. Programs offered as part of the BC Retrofit Accelerator provide guidance to building owners to identify and plan for retrofit projects to significantly reduce building emissions, including commercial and multi-unit residential strata, rental, non-market, and off-reserve Indigenous housing.

At the last ZEBx Decarb Lunch of 2024 we heard about the gap that the BC Retrofit Accelerator and its numerous partners – like BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) and Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) – seeks to fill, the benefit they provide to organizations like housing societies, and the crucial role they play in the ideation phase of project development before engaging professional consultants. Representatives from BCNPHA and AHMA presented on how they can assist with early-stage project development and financial planning, and talked through an example of a roadmap to achieving zero emissions, as well as the benefits and potential challenges.

If you’re a retrofit development consultant, a local government looking to support building retrofits, housing provider looking to embark on some retrofits, or just someone interested in how we can accelerate and scale building retrofits, this is a webinar for you.

Thanks to the financial support of BC Hydro, NRCan, and the City of Vancouver, this event was free of charge.

Resources

Slides ⁠here⁠

Speakers
Edward Beckett, Building Energy Manager, BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Atoine Archie, Capital Projects Manager, Aboriginal Housing Management Association
Shahed Shafazand, Energy Project Advisor, Aboriginal Housing Management Association

Hosts
Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager, ZEIC
Darla Simpson, BCRA Program Manager, ZEIC

Podcast Production
Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC