Leading the Way to Greener Buildings

Buildings account for about 12% of the British Columbia's total greenhouse gas emissions. We are working with 12 B.C. communities to push the envelope on green buildings.

In Phase 1 of The Green Building Leaders project we worked closely with our local government partners to research three broad policy areas:

• Energy performance standards for existing buildings
• Renewable energy requirements for new buildings
• Higher energy performance standards for new buildings.

We are now entering phase 2 of the GreenBuildingLeaders project. Based on extensive research into policy options we have decided to focus on these two areas:

1. 1. Renewable energy requirements for new homes and buildings
2. Financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy.

We are continuing to try to identify funding opportunities to support more substantial work on energy performance standards for new and existing buildings.

For more information please go to GreenBuildingLeaders.ca