UDI Workshop: A Best Practices Guide on how to Successfully Navigate Zero Carbon/ Energy Building Code Requirements

On February 16, 2023, the Province confirmed that new energy efficiency requirements and an opt-in Zero Carbon Step Code will take effect starting May 1, 2023. The Government is establishing province-wide energy performance standards and allowing local governments to mandate GHG emission targets for new buildings.

As a result of these changes, some local governments that have implemented the ESC, have already indicated that they will be increasing their required steps and introducing new GHG reduction targets as early as this year. 

The Province itself is planning to mandate that new buildings be net-zero energy ready by 2032 and have zero carbon emissions by 2030. 
 
This one-day session is created to serve as an ongoing vehicle to prepare our members for current and future energy and sustainability related building code updates; covering topics from Approvals, Design & Construction, Cost & Incentives, to Building Ownership and Handover.   
 
Please join us for this session from the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) 

Approvals & Regulations: Explain the current requirements that development managers will be facing from government   
 
Design & Construction: What are the best ways of achieving targets with your team. What questions do you need to ask your design and construction teams? What do you need to know so you are ready for these meetings? What concepts will help you to get there? 
 
Costs & Incentives: How do these code changes and requirements impact your overall budget?   What does this do to your pro-forma? What are the incentives for "high performance buildings"?  
 
Building Ownership and Resources: How do you transition from developer to owner? What to look out for to ensure a successful handover and maintain a sustainable relationship with your strata.   
 
Our Faculty:  
 
Norm Connolly, Sustainability Manager RPP, MCIP, City of Richmond
 
Novy Sandhu, BC Hydro

Novy is BCIT graduate in Electrical Engineering Technology and PMP Project management certification and been in BC Hydro’s Design department since 2005. Novy has worked around the province, Nanaimo, Prince George, and Surrey as a Designer, Design Work Leader, Design Manager and now Senior Design Manager. 

Novy has extensive experience in technical requirements around Distribution Design, as well as in creating and streamlining processes, direct customer engagement, managing large projects and leading teams of Designers.

Christian Cianfrone, Director, Decarbonization - EllisDon  

Christian Cianfrone is a mechanical engineer with over 15 years of experience in building energy efficiency. Christian built and led one of Canada's largest energy consulting practices for  nearly a decade, where he worked on hundreds of projects, including co-developing energy policy across Canada.   
 
In 2018, Christian launched and led the Vancouver non-profit, ZEBx, to catalyze the construction of zero emissions buildings in Vancouver. Currently, as EllisDon's Director of Decarbonization, Christian supports both clients and internal staff to implement cost-effective strategies for zero carbon new and existing buildings.  

Sophie Mercier, Principal, Building Envelope Specialist - Evoke Buildings  
 
Sophie is a building envelope specialist with a 23 year history of working collaboratively with industry partners. With her experience establishing the thermal performance of the building envelope, she is a strong asset in early design and she helps teams navigate the Energy Step Code and high performance building requirements while considering construction and cost implications. She is co-founder of Evoke Buildings.  

Ping Pang, Director - BTY Group  

Ping is a Director with 20 years of experience. She joined BTY in 2009.  
 
With expertise in Cost Management and Quantity Surveying, she serves clients in the transportation, energy, healthcare, security, education, real estate, affordable housing, industrial and telecommunication sectors on projects across Canada and the United States. Ping is a member of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). She is also a LEED Accredited Professional. 
 
Hansi Liu-Atkinson, Electrification Program Manager, BC Hydro 

Hansi Liu-Atkinson is the Electrification Program Manager at BC Hydro supporting the actions and initiatives in BC Hydro’s 5-year Electrification Plan. She is primarily responsible for the Large Custom Program which offers funding support for electrification studies and project implementation. Previous to this role she was an Energy Manager in the transportation sector and held other positions in environmental management and environmental permitting.


Sean Ingraham, Senior Vice President and Managing Broker - FirstService Residential  
 
Sean Ingraham is the Senior Vice-President and Managing Broker for FirstService Residential BC. He oversees the management of more then 60,000 homes and 250,000 sq/ft of commercial developments in British Columbia.  
 
Sean is passionate about continuing to improve the management of housing in Canada. He and his team provide strata, condominium, and rental consulting to Developers and Asset Management companies throughout the development process.  
 
As such, he has assisted with 10,000+ homes and numerous commercial developments across Canada. Sean holds a university degree in Business Administration and is licensed under the Real Estate Services Act of British Columbia in strata management, rental management and managing broker. As a strata manager, he managed a variety of complex strata projects, including new construction, mixed-use, and hotels. Sean is a frequent public speaker on Property Management; he also sits on many boards, including CCI British Columbia.  
 

 
Our Course Facilitators:  
 
Johnathan Meads, Vice President - StreetSide Developments, A Qualico Company  
 
Experienced Chartered Building Surveyor and Senior Development Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate industry. Skilled in Sustainability, Real Estate Development, Construction, Residential Homes, and Contract Management. Strong engineering professional with a Higher National Diploma and Bachelor's Degree focused in Building Surveying from University of the West of England. 
 
Dave Ramslie, COO and Co-Founder - Open Technologies 
 
Dave has worked in the field of urban sustainability for 20 years, in government, private consulting, real-estate development and now as a climate tech entrepreneur. Besides not being able to hold down a regular job, Dave is known for developing some of the most significant municipal carbon and green building policy in Canada and the United States.   

At his company OPEN technologies, Dave leads product development, city solutions and custom projects as its Chief Operations Officer.