Sept. 6, 2017

1. Sept. 6, 2017 City of Richmond Part 3 Buildings Engagement

2. Two Provincial Initiatives Set the Stage • Building Act • Consistency, Competency & Innovation • December 2017 marks the end of local building requirements in bylaws. • Climate Leadership Plan • Establishes a target that all new construction will be net-zero ready by 2032.

3. Local Government Approaches to Energy Efficiency Energy Step Code – Overview • Eliminating the Patchwork: • Local government adopted a wide range of programs and approaches to address building energy efficiency. • Development industry struggled to stay on top of these requirements. • BC Energy Step Code offers a common standard for achieving building energy goals.

4. Energy Step Code Council | PROVINCIAL GOV. | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS | TRADES & PROFESSIONALS | NGOs | UTILITIES

5. What is the Energy Step Code? • A better than Code energy standard • Local Govts can reference in: • Bylaws • Policies • Incentive programs • Density bonuses

6. Residential Occupancies - Requirements Energy Step Code – Overview

7. Business and Personal Services or Mercantile Occupancies Energy Step Code – Overview

8. Ventilation Requirements in Energy Step Code Energy Step Code – Overview • BCBC 6.2.2. - Ventilation • “For suites in buildings subject to the [BC Energy Step Code] … outdoor air… shall be supplied to each suite by mechanical ventilation through ducting.” • “The indirect supply of required outdoor ventilation air to normally occupied spaces through corridor pressurization or other indirect systems is not permitted.”

9. Climate Action at the City of Richmond Energy Step Code – Overview OCP Targets Reduce GHGs 33% below 2007 levels by 2020; 80% by 2050. Community Energy & Emissions Plan Strategy 2: Increase Energy Efficiency in New Developments

10. Zero Carbon New Construction Needed by 2025 to Achieve Targets Energy Step Code – Overview

11. Richmond’s Consultation Process

12. What we heard at first meeting… Will the City keep LEED equivalency requirements? Will standards differ inside & outside district energy areas? Air-tightness testing information & training will be valuable for developers, contractors, trades. Can developers legally share energy benchmarking information with the City on behalf of the ultimate strata? Costing information was presented.

13. Richmond’s Regime – For Stakeholder Consultation Energy Step Code – Overview Require Energy Step Code in Building Regulation Bylaw City-wide Remove LEED Silver equivalency requirement from CCAP policy Consider implementing rezoning policy in the future, potentially addressing: GHG intensity Enhanced commissioning Refrigerant & embodied emissions Indoor environmental quality Water efficiency & green infrastructure Building uses not covered in Step Code

14. Richmond’s Regime – For Stakeholder Consultation Energy Step Code – Overview

15. Richmond’s Regime – For Stakeholder Consultation Energy Step Code – Overview * Revised from Step 2 to Step 3 since last engagement, following release of results of BC Housing study.

16. BC Housing – Costing Study Energy Step Code – Overview

17. BC Housing Costing Study Energy Step Code – Overview Impact of Window Wall Area – High Rise MURBs

18. BC Housing Costing Study Energy Step Code – Overview Heating Systems – High Rise MURBs

19. Richmond 2016 Costing Study Results Energy Step Code – Overview

20. Proposed Approvals Process – Part 3 Energy Step Code – Overview Inquiry Rezoning DP BP Occupancy Current New Current New New New New Current Current Current LOA LOA; Energy Model; “Sealed” model outputs; Air-tightness testing plan LOA LOA; As built Energy Model; Air-tightness report; ESPM account created & City added as reviewer Prelim. energy model LEED scorecard Prelim. energy model Submission reqts. Approvals / legal Staff confirm within limits Covenant ref LEED Staff confirm within limits Energy model review (TBD) Info bulletin Performance bond (TBD) Tools Buildingpathfinder.com Buildingpathfinder.com TBD – Passive Design Guidelines TBD – Passive Design Guidelines

21. Grace Period Energy Step Code – Overview Acceptable Rezoning & DP applications received before the Energy Step Code is adopted will have 1 year (apprx. Dec 2018) to submit an acceptable BP application under previous requirements. Following its adoption, Energy Step Code will apply to all new permit applications.

22. Research and Support Resources • Completed or Underway: • Resource hub: energystepcode.ca • Training and capacity assessment • Costing study • Local government readiness survey • Peer network for local government staff • Webinars and presentations • BC Housing Resources for Builders • Illustrated Guides to different Steps | LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT | NGOs | BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS | TRADES & PROFESSIONALS | UTILITIES

23. BC Housing Resources (Part 3) • Design Guide to the BC Energy Step Code – for developers and designers, with companion guide/graphics for consumers (December 2017) • Builder Guide to the BC Energy Step Code - released for Part 3 Low-rise Steps 1,2,3 (December 2017) • Builder Guide to the BC Energy Step Code - updated for Part 3 Low-rise, Step 4 (August 2018) • Building Smart Seminars & Webinars – Steps 1&2 for Part 3 Low-rise Fall 2017; Step 3 Spring 2018. • Air-tightness trainings:

24. Thank You! Brendan McEwen Sustainability Manager City of Richmond bmcewen@richmond.ca

25. Discussion Energy Step Code – Overview • How can the City support Part 3 developments in achieving the Energy Step Code performance levels? • Where would you expect additional costs when building to the Energy Step Code? How might these costs be minimized? • What training would be helpful to building to the Energy Step Code? Is there a role for local government? • Approvals – what ideas can you offer to ensure approvals processes are efficient and effective? Do you see streamlining opportunities? • Other comments?