Built Environment & Mobility

From Passive Houses to wood structures, green buildings are on the rise in Vancouver

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Built Environment & Mobility

Metro Vancouver Smart Drive Challenge: Can We Drive Less?

Metro Vancouver’s Smart Drive Challenge (SDC) pilot project used on-board location tracking and “...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

A Business Case to Retrofit Faculty and Staff Housing at UBC

The goal of this report is to give UBC Properties Trust (UBCPT) an understanding of energy related...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Heat Pump Retrofit Technical Considerations, Costs, and Business Case for Multi-Family Building Archetypes

This report looks at technical barriers and opportunities for various archetypes of multi-unit...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Electric Vehicle Building Code Requirements Implementation Survey

This project aims to determine the success of the City of Vancouver’s requirement for electric...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Documentation of heat pump retrofits in multi-unit residential buildings

The objective of this project is to facilitate energy retrofits of multi-unit residential buildings...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Documentation of Urban Design and Outdoor Noise Best Practices for Air-Source Heat Pumps

The City of Vancouver’s current direction towards greater energy efficiency standards, combined...
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Built Environment & Mobility

Vehicle Sharing for Business Pilot

Implementing fleet vehicle sharing programs can reduce GHG emissions by removing old, inefficient...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Taking a Portfolio Approach to Financing Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Industrial Buildings

Building off the VEC’s success with the Flats Climate Action Program where businesses tackle their...
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Built Environment & Mobility
Natural Resources

Lessons Learned from Rainwater Management Strategies Used in the Olympic Village Development

Olympic Village in Vancouver employs a number of methods to manage rainwater including intensive...
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