For Vancouver residents seeking top-tier Energy Saving Solutions, Monolith Housing Solutions stands out as a premier provider. Our expertise in optimizing homes for energy efficiency aligns perfectly with the BC Energy Step Code, ensuring your residence meets the highest standards of sustainability. By incorporating CleanBC principles and guiding you through BC Hydro Rebate Plans, we make sustainable living not just a goal but a reality for your home.
Understanding the BC Energy Step Code
Benefits of Embracing the BC Energy Step Code
Improved Comfort
Homes built, renovated, or designed as net zero homes to meet the BC Energy Step Code standards offer enhanced thermal comfort and indoor air quality.
Cost Savings
By reducing energy consumption, you can save significantly on your utility bills over time.
Environmental Impact
Complying with the BC Energy Step Code and striving for net zero homes contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting a cleaner and healthier environment for all.
The diagrams outline steps from the current BC Building Code requirements to net-zero energy-ready requirements for Part 9 residential buildings, Part 3 wood-frame residentials, and net zero homes.
Experience the Monolith Advantage Today
Take the first step towards a greener, more efficient home by contacting Monolith Housing Solutions for a consultation. Our team of experts is ready to guide you through the process of aligning your home with the BC Energy Step Code, ensuring that you not only meet regulatory requirements but also enjoy the numerous benefits of a sustainable living space.
- These Code changes take effect May 1, 2023. By that date, most new construction in BC must be 20% more energy efficient than base 2018 BC Building Code.
- The opt-in Zero Carbon Step Code will also be available for local governments to reference starting May 1, 2023.
- Read the amendment to the Building Act General Regulation online.
- Read a PDF convenience copy of the BC Building Code changes (for information only).
- The performance approach for Step 3 in Part 9 construction remains the default option. Local governments wishing to enable a prescriptive energy efficiency approach for Step 3 in Part 9 construction must pass a bylaw to enable that approach. This responds to feedback from rural or remote communities who wish to maintain a prescriptive-based option, while also meeting requests from other local governments wishing to retain the performance-based approach.
- Backup heat from wood stoves and decorative gas fireplaces will be excluded from GHG modelling in Part 9 buildings. This responds to feedback from communities that experience frequent power outages.
The Building and Safety Standards Branch will release more information in the coming weeks to support a smooth rollout of the change. Email building. safety@gov.bc.ca if you have questions.
*Taken from the BC Energy Step Code newsletter February 2023
