Reports
Find a range of reports to help understand the BC Energy Step Code:
Related content on other pages:
General
- Lessons from the BC Energy Step Code (PDF, 3.5MB)
- Learn how B.C. became the first North American jurisdiction to create a regulated pathway to net-zero energy-ready buildings
- Of particular interest to jurisdictions considering a performance-based stepped energy code or a market-transformation model grounded in shared leadership
Capacity and market response
Capacity
- 2021 BC Energy Step Code Industry Capacity Study (PDF, 12MB)
- A study examining the readiness of key construction professions to implement the BC Energy Step Code in 2022, 2027 and 2032
- Download the study matrix and resource lists (Excel)
- Download a presentation about the study (PDF, 6MB)
- 2019 Local Government BC Energy Step Code Survey (PDF, 1.3MB)
- An annual survey that examines local government knowledge of the BC Energy Step Code and capacity and interest in adopting it
- Also available:
- 2017 Capacity Scan for the Energy Step Code in Select BC Communities (PDF)
- Capacity Scan Cover Note (PDF)
- An early study exploring municipal and industry capacity and information needs for successful implementation of the BC Energy Step Code
- 2017 Energy Step Code Training and Capacity Project Report (PDF, 4MB)
- A province-wide training gap analysis and industry capacity assessment plus a comprehensive training strategy with implementation tools and resources
Market Response
- 2020 BC Energy Step Code Market Response Study
- Pulls together information provided by B.C. builders and residential construction professionals to help better understand the BC Energy Step Code’s impact on housing design and costs over time
- 2017 Market Scan in Select Industries for the BC Energy Step Code (PDF)
- Market Scan Cover Note (PDF)
- Provides insight into current and anticipated challenges from the perspective of manufacturers and suppliers
- Provides background on market supply and demand, pricing considerations, and training opportunities provided by industry
Cost
- 2021 Construction Cost Analysis of High-Performance Multi-unit Residential Buildings in B.C.
- Cost analysis by ZEBx and partners of seven high-performance, wood-framed, mid-rise, multi-unit residential buildings that meet Step 4 of the BC Energy Step Code or the Passive House standard
- ZEBx findings: The results of the study may surprise you
- 2021 Addressing the Cost of Efficiency (PDF, 4.3MB)
- A report by Rob Bernhardt, former CEO of Passive House Canada, examining the cost of energy-efficient buildings from the perspective of policy makers, and owners or developers
- 2019 BC Energy Step Code Costing Studies Report (PDF, 1.4MB)
- Examines 10 main studies of the construction cost implications of the BC Energy Step Code to better understand how the studies determined the cost of building to the BC Energy Step Code
- Makes recommendations for undertaking future research so results are more easily comparable across studies
- See also the Metrics Research Reports on this page
Technical
- BC Energy Step Code: Development for Public Sector Buildings (PDF, 3MB)
- A report to develop and analyze public sector building archetypes to understand the energy, emissions, and economic implications of energy efficiency improvements to these building archetypes
- Implications of the BC Energy Step Code on GHG Emissions (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Explores whether the BC Energy Step Code is effecitve in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment
- Presents the results of a study intended to explore possible means of increasing the rate and magnitude of emissions reductions necessary to meet provincial GHG emissions goals
Metrics Research Reports
The Metrics Research Report is a comprehensive exploration of the energy, emissions and economic impacts of the BC Energy Step Code. It was originally published in 2017 and updated in 2018.
2018 Edition
2017 Edition
2022 Edition
National
- Build Smart: Canada’s Building Strategy
- A national strategy to make Canadian buildings more energy efficient, comfortable and healthier
- Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change
- National plan to meet emissions reduction targets, grow the economy, and build resilience to a changing climate
Page last updated: September 27, 2021.