b'NEW TECHefficient and minimizes greenhouse gas emissions from building materialsand operations. In Canada and around the globe, its clear that we have both a climate crisis and an energy crisis. We believe that by working to resolve one problem, you can effectively solve the other, says Mike Sugar, Director of the organizations Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) program. ZCB is part of the green building initiative. We help provide various stakeholders in the building and real estate industry with the tools and resources necessary to decarbonizetheir buildings.ZCB has two standards: zero-carbon building design and zero-carbonbuilding performance. The design standard guides the design of new buildings or retrofits of existing ones, while the performance standard is used to demonstrate that a building has achieved Oakridge Park is an ongoing 28-acre development in Vancouver, consisting of residential, commercial andzero-carbon operations, which requires community space surrounding a nearly 10-acre park. Geotility recently finished work on the projects geo- annual verification.exchange system for the developments low-carbon district energy system. Photo courtesy of Geotility.My role is to make sure both standards geothermal knowledge is a huge help,are the number-one thing affectingremain progressive and accessible for the Yanow says. So my advice for buildersclimate change, and were glad to be amarket and that we become the go-to unfamiliar with these new technologiespart of the solution. resource for defining and advancing zero-is to become more educated aboutcarbon strategies and sustainability, Sugar them. Because without that knowledge,CANADA GREEN BUILDINGexplains. Although relatively new, the you may hurt your chances on new bidsCOUNCIL (CAGBC) construction industry as a whole is pretty looking for those requirements.familiar with these standards. There are According to its website, the CAGBCover 200 projects across Canada pursuing He adds, Were seeing new strategiesprovides the building sector withthese initiatives, although this varies by for climate resilience. Buildings aretraining, standards and educationprovince. I think weve established some moving away from their dependenceservices that encourage climate-friendly,meaningful standards here, but theres on fossil fuels and embracingzero-carbon buildings and retrofits. Awork to dowe want to reach every electrification. We all know fossil fuelszero-carbon building is highly energycorner of the construction industry.INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIALTWIN RIVERPlumbing & HeatingGeneral Contracting(1985) Co. Ltd.Construction ManagementCRAIGMAINProject Management Business Leasehold ImprovementsA proud 50 year member Commercial - Industrial Projects 227 Leigh Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 2L72355PleasantValleyRoad Residential - Custom HomesCell:250-550-5754Box546,Armstrong,BCV0E1B0 Phone:250-546-9551 MARK HENNING Bus: 250-376-0221Phone (250) 546-9551lFax (250) 546-8900 President Fax: 250-376-7249Email:cmain@maddocksconstruction.com Fax:250-546-8900email info@maddocksconstruction.com Email: mark@trph.caCell: 250-318-883734 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'