The ZEBx Podcast

ZEBx: The Zero Emissions Building Exchange
The ZEBx Podcast

We bring together people from across the building industry to identify solutions and opportunities in the zero emission buildings space. In our podcasts we speak with people across the BC building industry and beyond, and learn how they navigate the barriers to advance the development of cost-effective, attractive, zero emission buildings at scale. ZEBx is a centre designed to rapidly accelerate the knowledge, capacity and passion for zero emission buildings and is part of the Metro Vancouver Zero Emissions Innovation Centre.

  1. DEC 3

    Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Green Material Specification - ZEBx Decarb Lunch Nov 20, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 12 Recorded on Nov 20, 2024 Overview There is currently a growing trend in the construction industry to specify materials with low embodied carbon emissions to help decarbonize the building sector and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In the second ZEBx Decarb Lunch of November 2024, Tom Place of EQUILIBRIUM describes how to minimize carbon emissions of steel, concrete and mass timber in North America by understanding the key influence of project location, transportation, and regional availability of materials. Listeners can expect to gain knowledge to benefit their own projects in terms of time, cost and carbon and help drive industrywide improvement through smarter selection of materials. This session highlighted the pitfalls and unintended consequences from green material specification and explain how to avoid creating increased carbon emissions and supply chain issues from inefficient materials sourcing both today and with new future technologies. Thanks to the financial support of the City of Vancouver, and North Family Foundation, this event is free of charge. Resources Slides here Speakers Tom Place, EQUILIBRIUM Hosts Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager, ZEIC Stephanie Dalo, CLF BC Program Manager, ZEIC Podcast Production Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    1h 1m

  2. DEC 3

    Commercial Building Electrification Guide Launch - ZEBx Decarb Lunch Nov 14, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 11 Recorded on Nov 14, 2024 Overview Buildings, and the energy they use, account for 18% of Canada’s GHG emissions. Electrification is currently the most viable pathway to significantly reduce GHG emissions from existing buildings in BC. But the process of electrifying existing buildings is anything but straightforward, and the supply of consultants that can undertake such projects is already lagging behind demand. To help build the capacity needed to decarbonize BC’s existing building stock, the Building to Electrification coalition (B2E), in partnership with the City of Vancouver, BC Hydro, and Metro Vancouver, has developed a brand-new guide. The Commercial Building Electrification Guide offers transferable methodologies and insights from early adopters to help consultants and building owners effectively implement electrification projects. Come and hear from the authors of the guide, who developed it in consultation with industry experts. Thanks to the financial support of BC Hydro, NRCan and the City of Vancouver, this event was free of charge. Resources Guide and slides are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Speakers Stephanie Poole, Principal, SES Consulting Mike Reimer, Principal, FirstLight Energy Hosts Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager, ZEIC Mariko Michasiw, B2E Program Manager, ZEIC Bryan Flannigan, Building Decarbonization Alliance (BDA) Podcast Production Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    1h 1m

  3. NOV 12

    Marpole Community Centre - The ZEBx Decarb Lunch, Oct 10, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 10 Recorded on Oct 10, 2024 Overview Are you interested in projects that demonstrate feasible ways to reduce embodied carbon? This Decarb Lunch features the Passive House certified Marpole Community Centre, which served as a pilot project to test the City of Vancouver Embodied Carbon Guidelines. Forest Borch from reLoad Sustainable Design and Caroline Inglis from Diamond Schmitt Architects outlined how the project team worked together to meet their ambitious embodied carbon reduction goal and shared five key lessons learned that demonstrate that achieving the City of Vancouver’s target of a 40% reduction of embodied carbon in new buildings by 2030 can be achieved today! Thanks to the financial support of ⁠⁠⁠BC Hydro⁠⁠⁠ and the ⁠⁠⁠City of Vancouver⁠⁠⁠, this event was free of charge. Resources Slides ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Speakers Caroline Inglis, Architect, Diamond Schmitt Forest Borch, Project Manager, Reload Sustainable Design Host Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager, ZEIC Stephanie Dalo, CLF BC Program Manager, ZEIC Susan MacDougall, Focal Engineering Podcast Production: Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    1 hr

  4. OCT 28

    A Deep Retrofit in West Vancouver – A 1929 Home Leaps Ahead to 2032. The ZEBx Decarb Lunch, Sep 25, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 9 Recorded on Sep 25, 2024 Overview We all know that deep retrofits of detached homes are rare. They are also essential in decarbonizing the built environment.   This is why we’re excited to showcase this West Vancouver home in our second Decarb Lunch of September 2024. The building, originally constructed in 1929, has been transformed to such a degree that if it were newly built today, it would nearly meet the highest standards of the Zero Carbon and Energy Step Codes. It has achieved this by disconnecting from the gas grid, adding a high-performance building envelope and installing an electric heat pump for both heating and cooling.  Listen in to hear more about the challenges and successes of this unique project.   Thanks to the financial support of ⁠⁠BC Hydro⁠⁠ and the ⁠⁠City of Vancouver⁠⁠, this event was free of charge. Resources Slides ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Speakers Erica Wolowidnyk, EW Architecture  Bradley Jones, Alchemy Construction  Host Natalie Douglas, Program Manager, ZEBx Barb Silverthorn, Capture Energy Podcast Production: Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    57 min

  5. SEP 27

    Decarbonizing a Historic Vancouver Skyscraper – The Business Case. The ZEBx Decarb Lunch, Sep 16, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 8 Recorded on Sep 16, 2024 Overview Building a strong business case for decarbonizing a commercial property requires a solid grasp of project costs, decarbonization strategies and cost recovery opportunities. In BC, where we have a very low-carbon electrical supply, a strong business case for serious emissions reductions depends on the right balance between electrification and energy conservation measures.   In the first Decarb Lunch after the 2024 summer break, SES Consulting and KingSett Capital dive into the basics of building a strong business case for decarbonization and how it’s being applied to a commercial building retrofit in Vancouver. Thanks to the financial support of ⁠BC Hydro⁠ and the ⁠City of Vancouver⁠, this event was free of charge. Resources Slides ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Speakers Stephanie Poole, Principal, SES Consulting Kit Milnes, Vice President Sustainability & Resilience, KingSett Capital  Hosts Natalie Douglas, Program Manager, ZEBx Damian Stathonikos, Director, BOMA  Jennifer Davis, Director, Decarb Accelerator Program, BOMA Podcast Production: Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    59 min

  6. SEP 27

    Home Zero – Clean Energy Retrofits in Vernon. The ZEBx Decarb Lunch, Jun 28, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 7 Recorded on Jun 28, 2024 Overview ZEBx’s second June 2024 Decarb Lunch finds us talking with the founder of Vernon-based non-profit HomeZero Collective and their Clean Energy Neighbourhoods pilot project. This initiative aims to make home retrofits faster, easier, and more affordable for neighbourhoods across the City of Vernon, BC and share lessons from their experience far beyond its borders. If you’re interested in home retrofits, air source heat pumps, and ground source heat pumps (i.e., geo-exchange), check this one out. We hear from the program administrator and one of the homeowners participating in the retrofit, while also having one of the program’s mechanical consultants on hand for the question period. Thanks to the financial support of ⁠BC Hydro⁠ and the ⁠City of Vancouver⁠, this event was free of charge. Resources Slides ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Speakers Amandeep Singh, Founder, HomeZero Collective Home Zero home owner Host Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager, ZEIC Mariko Michasiw, B2E Program Manager, ZEIC Podcast Production: Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    1h 1m

  7. SEP 27

    University of Victoria’s Housing and Dining Complex. The ZEBx Decarb Lunch, Jun 18, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 6 Recorded on Jun 18, 2024 Overview The 2024 Passive House Canada conference was held at the University of Victoria’s new, Passive House-certified student housing and dining complex consisting of the Cheko’nien House and Sngequ House. For a few days, attendees experienced what it’s like to live and learn in two all-electric Passive House buildings. This complex is one of the winners of the CleanBC Net Zero Energy-Ready Challenge, and like all the other winning projects, ZEBx has produced a case study on this landmark development. This Decarb Lunch was cohosted with Passive House Canada CEO Chris Ballard and had presentations by Introba and RDH. Thanks to the financial support of ⁠BC Hydro⁠ and the ⁠City of Vancouver⁠, this event was free of charge. Resources Slides ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ Speakers Chris Doel, Senior Vice President at Introba Torsten Ely, Senior Energy and Sustainability Analyst at RDH Building Science Inc. Host Roberto Pecora, Building Decarbonization Director, ZEIC Chris Ballard, President and CEO, Passive House Canada Podcast Production: Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

    1h 1m

  8. AUG 29

    The Cost of Zero Carbon Development. The ZEBx Decarb Lunch, May 27, 2024

    Season 4, Episode 5 Recorded on May 27, 2024 Overview To help bring the findings from the “Navigating Development with the Zero Carbon Step Code” case study to life, we hosted this Decarb Lunch webinar. The presentation covered the following topics: Suitable combinations of mechanical and enclosure systems to meet energy and emissions requirements. Impact of changing codes on project capital costs. Effects of varying design scenarios on operational costs. How to quickly assess potential design changes and cost implications for reworking ongoing projects to meet different requirements Key considerations for developers in approaching net-zero energy and carbon developments. The intention was to provide information which will better prepare developers to meet current and future policy requirements, reduce financial risks, minimize future retrofit burdens, and accelerate market transformation towards fully net-zero carbon construction. Thanks to the financial support of BC Hydro and the City of Vancouver, this event was free of charge. Resources Slides ⁠here⁠ Speakers Heather Reid, Senior Director of Technical and Commercial Relations, Chard Development Ltd.  Anthony Quin, Director of Development, Chard Development Ltd. Maddy Kennedy-Parrott, Building Science Engineer, RDH Building Science Inc.  Neil Norris, Building Science Specialist, RDH Building Science Inc.  Host Natalie Douglas, Program Manager, ZEBx Vincent Delfaud, Bosa (as part of his role as a ULI BC member/part of 3rd cohort of ULI’s Net Zero Imperative) Podcast Recording, Editing and Production: Gordon Patrick Newell, Communications at ZEIC

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We bring together people from across the building industry to identify solutions and opportunities in the zero emission buildings space. In our podcasts we speak with people across the BC building industry and beyond, and learn how they navigate the barriers to advance the development of cost-effective, attractive, zero emission buildings at scale. ZEBx is a centre designed to rapidly accelerate the knowledge, capacity and passion for zero emission buildings and is part of the Metro Vancouver Zero Emissions Innovation Centre.

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    ZEBx: The Zero Emissions Building Exchange
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    2022 - 2024
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