The Building Owners and Managers Association BC (BOMA BC) has officially launched the Greater Victoria 2030 District, along with 10 major property managers, the City of Victoria, and the District of Saanich.
The 2030 District’s vision is to become a hub of high performing buildings, transforming the built environment and the role it plays in mitigating and adapting to climate change. This is Canada’s second “Established District”, joining 22 other leading communities in North America.
Led by BOMA BC the initiative will support voluntary leadership towards advancing energy efficient, low carbon and resilient buildings in a way that contributes to the local economy. Currently 36 buildings with a combined floor area of more than 3.5 million square feet have joined the local 2030 District, each committing to voluntarily reducing their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent of 2007 levels by 2030. Together, the 2030 District members will create a critical mass of high performing buildings within Greater Victoria.
“BOMA knows this collaboration will play a key role in ensuring Greater Victoria builds back better from COVID-19, by advancing building resiliency and reducing climate change impacts,” said Damian Stathonikos, president of BOMA BC.
The 2030 District will stimulate investment in retrofits and the “future-proofing” of buildings, contributing to a greener and more sustainable local economy.
“By investing in cleaner, more efficient buildings, businesses and partners in the Greater Victoria 2030 District are leading the way forward to a cleaner future, helping meet our climate change targets and supporting good local jobs for people in the process,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
As a core partner in the District, the University of Victoria will be acting as a research hub with support from the CleanBC Building Innovation Fund. A research team from UVic’s Department of Civil Engineering will provide expert advice to property managers, calculating energy and emission baselines and reduction targets and recommending optimal ways to reach the targets. Through this work, the District will also act as a leader in informing new high-performance standards for the National Building Code.
The Greater Victoria 2030 District already has 36 individual buildings participating, they are managed by Anthem Properties, Cushman & Wakefield, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Jawl Properties, Shape Properties, Colliers, Richmond Property Group, City of Victoria, District of Saanich and Province of BC. Founding sponsors include BOMA BC, the City of Victoria, District of Saanich and Fortis BC.
