The City of Vancouver has launched Energize Vancouver, a resource hub that will support Vancouver’s large existing building owners to track and improve energy performance and reduce building emissions.
Energize Vancouver is a multi-year initiative dedicated to upgrading and retrofitting Vancouver’s large existing commercial and multi-family buildings to provide healthier, safer, and more comfortable indoor spaces, while reducing emissions and improving energy performance.
- Energy and Carbon Reporting (starting in 2024): Annual reporting of energy-use and carbon pollution for buildings larger than 100,000 square feet (9,290 square metres). Building owners will need to use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark their building’s annual energy and carbon use and submit a report via the City’s Building Performance Reporting.
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity (GHGi) Limits (starting in 2026): Compliance with specified annual GHGi limits for office and retail buildings (100,000 ft. sq. and above), which will progressively lower over time.
- Heat Energy Limits (starting in 2040): Meeting specified limits for natural gas and district energy consumed by office and retail buildings (100,000 ft. sq. and above).
- Future compliance: Stay informed about upcoming regulations and proactively plan for retrofits, efficiency measures and investments in renewable energy sources to reduce GHG emissions.
- Resources: Energize Vancouver includes detailed reporting requirements, how-to-guides, videos, supports and help centre access.
