About us
The BCIT Zero Energy/ Emissions Buildings Learning Centre (ZEBLC) exists to support the construction industry’s transition to the BC Energy Step Code, City of Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building bylaws and CleanBC’s strategy. The ZEBLC goal is to be the leader in BC and Canada of practical training for zero energy/emissions building science and construction. Our purpose is to contribute to building provincial and national capacity in the field of Zero Energy/Emissions construction.
Net zero energy/emissions construction training
We provide a full suite of courses that are short and hands-on at the High Performance Building Lab and online. Our courses help different construction practitioners with understanding the building science and construction details and practices associated with the BC Energy Step Code, the Passive House standard and low Embodied Carbon design.
We work with skilled professionals from around the province at making the BC Energy Step Code, Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Plan, and the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 [PDF] a success. Industry training and ZEB awareness building is our contribution to the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in BC.
Net zero energy policy
The BC Energy Step Code, created by Province of British Columbia, provides an incremental and consistent approach to make buildings net-zero energy ready by 2032. It aims for more energy-efficient buildings that exceed the current BC Building Code requirements. The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 [PDF] is documenting the actions required to put BC on track with its Net Zero Carbon by 2050 commitment. The City of Vancouver is also leading the way with the Zero Emissions Building plan requiring zero emissions buildings in all new construction by 2030.
