Building Energy Benchmarking in B.C. June 14, 2017 http://www.pembina.org/benchmarking #BCBuildings

1. Building Energy Benchmarking:
Opportunities in B.C.
Brendan McEwen
City of Richmond
June 14, 2017
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2. Support for Benchmarking Policy
at the City of Richmond
• Community Energy & Emissions Plan
– Improve performance of new & existing buildings
– Promote building efficiency through outreach & education
Richmond’s GHG emissions profile

3. March 2017 – Council Direction
1. Resolutions to LMLGA and UBCM calling for the province to
establish benchmarking requirements
2. Letter to Metro Vancouver’s Climate Action Committee,
asking MV to explore role in benchmarking policy
3. Develop options for City benchmarking pilot program
4. Lead on initiatives to enable benchmarking
1. Legal analysis & model bylaw
2. Aggregated data exchange for multifamily buildings
3. Developing Communications Tools
Generously supported by

4. UBCM Resolution
PROVINCIAL ACTION ON BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING
“…. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the province be requested to
develop a requirement that buildings above a size threshold
benchmark their energy performance and report this information to
the province annually, and that the resulting data be available to local
governments to inform their climate policy and programs.“

5. “Federal, provincial, and territorial governments
will work together with the aim of requiring
labelling of building energy use by as early as
2019. Labelling will provide consumers and
businesses with transparent information on
energy performance.”
“BC, CA, OR & WA will collaborate with West Coast cities, to further expand
large building energy benchmarking and disclosure throughout the region and
leverage data to drive reductions in energy use. Through these efforts, PCC
jurisdictions… seek to achieve a goal of 75% of eligible large building square
footage on the Pacific Coast reporting energy data through state, provincial,
and/or city programs in a way that is accessible and retrievable.”
Provincial Commitments Supporting Benchmarking

6. Why a Provincial Requirement?
• Most buildings covered & greatest impact
• Most administratively simple
• Support from members of real estate industry
• Supports existing provincial commitments
Local govt. staff – please brief your Councils on
UBCM resolution!

7. Richmond Developing Pilot Program Options
for Local Govt. Benchmarking Requirements
• “Hedge” if
province is not
quick to act
• Legal analysis
suggests LGs
have authority
• Developing
model bylaw
provisions

8. “Aggregated Data Exchange” for
Multifamily Buildings’ Electricity
• Automatic aggregation
& upload of residential
energy data into
ENERGY STAR Portfolio
Manager
• Ensures anonymity for
individual residences
• Partnership with BC
Hydro

9. Developing Communications Tools
• Building owners report
• Public data disclosure
Example: Feedback to building owners

10. Transparency Example –
Philadelphia Energy Map
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11. Thank You!
Questions?
Brendan McEwen
Sustainability Manager
bmcewen@richmond.ca