BCABD Resources:
Energy Step Code
BC Energy Step Code Resources
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BC Energy Step Code Design Guide
The guide helps in understanding the benefits and impacts of key design strategies necessary to achieve each step of the standard, including both mechanical and envelope strategies. It also offers a graphic explanation of more detailed implementation tactics related to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) solutions and strategies. Click the link here to download the BC Energy Step Code Design Guide.
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BC Energy Step Code Handbook For Building Officials
This handbook aims to help building officials, builders, and trade professionals better understand what constitutes a high performance building under the new BC Energy Step Code. It will also help the officials navigate the process of what will meet the Step Code criteria.
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Energy Step Code Best Practices Guide
BC Housing has produced a useful guide explaining the Energy Step Code and is a resource for all local governments in British Columbia that are interested in referencing the BC Energy Step Code in policies, programs, or bylaws. Click the link here to download the BC Energy Step Code: Best Practices Guide v.2.0.
R-Value Calculators
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BC Energy Step Code Design Guide
The guide helps in understanding the benefits and impacts of key design strategies necessary to achieve each step of the standard, including both mechanical and envelope strategies. It also offers a graphic explanation of more detailed implementation tactics related to heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) solutions and strategies. Click the link here to download the BC Energy Step Code Design Guide.
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BC Energy Step Code Handbook For Building Officials
This handbook aims to help building officials, builders, and trade professionals better understand what constitutes a high performance building under the new BC Energy Step Code. It will also help the officials navigate the process of what will meet the Step Code criteria.
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Energy Step Code Best Practices Guide
BC Housing has produced a useful guide explaining the Energy Step Code and is a resource for all local governments in British Columbia that are interested in referencing the BC Energy Step Code in policies, programs, or bylaws. Click the link here to download the BC Energy Step Code: Best Practices Guide v.2.0.