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Greenest City 2020:
Current Progress and Future Initiatives
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Sean Pander
Director, Sustainability
City of Vancouver
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Outline
Introduction
GC2020 Highlights: Progress and Upcoming Initiatives
1) Climate Leadership
2) Green Buildings
3) Clean Air
4) Zero Waste
1. Questions/Comments
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Greenest City 2020 Introduction
• July 2011
Greenest City Action Plan adopted
following significant public and
stakeholder input
• 10 goal areas with 15 related targets
• Ambitious plan depends upon
partnerships and
community/business leadership
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Greenest City 2020 Introduction
GC2020 goals:
• Green Economy
• Climate Leadership
• Green Buildings
• Green Transportation
• Zero Waste
• Access to Nature
• Lighter Footprint
• Clean Water
• Clean Air
• Local Food
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Greenest City 2020 Progress
Plan Implementation Highlights
Climate Target = 33% reduction below 2007
2012 Status = 4% reduction
Buildings Targets =
New construction carbon neutral by 2020
Reduce emissions from existing buildings 20%
2012 Status = 3% GHG reduction
Waste Target = 50% reduction below 2008
2012 Status =11% reduction
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Climate Leadership:
Climate Change Adaptation
July 2012: Climate Change
Adaptation Strategy Approved
• will guide Vancouver’s response to
impacts of a changing climate
• work underway on all priority
action items identified in the
Strategy
• Coastal Flood Risk Assessment 95%
complete
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Climate Leadership:
Climate Change Adaptation
Next steps in implementation:
• Flood hazard maps and updated
Flood Construction Levels
• coastal flood resilience options
and planning
• back-up power policy development
• extreme heat planning
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Climate Leadership:
District Energy
Strategic approach:
• Focus on Downtown, Central
Broadway, & Cambie Corridor
• Apply a flexible, tailored approach
• Provide City leadership and support
with min. level of regulation required
to achieve low carbon outcomes and
cost competitive rates
• Guidelines for heat plant development
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Climate Leadership:
District Energy
South East False Creek NEU:
• 3.5M ft2 connected floor area
• reliable uninterrupted energy service
• rates 7% lower than BC Hydro
• 2013 - 64% lower GHG emission than
conventional mixed electricity/gas
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Climate Leadership:
District Energy
Up next:
• planning underway on major Downtown
and Cambie initiatives
• continue consultation with UDI and
utility partners on technology and related
City policies
• enhanced regional coordination
Green Buildings:
Rezoning Policy for Sustainable Large Developments
2013 policy revision applies to rezonings that:
– Sites > 8,000 m2 (2 acres); or
– New development floor area > 45,000 m2
(485,000 sq. ft.)
• Provides improved policy clarity on
studies/expectations for:
– sustainable site design
– access to nature
– food systems
– green mobility
– rainwater management
– zero waste planning
– affordable housing
– low carbon energy supply
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Green Buildings:
2013 VBBL
Key updates to 1 and 2 family dwellings:
• improved air tightness
• high efficiency heating
• increased insulation (walls + attic)
• Energy Star windows
• water heating > 78%
• electric vehicle charging
GHG reductions:
• 70% less GHGs than existing homes
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Green Buildings:
2013 VBBL
Updates to all Part 3/large buildings:
• ASHRAE 90.1 2010 (~15% improvement)
• options for NECB 2011 (National Code)
Key updates particular to multi-family:
• HET/dual flush toilets
• stairwell lighting sensors
• variable parkade lighting levels
Green Buildings
Next Up: Retrofit Strategy
Complete the Existing Building
Retrofit Strategy that directs
City efforts to:
• implement VBBL energy
requirements for existing
buildings
• demonstrate government
leadership
• foster awareness and build
capacity
• leverage partnerships with
utilities and associations
• consider new incentives
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Zero Waste
Next Up: Demolition Material Diversion Strategy
The Demolition Waste Strategy under
development looks to:
• introduce a Demolition Material Diversion
Bylaw to improve tracking, direct waste to
licensed facilities, and reduce landfilling
of materials
• update the CoV Deconstruction Permit
• support market development for used
and recycled materials by building
capacity and improving diversion
infrastructure
• Reduce waste by 50,000t per year
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Clean Air:
Electric Vehicles
• 2013 VBBL required EV charging for 10%
of Part 3 building parking stalls
• 51 public charging stations installed;
total of 76 stations by end of Q1
• City of Vancouver operates largest
public electric vehicle fleet in Canada
• working with Telecom companies to
deploy cell antenna poles with
integrated EV charging station
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3. Questions/Comments?