The City of Vancouver is requesting your input in an upcoming online workshop on their proposed 2025 Vancouver Building Bylaw amendments that will limit embodied carbon in new Part 3 developments.

With a 6-year countdown to 2030, the City of Vancouver is committed to developing & implementing policy that will facilitate the 40% reduction in embodied carbon.

During the workshop, you will receive:

• An overview of the proposed embodied carbon requirements in the VBBL 2025 updates
• Brief presentations from industry leaders on the potential impacts of these requirements, with insights shared from the perspectives of consultants, designers, developers, contractors, and suppliers
• Breakout groups to collect feedback
• Open discussion

Join us online on Monday, May 6th and provide your valuable feedback and insights that will shape the 2025 VBBL amendments.

Speakers:

• Zahra Teshnizi; Senior Planner, Embodied Carbon; City of Vancouver
• Chad Cranswick; Director, New Construction; BC Building Science
• Iain MacFayden; Principal; RGS Consultants & Ayme Sharma; Associate; ZGF Architects (co-presenters)
• Caroline Butchart; Sustainability Lead; ASPECT Structural Engineers & Tom Place; Senior Structural Designer; Equilibrium (co-presenters)
• Nathan Shuttleworth; Director, Development; Third Space
• Phoebe Cullingham; Manager, Climate and Sustainability; EllisDon
• Matt Dalkie; Senior Sustainability Manager; Lafarge
• Shane Mulligan; Sustainability and Technical Marketing Manager; Heidelberg Materials