CLF British Columbia

Initiated in 2023, the BC Embodied Carbon Awards are a first of its kind in North America. Designed to inspire and inform the possibilities available when embodied carbon is placed at the centre of a project or company's values.

The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of projects in our province. Those that have endeavoured to minimize their material carbon footprint. 

In the inaugural year, there are 5 categories of awards: 

• Small scale projects, located within Metro Vancouver (max. 300m2) 

Earlier this year the City of Vancouver announced updates to the VBBL that require embodied carbon calculation and reporting for Part 3 buildings, starting July 2023.

To assist with the reporting process, the City of Vancouver is developing Embodied Carbon Modelling Guidelines including an embodied carbon reporting template. In this Q&A session attendees will have the ppportunity to raise any questions or comments, as well as get a better understand some of the background that went into the development of these guidelines and the reporting requirements.

In this webinar, we will look at three key types of biobased insulation, the associated carbon savings, design implications, and how to utilize these materials on projects.

Our three speakers will provide guidance on biobased alternatives, drawing upon real projects to share lessons learned and guidance for success on future projects.

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Chris Magwood (Builders for Climate Action):

Join us for a tour through the new Embodied Carbon PathFinder tool. Developed by Morrison Hershfield, Open Green Building Society, and Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, the PathFinder tool enables industry professionals to make informed decisions early in the design process. In addition, results from the associated costing study will be shared publicly for the first time

Our three speakers will provide guidance on how the Building PathFinder Tool, drawing upon real projects to share lessons learned and how low carbon choices impact project costs:

Join us for the first public presentation of the “BC Embodied Carbon Modelling Study”, which was developed for the BC Provincial Government by Priopta with support from Mantle Developments. This event will cover a wide range of important topics relevant to the future of embodied carbon policy and action in BC.

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