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Building Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.05

Low Emissions Buildings City Council consideration on Oct 16, 2023

Background

The bylaw implements the Provincial Zero Carbon Step Code for both Part 9 and Part 3 buildings. As of July 1, 2024, buildings must achieve zero carbon performance. This means that virtually all new buildings will be extremely energy efficient and will only be able to use energy systems that emit very little greenhouse gas. Buildings account for 31% of community greenhouse gas emissions, and most of this comes from burning fossil fuels for space heating and domestic hot water supply. Implementing this bylaw was a significant advancement of climate policy for Nanaimo. Here is a news article about the bylaw: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/nanaimo-bans-natural-gas-as-primary-heat-in-new-homes-as-of-july-2024-7479488?

Item Description

It was moved and seconded that "Building Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.05" (to introduce Zero Carbon Step Code and revise BC Energy Step Code regulations) be adopted.

Votes cast ‘In Favour’ are labeled as 'Climate-Positive' for the climate.