Season 2, Episode 5 Recorded on May 19, 2022 The extreme heat experienced by parts of British Columbia in 2021 may have been unprecedented, but it certainly won’t be a once-in-a-lifetime event. New developments and building retrofits must take future climate conditions into consideration to ensure occupants remain safe in their residences. Cooling is part of this consideration, but can it be a path to a future where zero-emissions buildings are the norm? Can the need for resilient buildings translate into a need for all-electric buildings?

ZEBx was joined by the City of Vancouver at this online event focused on overheating, featuring speakers from the University of British Columbia and RDH Building Science. Together we explored the drivers for efficient electrification, strategies for active and passive cooling, policy tools to reduce the risk of overheating, and modelling best practices for a future climate.

View the slide deck here to accompany this podcast

Speakers:

Ralph Wells, Community Energy Manager, University of British Columbia

Christy Love – Senior Project Engineer at RDH Building Science (Victoria)

Hosts:

Charling Li, Green Building Engineer at City of Vancouver

Mariko Michasiw, B2E Program Manager at ZEBx