Deep Emissions Reduction in the Existing Building Stock

Recommendations: • The Government of B. C. should work with the B. C. Assessment and the Appraisal Institute of Canada to identify and collect data needed to consider energy efficiency upgrades in property assessments. [...] Recommendation: • The Government of B. C. and the federal government should support the development and implementation of training, certification, and quality assurance programs for trades and professionals in the building sector, considering the specific needs of the construction industry, the real estate industry, and local governments. [...] The building sector in B. C. should aim at a minimum for the economy-wide target of 80% emissions reductions by 2050 (relative to 2007 levels); but given the difficulty in reducing emissions in some sectors of the economy (oil and gas, transportation; see Appendix B) it would be prudent to aim for a near-total decarbonization of building operations by 2050. [...] The study shows that policies described in the CLP, assuming their successful implementation, are insufficient to meet the 2020 or 2050 targets: instead of a sharp decrease in total emissions, they barely manage to offset some of the growth expected in the reference Pembina Institute Deep emissions reduction in the existing building stock | 13 Targets and pathways for deep decarbonization of exist [...] There has not been Pembina Institute Deep emissions reduction in the existing building stock | 19 Targets and pathways for deep decarbonization of existing buildings an detailed study of the impacts of utility incentive programs since the end of LiveSmart, but given the lower levels of incentives and removal of incentives for heat pumps (with the exception of incentives for mini ductless systems t