BOMA Energy Express (BeX) - May 31, 2018

Energy Manager Vacancy at BOMA BC Office
BOMA

BOMA BC is seeking an Energy Manager for a full-time position. The Energy Manger supports BOMA BC members by providing energy management resources including assistance and guidance with respect to their energy demand side management (DSM) actions and strategies. This position will be responsible for managing all initiatives that relate to energy conservation and environmental management, including providing onsite Ashrae Level 1 energy assessments and coordinating further actions and incentives for BOMA BC members.

Helping landlords shrink their long-term costs
FORTIS BC

“A lot of these older buildings have central heating systems, so landlords include heating costs with the tenants’ rent, and then subsidize that cost,” says John Drazic, a FortisBC regional energy solutions manager. “Because tenants aren’t paying directly for the cost of heating their unit, they may turn up the heat unnecessarily while leaving windows open. That’s why we recommend innovative natural gas in-suite solutions, like direct-vent wall furnaces. FortisBC can individually meter the suites, so each tenant is responsible for the energy they use.”

BC Hydro customers can save up to $250 on select ENERGY STAR appliances
BC HYDRO

Customers in the market for a new appliance can save hundreds of dollars on some of the most energy-efficient appliances. From now until June 15, BC Hydro and select municipalities are offering rebates up to $100 on select ENERGY STAR® clothes washers. BC Hydro is also offering rebates up to $100 on select ENERGY STAR clothes dryers and refrigerators.

New bill updates targets for reducing carbon pollution
BC NEWS

The Government of British Columbia has introduced legislation to update the Province’s greenhouse gas reduction targets, setting the stage for a renewed climate action strategy to be released in the fall.

Vancouver’s rapid cycle of house teardowns comes with environmental cost
THE STAR

Between 1985 and 2014, more than 20,000 single-family homes in the city were demolished — a trend that’s only accelerated over the past few years as land values have spiked. Now a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia has calculated the environmental cost of tearing down one house to build another. They are using their data, set to be published in the journal Energy and Buildings, to argue that if single-family homes are going to be torn down, they should be replaced with denser housing — not with a larger single-family home, as is often the case.

Metro Vancouver looks to sign $2.6-million property management contract
VANCOUVER SUN

The regional district moved into its new building, located in Burnaby’s Metrotower III a few blocks from their old head offices, in January. Metro purchased the building from Invanhoe Cambridge for $205 million in late 2015, and that company has managed the building ever since. The property-management contract was worth $2.95 million over three years. After selling Metrotowers I and II, Ivanhoe Cambridge approached Metro about terminating the Metrotower III property management agreement.

Foreign buyers, city see potential in commercial strata
BUSINESS VANCOUVER

The surge in Vancouver commercial strata – where space is sold rather than leased – has attracted both foreign buyers and higher city fees for community amenity contributions (CACs), according to a Vancouver appraiser.

Canada launches new fund to support environmental infrastructure
CANADIAN CONSULTING ENGINEER

The Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund will support large-scale infrastructure projects with a minimum cost of $20 million like diversion channels, wetland restorations, wildfire barriers and setback levees.

Through the BOMA Energy Management Program (EMP), partially funded by BC Hydro, BOMA is pleased to provide direct assistance to members with strategic energy management planning. BOMA BC members will have access to a qualified energy management professional who will work one-on-one with your organization to develop a strategic energy management plan. These plans are essential for organizations who are addressing the sustainability of their building portfolio and want a structured and effective way to reduce operating costs, improve building performance and reduce the environmental impact of the building.