•    How is the Canada Electricity Advisory Council supporting key stakeholders to grow and decarbonize Canada’s electricity systems?
•    How is the lack of capital funding for the affordable housing market being addressed in relation to electrification?
•    Could electrification lead to increased lease rates? 
•    Will an electrified asset be worth more in 10 years?

•    An overview of what has already been approved and the ongoing work to expand those regulations
•    A deep dive into the support available to help stakeholders comply with those regulations
•    An insight into the emerging regulatory approach to indoor air quality and maximum temperature 

This fireside chat will cover the new building standard which incorporates recent building science technology and practices, including energy efficiency concepts, and reduced embodied carbon levels. The new designs featured in the Guide complement the cultural lifestyles of coastal communities. It is a powerful story on how grassroots movements benefit the Nation.
 

•    How are utilities planning for the scale of electrification needed to meet climate targets? 
•    Where will the additional electricity come from? 
•    How will peak loads be managed? 
•    How will the necessary infrastructure expansion be paid for?
•    What key technologies are being seen as the solutions?

MODERATOR: Mariko Michasiw, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre

Outcomes and Lessons Learned (so far) 
How can residential buildings be decarbonized while also addressing intersecting issues of occupant safety, comfort, energy equity and climate resilience? Hear an update on a B.C.-based deep retrofit pilot, a real-world case study of the effectiveness of driving down energy demand through implementing holistic solutions and improving mechanical systems instead of fuel switching. The pilot has now completed retrofits to 20 single family homes and has upgrades near completion on four multifamily buildings. What can we learn from these projects that can inform incentive and other support programs to achieve deep retrofits at scale?  

1. Case study - Nicholson Tower Deep Energy Retrofit, StFX University - Rick Buhr, Bird Construction
2. Thermal Resilience and LCCA as a Retrofit Program - Al Mitchell, Phius
3. Owner and occupant perspective of the HVAC System retrofit of the Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc. headquarters building - Syed Abid, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada

1. BONDI’s completed fuel-switching projects 
   Belinda Gilbey, BONDI Energy
2. Energy & Sustainability Management: The journey from Portfolio to Asset
   Patrick Ritchie, Atrius
3. How utilities, regulators and homeowners and builders can scale electrification while avoiding costly electrical panel service upgrades
   Brendan McEwen, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors

Site Tour 1 - Building A - click here for more details

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Interactive Round Tables: Policy & Deep Energy Retrofits

Round 1
Each round table has a different topic and attendees can select the round table that they would like to participate in. Round table leaders will spend the first 15 minutes meeting the delegates and providing a case study/lessons learned log/industry update and then moderating a 30-minute discussion with the group where they can give feedback and ask questions. The final 10 –15 minutes will be spent on agreeing on 3 -5 industry recommendations regarding the topic. A selection of these recommendations will be shared with the whole audience and all of them will be summarized in the post-event report.

1. Utility best practices in data sharing for building performance standards (BPS)
   Elyse Henderson, BC Hydro
   Trina Kennedy, Buildings Division of Office of Energy Efficiency Natural Resources Canada
2. You Want to do What? Managing Retrofits with Tenants in Place
   Darla Simpson, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC)
3. What is needed to develop an Utility incentive program for Deep Energy Retrofits
   Sarah Herb, FortisBC Energy Inc. 
   Olivia Sieniewicz, FortisBC Energy Inc.
   Colleen Sondermann, FortisBC 
4. Conversion retrofits: How and when it makes sense to perform retrofits from a financial and decarbonization perspective.
   James Burrow, BMO Capital Markets
5. Reserved for Bird Construction
6. Municipalities leading the charge: Case studies on funding and implementing deep energy retrofit projects
   Jonathan De Luca, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
   Stephane Pressault, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
7. From one to done: exploring the potential of area-based planning to scale-up decarbonization
   Matt Poirier, Building Decarbonization Alliance (BDA)
8. Non-Profit Leadership in Sustainability & Building Retrofit
   S. Mwarigha, WoodGreen Community Services
9. Cross-Border Insights: Leveraging Lessons from the United States for Advancing Mandatory Building Performance Standards in Canada
   Kevin Lockhart, Efficiency Canada
   Greg Dennis, P.Eng., Township of Langley
10. Reserved for BOMA Canada     
11. Retrofitting for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
    Gabriela Mercado, BC Housing
12. The City of Calgary’s corporate and community initiatives for building decarbonization, climate resilience, and climate equity
    Brent Downey, The City of Calgary
    Grace Suri, The City of Calgary
13. The blind spot in the energy transition: capacity building and its key role in getting the job done.
    Mathieu Côte, CIET
14. You Want to do What? Managing Retrofits with Tenants in Place
    Natalie Douglas, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC)
    Jade Hume, Metro Vancouver Housing
    Ross Yalung, BC Housing
15. Enhancing Business-to-Business Supply Chains for Low-Carbon Buildings in Canada
    Carla Heim, BDC

The projects will include residential, industrial, and commercial buildings and homes.

This session will welcome those running retrofit programs funded by the NRCan Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative (DRAI) to share program development updates on their accelerator initiatives, including:
•    Sharing unique program design features
•    Discussing early program successes and learnings
•    Exploring plans for the next three years
•    Sharing and learning of how equity is addressed

MODERATOR: Jérôme Bilodeau, Natural Resources Canada

Limited tickets are available You must be registered for the conference to receive information and register for this social.

This session aims to bring together some of Canada’s largest banks to discuss how banks are shifting their view of risk to incorporate climate risk into how they price their financial products.

MODERATOR: Thomas Mueller, Canada Green Building Council

•    What is involved in the pre-work required to create effective transition plans?
•    What should be included in the business case outside of energy (regulation, value, insurance premiums)? How can we assign dollar value to these potential market changes?
•    What are the key milestones being achieved to make progress in the direction towards NetZero?
•    How is NetZero Transition Financing helping to achieve equity in retrofits?

MODERATOR: Michael Jemtrud, McGill University

Site Tour 2 - Building B - click here for more details

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Interactive Round Tables: Climate Resilience, Financing & Equity

Round 2 
Each round table has a different topic and attendees can select the round table that they would like to participate in. Round table leaders will spend the first 15 minutes meeting the delegates and providing a case study/lessons learned log/industry update and then moderating a 30-minute discussion with the group where they can give feedback and ask questions. The final 10 –15 minutes will be spent on agreeing on 3 -5 industry recommendations regarding the topic. A selection of these recommendations will be shared with the whole audience and all of them will be summarized in the post-event report.

1. Scaling Alberta's low-income Residential Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program
   Yasmin Abraham, Kambo Energy Group
   Mike Mellross, Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
2. Case study: Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator project
   Sharon Coward, EnviroCentre
3. Implementing Edmonton’s Community Energy Transition Strategy - A municipal approach to building retrofit incentive and financing programs 
   Lisa Dockman, City of Edmonton
4. Advancing tenant’s rights to retrofits and energy efficiency
   Josephine Schrott, EcoTrust Canada
   Dylan Heerema, EcoTrust Canada
5. Reserved for Vancity Community Investment Bank
   Eric Visser, Vancity Community Investment Bank
6. How to plan effective staged retrofits if you can’t do it all at once
   Peter Amerongen, Retrofit Canda
7. Structuring energy retrofits for project financing
   Ahsan Mirza, Mcmillan LLP
   Gregory Balycky, Canada Infrastructure Bank
8. Carbon Reduction Emission: Replacement of gas fired equipment to heat pumps for space heating and cooling (Broadway Tech Centre)
   Chanpreet Singh, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada 
9. Scaling the impact of residential efficiency financing programs with private sector investment
   Kathleen Heymans, FCM
   Jon Carrick, Vancity Community Investment Bank
   Robin Goldstein, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
10. Enhancing local capacity - the role of increasing local capacity in rural communities to enable equitable access to healthy homes.
    Jessica Martin-Thompson, Community Energy Association
11. Writing an RFP for the Retrofit You Want
    Sam Lane, Entuitive

The lightning round will showcase 6 case studies from a series of speakers who will each have 10 minutes to present their update on: Problem, challenge + solution. There will be a short group Q&A with the audience at the end.

1. Lessons learned in accessing funding for energy efficiency upgrades across First Nation communities
   Ehsan Haghi, Community Energy Specialist, Musqueam Indian Band
2. Case study: Delivering financing for energy-efficient retrofits or green buildings 
   Eric Visser, Director, Commercial Real Estate, Vancity Community Investment Bank
3. Navigating the complexity inherent in retrofits
   Peter Amerongen, Retrofit Canda
4. What role does the SOFIAC business model play in enabling building retrofits and could this increase access to funding and equity?
   Stuart Galloway, SOFIAC
5. A Landscape View of Innovative Financing Approaches for Retrofits     
   George Benson, ZEIC
6. Update: Building capacity through the First Nations Home EnergySave program
   Eliana Chia, Fraser Basin Council       

•    How holistic, cooperative community outreach approaches are helping to address both community needs and equity goals across stakeholders
•    Strategies for harnessing and stacking Federal, State, and Local Funding opportunities to maximize financial impact
•    How to ensure the low to moderate-income market can get access to funding and grants that enable them to democratize access to energy efficiency upgrades
•    Affordability as a framework for equal access - how to ensure everyone benefits
•    Building energy poverty, equity, and program design in the residential retrofit space    

MODERATOR: Corey Diamond, Efficiency Canada

Continue the conversation and stretch your legs! Join a post-conference walking tour to visit two fascinating local projects, get some fresh west coast air and experience the unique Seabus passenger ferry across the Burrard Inlet (12-minute ride).

• First-come, first-served
• Maximum 20 participants
• Must be registered for the conference to attend
• Click here for more information