Imagine 2020. In just ten years, Vancouver will be the greenest city in the world. A vision this bold cannot be realized alone. That’s why the city is inviting you to talk green to them. Share your ideas for making Vancouver the greenest city in the world. Help them make the critical choices. Help them prioritize between blue-sky visions and immediate opportunities. This is your city – make it better. Between now and October 7, add your voice to this life-changing conversation. Share your ideas or vote on the ones you like. The City of Vancouver has ten greenest city goals. Learn about all ten, and tell them how you think they can best be achieved at www.talkgreentous.ca.

GOAL #3: Green Buildings
All new construction carbon neutral; improve efficiency of existing buildings by 20%

Vancouver has the greenest building code for new houses in North America, the first net-zero multi-family building in Canada, the greenest neighbourhood in North America – Southeast False Creek – and a requirement that all major new rezonings achieve at least the LEED Gold standard.

CHALLENGES:
We can mandate that new construction is built green, but this only gradually transforms our overall building stock. It is much more difficult to address energy efficiency and the environmental footprint of existing buildings. Energy is cheap in BC, so homeowners, tenants and business owners have less urgent motivation to use energy wisely.

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