BC Housing has gone beyond the recent provincial mandate, committing to achieving LEED Gold with a minimum of 6 points for EA credit 1 (optimize energy performance) and targeting carbon neutrality, not only for the housing facilities it owns and operates but also those which BC Housing has funded and that will be operated by other organizations. 

• The “12 sites” residential non-market projects are examples of this – these sites are owned by the City of Vancouver and will be operated by various non-pro?t organizations.  These ambitious goals and an extremely challenging schedule have meant that some work- shops had to be held for all 12 sites simultaneously (70 participants), followed by charrettes for each of the individual projects.  This ‘customized’ integrated design process has allowed the teams to start with a ‘leg up’ by analysing which of the previously developed strategies can be applied to the next site, as well as creating strategies to address each site’s unique challenges and opportunities. 

• Our team is using IDP for each individual project, and also at the 12 sites coordination level to review, re?ne, and deliver the most effective process as possible to help these ambitious projects achieve their targets.