b'BC SPOTLIGHTBC buildingLes initiatives de initiatives construction de la target climateColombie-Britannique visent le changement change By/par Victoria Cross climatiqueC limate change is no longer a distant challenge toL e changement climatique nest plus un dfi start thinking about. Its banging loudly on ourlointain. Il frappe djnos portes, et les front doors, and while other parts of the countryBritanno-Colombiens lont bien compris. Les might tune it out, British Columbians hear it loudcitoyens et les gouvernements voient les opportu-and clear. Citizens and government alike see the opportuni- nits et relvent les dfis. ties and are rising to the challenges.Quelle que soit la couleur politique du gouvernement, la Regardless of the political stripes of the government ofColombie-Britannique est toujours en tte du pays pour ce the day, British Columbia is consistently leading the countryqui est de la mise en uvre de politiques contre le change-in implementing policies and strategies to address climatement climatique. Efficacit nergtique Canada la classe au change. Efficiency Canada rated the province as numberpremier rang du pays, avec 14 des 18 points possibles dans sa one in the country, achieving 14 out of 18 possible points forcarte de pointage provinciale. buildings in its Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard.La carte de pointage a mis en vidence le BC Energy The scorecard highlighted the BC Energy Step Code as aStep Code comme une initiative politique cl. Le Step Code key policy initiative toward achieving higher energy efficien- est une voie de conformit facultative du BC Building Code cies. The Step Code is an optional compliance path in theofferte aux municipalits et conue pour encourager un BC Building Code available to municipalities and designedniveau amlior de performance. Dici 2032, le BC Building to incentivize an improved level of energy efficiency perfor- Code se rapprochera des tapes suprieures du BC Energy mance. Currently the steps are stretch code, but by 2032,Step Code comme exigence minimale.the BC Building Code will move toward the higher steps of the BC Energy Step Code as a minimum requirement. Les initiatives gouvernementales dans la province vont Government initiatives in the province are moving in adans le mme sens. Le plan CleanBC prcise quechaque similar direction. The CleanBC plan specifies that every newnouvel immeubleconstruit en Colombie-Britannique sera building constructed in BC will be net-zero energy ready byprt pour une consommation nergtique nette zro dici 2032 while requiring improved energy efficiency along the2032 . Le financement des rnovations et des amliorations way. Funding for renovations and energy retrofits is includednergtiques est inclus dans le plan provincial, et les munici-in the provincial plan, and municipalities in the provincepalits offrent souvent une incitation supplmentaire. Dans often also offer an additional incentive to improve energy effi- la ville de Vancouver, par exemple, les propritaires peuvent ciencies. In the City of Vancouver, for example, homeownersrecevoir jusqu 6 000dollars pour lenlvement complet can receive up to $6,000 for completely removing theirde leur systme de ptrole, de gaz naturel ou de propane. existing oil, natural gas, or propane system. When combinedCombin au rabais provincial, le rabais total pourrait repr-with the provincial rebate, the total rebate could equal up tosenter jusqu 80% du cot dinstallation dun systme de 80 per cent of the installed cost of a heat pump system. pompechaleur.24 InsightSpring 2020'