Energy Management Assistance
BOMA

BOMA BC is excited to announce David Salsberg as the new BOMA BC Energy Manager. David is a Mechanical Engineer with a Masters in Clean Energy Engineering from UBC. He has several years’ experience within the energy-sector conducting energy assessments and has previously worked with BOMA BC. Contact David to schedule your building’s FREE energy assessment.

Energy plays soccer in Russia
ENIDAY

This summer’s football festival takes place in eleven Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg and Sochi.

Young scientists from Vancouver take aim at hard-to-recycle plastics
CTV NEWS

Two young Canadian scientists have created a process that can break down plastics that would otherwise end up in landfills or oceans. BioCellection, a California-based environmental start-up founded by 24-year-old Vancouver natives Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao, is focusing on recycling plastics that cannot be recycled. According to a study from the University of Santa Barabara, of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic ever produced, 79 per cent end up in landfills or in oceans.

B.C. supports shift to clean transportation options
BC GOV NEWS

The Province is making clean transportation more affordable and accessible for British Columbians, with incentives and one of Canada’s largest networks of charging and fuelling stations, announced Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources on Clean Energy Vehicle Day.

Natural gas rates stay steady for FortisBC customers this summer
FORTIS BC

FortisBC has received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to maintain the cost of gas for its natural gas customers. As of July 1, 2018, FortisBC customers will not see a change to the cost of natural gas on their bill.

Heat wave leads to increased power demand
BC HYDRO

BC Hydro predicts province wide electricity demand could exceed the historical record for the month of June as the first summer heat wave hits the province. On Monday, BC Hydro recorded the highest peak hourly demand – the hour customers use the most electricity – of the season. At nearly 7,300 megawatts, this represents more than a 10 per cent increase over the previous Monday.

Green certified office space no rarity in Canada
REMI NETWORK

Green certified office space now predominates in the Vancouver and Toronto markets. A new study from CBRE and the Netherlands’ Maastricht University concludes that, on a square footage basis, more than 50 per cent of the commercial inventory in the two cities now boasts LEED or BOMA BEST status. This is a higher proportion of green certification than in the eight other European and Australian cities surveyed.

SFU professor weighs in on a zero-waste Vancouver
THE PEAK

In light of Vancouver’s recent vote to ban plastic straws and foam cups and containers by June 2019, The Peak reached out to two SFU professors who have already invested in the zero-waste vision to get their perspectives on Vancouver’s Zero Waste 2040 strategy. To achieve its goal of becoming a zero-waste metropolitan by the year 2040, the city of Vancouver is planning to implement a range of policies from recycling requirements on demolition permits to the Single-Use Item Reduction Strategy.

Condo owners and managers save on hefty utility bills with help of AI
FINANCIAL POST

Sometimes the secret to success lies in taking a less-is-more approach. That’s definitely the case in energy monitoring and management, where startups are finding ways to apply artificial intelligence to manage usage, reduce costs and minimize the need for additional generation capacity.

BOMA Strategic Energy Management Assistance

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.

BOMA e-Energy Training

• “The course is an excellent source for helping to summarize project costs and benefits as part of a capital budget, as well as ‘selling’ the benefits of energy savings projects."
• "The course went into much more detail than I expected, which I was happy with as I was looking for a better understanding of the technical basics.”
• “The spreadsheets and links are very beneficial for future use.”