This website offers a range of information, tools and resources to help you understand and apply the BC Energy Step Code, both in your community and to your projects.

Here’s an A to Z list of what’s available.

• About: How the Step Code works
• Adoption by local governments
  • Find out which local governments are consulting on or have adopted the Step Code in their communities
• Benefits and trade-offs
• Builder guides and handbooks
  • Builder and design guides, thermal bridging guide, airtightness guide and more
• Bulletins
  • Learn about home energy labelling and link to technical bulletins about the Step Code
• Case studies
  • Learn how and why builders are using the Step Code across B.C.
• Code and compliance tools
  • BC Energy Step Code requirements
    • Provides Code requirements for the Step Code, Code convenience  copies, and the City of Vancouver Energy Modelling Guidelines
  • Compliance tools for Part 3 buildings
    • Links to the Part 3 Energy Design Report that can be used to verify compliance with the BC Energy Step Code
  • Compliance tools for Part 9 buildings
    • Links to the Part 9 BC Energy Compliance Reports and the mid-construction verification report
• Energy advisors
  • Explains what energy advisors do and how to find one for your Part 9 building project
    • Also links to the Step Code compliance competency framework for energy advisors and energy modellers
• Energy modelling
  • Find AIBC-EGBC’s professional practice guidelines for the provision of whole building energy modelling services
• Events calendar
  • Lists upcoming workshops, courses, conferences and other learning opportunities
• Implementation tools
  • These include a Step Code brochure, PPT presentations and the Step Code brand handbook, plus the Building a Legacy Toolkit developed by the Community Energy Association
• Incentive programs
  • Financial incentive programs and other assistance available when building or renovating residential and commercial construction projects
• Industry resources
  • Learn about the Local Energy Efficiency Partnerships program and LEED’s alternative compliance pathway for Step Code buildings
• Local government resources
  • Access the local government best practices guide, building officials’ handbook, provincial policy guide and the local government notification forms
• Northern and rural resources
  • Support for northern and rural communities to adopt the Step Code in their communities, and for builders and trades, too
• Reports
  • Offers a range of technical and other reports about the BC Energy Step Code and related topics
• Training opportunities
  • Links to just some of the organizations and training institutions developing programs and courses to teach the skills and strategies needed to build more energy-efficient buildings
• Videos

You can also learn more about:

• This site and the Energy Step Code Council
• History of the Step Code
• Awards we’ve won
• How to contact us

Page last updated: July 29, 2021.