Burnaby took another step towards its climate action goals on July 8, as new bylaw changes introducing requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging for all new non-residential developments officially came into effect.

On January 1, Burnaby introduced new standards for emissions reductions which will keep Burnaby’s construction industry on track to meet the City’s long-term Climate Action goals.

Existing buildings account for 39% of Burnaby’s GHG emissions—and represent one of the biggest opportunities for emission reductions.

Effective May 1, all new building permit applications for Part 9 residential buildings must meet Step 3 of the Energy Step Code.

Burnaby City Council has directed staff to continue work to develop a District Energy Utility that, once established, would take clean thermal energy captured from Metro Vancouver’s Waste-to-Energy facility to provide heat and hot water to Burnaby homes and businesses.

As part of strengthening the City’s commitment to climate action and resilience, Burnaby City Council has directed staff to continue work on design, costing and rezoning for the creation of a Green Recycling and Organics (GRO) facility in the Big Bend neighbourhood.