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Single-family homes in suburban areas result in much higher home energy, transportation and infrastructure costs

Local government plan includes potential bylaws to enforce climate-friendly home heating

Due to cultural reasons for Vancouver's diverse households, natural gas connections to new home for cooking and fireplaces will not be banned.

Nelsonites will get a say in how future buildings are constructed in B.C. as the Province launches a survey on proposed changes to the B.C. Building Code. Starting this week, a four-week public review will begin to review and comment on numerous proposed building code changes, including: accessibility and adaptable dwellings; cooling requirements; mass timber construction;

How a new home gets built in Nelson is about to change. New municipal legislation has been passed to require designers, general contractors and homeowner builders to work with an energy advisor early in the design stages of a project to ensure the building design meets up to a provincial Step Code four of energy efficiency requirements — completed using software modelling.

New standards for larger buildings are coming soon

New standards for larger buildings are coming soon