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RDOS hosting Building energy-efficient homes – learning brunch workshops

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen is hosting energy-efficient building workshops in multiple communities this spring.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen will have a presence at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre for the Penticton Home and Reno Show next month, hoping to raise awareness about emergen

Burnaby, BC,'s 'ridiculously expensive' pool and arena redevelopments mean an expert panel will advise on construction, design costs for civic projects.

Burnaby, BC, will adopt the Zero Carbon Step Code for larger buildings like condos and smaller residential homes beginning 2024, to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Seven recommendations to improve community safety and better support vulnerable citizens

Okanagan cities and towns may not be ready to join a growing civic movement to ban natural gas.

Town works with regional partners to create strategy

BC home builders are mostly receptive to the resort’s changed Energy Step Code requirements in 2023, but are wary of added construction costs and delays.

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;