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Industry Survey

This survey is now closed, but you are welcome to review the questions. 


The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), City of Nanaimo, Town of Qualicum Beach, and District of Lantzville are developing a Net Zero Buildings Strategy to support energy efficient, low-carbon buildings and localized energy generation in the Region. The strategy will explore a range of policies and programs that can be implemented by both local governments and the regional government. The primary policy options that are being explored include:  

  • Increasing energy efficiency of new buildings through the implementation of the BC Energy Step Code 
  • Increasing carbon performance (i.e. electrification) of new buildings through the implementation of the Zero Carbon Step Code 
  • Requiring higher levels of efficiency or carbon performance for buildings going through the rezoning process
  • Promoting the adoption of energy efficient and/or low-carbon buildings through Financial and non-financial incentives 

We are looking for the building industry’s feedback to help understand the impact, and feasibility of these policies throughout the Region. 

The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. We will keep you informed as this strategy is developed. We will be following up with a summary of the high-level outcomes of the survey and Industry Workshop through an email in May/June.



Your participation in this engagement survey is voluntary. If you decide to participate in this survey, you may withdraw at any time. 

The personal information you provide is collected by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) under sections 26(c) and 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) for the purposes of engaging and consulting with the public. The RDN is using a Bang the Table engagement platform that stores the information in Canada. Bang the Table staff, however, are located in the US and may access your user profile information to provide assistance at your request.  

Some of the questions allow for responses using open-text fields. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include any information that could identify you or another person. Identifying information could include a person’s name, address, email or phone number. Any personal information that is inadvertently included in the open-text responses will be deleted once the results of the survey are compiled. 

If you have any questions about the collection of your personal information, please contact Jessica Beaubier at jbeaubier@rdn.bc.ca or by calling 250-390-6568.  

Background Questions

1.  

Which sector do you work in?

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2.  

Which area or municipality/municipalities in the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) do you work in? [check all that apply]

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3.  

What type(s) of building design and construction projects do you primarily work on? [select one]

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4.  

Which of the following statements do you most strongly agree with? [select one]?

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BC Energy Step Code (improving energy efficiency through building design and construction)

This section of the survey is about the BC Energy Step Code, which allows local governments to require higher levels of energy efficiency in new construction than what is required by the base BC Building Code.

5.  

What do you see as the primary benefits of building to higher levels of the BC Energy Step Code? [check all that apply]

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6.  

What challenges designing/constructing to higher levels of BC Energy Step Code have you experienced (or would you expect to experience)? [check all that apply]

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7.  

What type of support would help you or your peers implement higher levels of the BC Energy Step Code? [select your top three choices]

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Zero Carbon Step Code (using electricity in homes instead of fossil fuels)

This section of the survey is about the Zero Carbon Step Code, which allows local governments to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that each new building is allowed to emit. The Zero Carbon Step Code allows builders to choose one of three potential compliance pathways: total quantity of emissions, greenhouse gas intensity, or prescriptive.

8.  

Do you have experience designing/building projects that use the following electric-based systems in Part 9 buildings? [check all that apply]

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9.  

Do you have experience designing/building projects that use the following electric systems in Part 3 buildings? [check all that apply]

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10.  

What do you see as the primary benefits of building an electrified building (i.e. Zero Carbon Step Code)? [check all that apply]

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11.  

What challenges designing/constructing designing/constructing buildings with electric heating and hot water systems have you experienced (or would you expect to experience)?

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12.  

What type of support would help you or your peers implement the Zero Carbon Step Code? [select your top three choices]

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Final Comments

13.  

How important is it to you to have consistent requirements for energy efficiency and low carbon buildings across local governments in the Regional District of Nanaimo, including the City of Nanaimo, District of Lantzville, Town of Qualicum Beach and the RDN Electoral Areas?

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14.  

What is the size of the company you work for? 

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