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FEATURED PROJECT

Vancouver CHBA Net Zero Duplex

High-performance housing, lower energy use, and year-round comfort in Vancouver

For this month’s feature project, we are highlighting a Vancouver home we finished in late 2025, designed around the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling Program. The program recognizes homes that are built to an advanced performance standard, with Net Zero homes designed to produce as much clean energy as they consume over the course of a year.

This project was designed by Evoke, and Built by True Maple Construction. Net Zero construction starts with the fundamentals: a durable, high-performance building envelope, excellent airtightness, upgraded insulation, and efficient windows that help reduce heating and cooling demand. From there, right-sized mechanical systems, balanced ventilation, and renewable energy—typically rooftop solar—work together to deliver lower operating costs and a more comfortable living experience.

True Maple Construction understand how Net Zero building practices can be integrated into Vancouver homes without compromising livability, design, or day-to-day convenience. Projects like this one, also demonstrate the growing role of energy advisors, builders, designers, and trades working together early in the process to optimize performance before construction begins.

Interested in bringing a high-performance project to life or learning whether CHBA Net Zero is the right pathway for your next build? Contact our team to discuss energy modelling, program requirements, and project planning support.

  
  

Energy Efficiency Highlights:

  • Under slab insulation: Effective R-20
  • BG walls: Effective R-22
  • AG Walls: Effective R-24
  • Vaulted Roof: Effective R-50
  • Fenestrations: windows between USI 1.13-1.21, doors under USI 1.22
  • Heating: Centralized air source heat pump
  • Domestic hot water: electric hot water tank, 0.88 EF
  • Ventilation: Greentek HRV with 81.2% SRE @ 0 degree C
  • Air tightness: 1.75 / 1.73 ACH @ 50 Pa
  • Renewable: 23 PV solar panels / unit, 10.35 kWh / year / unit

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CHBA BC Appoints New CEO

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) announced the hiring of its new CEO, George Greenwood, who most recently served as CEO of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce.

Greenwood will join CHBA BC in early July, and his immediate priorities will include implementing CHBA BC’s 2025–2029 strategic plan

Please click HERE to read the full news release.

Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program

The Province, BC Hydro and FortisBC are working with Natural Resources Canada to help households with lower incomes improve their homes’ comfort and energy efficiency.
Through the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program (CGHAP), Canada is providing $93.8 million to support provincial programming delivered by BC Hydro and FortisBC

Please click HERE to read the details.


Builder’s Visual Guide to BC Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Codes

This guide was recently published by BC Housing, this guide gives builders practical, proven strategies for the highest levels of the BC Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code. 

Click HERE to access the guide.


Greener Homes Initiative Progress Update

Some statistics to share from the Canada Greener Homes program, and these numbers demonstrate continued consumer demand for efficient homes.

404,000+ Canadian homes upgraded
228,000+ heat pumps installed
Average homeowner saves approximately $385/year on energy bills
Nearly 780,000 tonnes of annual GHG reductions
Click HERE to look at more statistics with the program.

CHBA Education Summit 2026

CHBA Education Summit 2026 is still open for registration. Alongside Building Officials’ Association of B.C. and BC Association of Building Designers, the summit brings together industry professionals from across BC to share insights, tackle challenges, and explore what’s next in residential construction.

To register for the event, click HERE.

Contact Us – We Can Help!

UPCOMING TRAINING

CHBA-BC: Building Science for New Homes

This course provides an overview of building science issues and sound business practices. This course is a pre-requisite to become a certified Net Zero, R-2000 or ENERGY STAR builder, and is suggested for participating in the EnerGuide for New Homes and Built Green programs.

Upcoming Dates for 2026

July 16 & 17
Oct 1 & 2 

Instructor: Luke Dolan (Capital Home Energy)
Location: Online

REGISTER HERE

CHBA-BC Net Zero Training Course

This two-day training course is designed to equips builders, renovators, and energy advisors with the Canada-wide best practices to help construct or renovate homes that produce as much as energy as they consume. This is one of the courses mandatory for professionals seeking to participate in the official CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling Program.

Upcoming Dates for 2027

January 19 & 21, 2027
June 15 & 17, 2027

Contact us for more information.

Instructor: Luke Dolan (Capital Home Energy)
Location: In-Person

REGISTER HERE

Get up-to-date on our top air tightness results for
JUNE 2026

Campbell River – 3034 ft2
FINAL: 0.51 ACH &
0.2 cm²/m² NLA

Campbell River – 3612 ft2
FINAL: 0.58 ACH &
0.34 cm²/m² NLA

TOP 4 ACH OF THE MONTH

Monterra Projects
Courtenay – 4808 ft2
MID: 0.65 ACH &
0.36 cm²/m² NLA

Caflisch Contracting
Campbell River – 3299 ft2
FINAL: 0.68 ACH &
0.3 cm²/m² NLA

The lowest ACH score wins a Capital Home Energy mug!
(ACH = Air changes per hour) 

Another month of great ACH numbers with 11 projects under 1 ACH! Here is a list of additional builders who have done incredible this month!

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Desolation Sound Corp
Bluestone Ventures
Foxridge Homes
GD Nielsen Homes
Twelve Oaks Construction
KLP Construction
Hamilton Brothers Contracting

Congratulations all of you, and thank you for your efforts on the energy efficiency front!

DEFINITION OF THE MONTH

Step Code Series: % Improvement

An EnerGuide reference house establishes how much energy a home
would use if it was built to minimum building code requirements. This metric identifies how much
less energy, stated as a percentage, a given proposed new home would require compared to the
annual energy consumption of the EnerGuide reference house.

Please click HERE to find out how we can help you with higher step code projects!

Please remember to book your mid construction and final blower door tests at least two weeks in advance!
Friendly reminder to anyone needing to book their blower door tests. Please give us a call or email us at manager@capitalhomeenergy.com two weeks in advance to ensure we can have you on the schedule. This will ensure a quicker turnaround time for your reports!

We recommend contacting us for your mid-construction test just before the insulation starts.

Any Questions? 

For information on the BC Energy Step Code, EnerGuide Rating, Blower Door Airtightness test, Thermal Imaging, BuiltGreen, Net Zero Homes, CSA F280-12 reports, contact us at info@capitalhomeenergy.com

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