Course Description

*This course has been approved to fulfil BC Housing’s BC Energy Step Code training requirement for Module 1.

*Click here for more information on BC Housing’s BC Energy Step Code training requirements.

Module 1 of the BC Step Code Training Course reviews the importance of building housing in BC that responds to climate change through energy efficiency, durability, and comfort, for a diverse range of occupants. We review how the BC Energy Step Code works, its benefits, its origin, and its primary goals and identify how to assess a building’s BC Energy Step Code compliance based on energy modelling results. This Module sets the groundwork for the overall design and compliance process and shares the motivation behind this evolution towards performance-based code.

By the end of this module you will be able to:

• Communicate to team members and clients how  modelled projected climate conditions indicate a need for houses with improved home energy efficiency, durability, and occupant comfort;
• Explain how the BC Energy Step Code works and its benefits and goals;
• Quantitatively assess a building’s BC Energy Step Code compliance based on energy modelling results using thermal and mechanical energy use metrics; and
• Coordinate the completion of modelling, testing, submissions, and inspections needed in the BC Energy Step Code compliance process for a diverse range of Part 9 construction projects.