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What is a Passive House?
Passive Certified Buildings are residential, commercial and/or industrial buildings that have voluntarily adopted a building design and development that incorporates and implements the highest level of building envelope energy efficiency, comfort and climate-consciousness. Passive House buildings consume up to 90 percent less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings. Passive houses achieve these high levels…
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What is my climate zone?
To identify which climate zone your home is in, reference the city listing or map of BC’s climate zones below. If you are not able to determine your zone please email betterhomesbc@gov.bc.ca for additional support.
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What are municipal utility providers?
Municipal utility providers are located within the service territories of BC Hydro or FortisBC. These municipalities sell electricity directly to their customers. Municipal utility providers within the BC Hydro service territory: Municipal utility providers within the FortisBC service territory:
