Webinar: The Road to 2030 – Building Electrification in BC

The Road to 2030 – Building Electrification in BC

In British Columbia, building electrification is recognized by all levels of government as a critical strategy to decarbonize the building sector due to an abundant supply of clean, renewable electricity. Given the mature state of high-efficiency, electric technologies, the transition to electrification of most building space and water heating applications is a natural step.

This FREE event will feature highlights from Clean BC’s Roadmap to 2030 and BC Hydro’s Electrification Plan, and you’ll also hear about what else is happening in BC through B2E .

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Speakers

Nat Gosman is Executive Director of the Built Environment Branch at the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. Nat’s team is responsible for policies and programs that advance energy efficient, low-carbon technologies and practices in the built environment through R&D, incentives and standards. This portfolio includes the CleanBC Building Innovation Fund, CleanBC Better Homes and Better Buildings Program and Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation. The Built Environment Branch is highly collaborative, working with partners at all levels of government to develop and implement initiatives that improve energy efficiency, decarbonize energy use, and foster economic development in BC’s building sector and communities.

Jacqueline Spray is the Senior Manager of the Key Accounts Management Team at BC Hydro. This team is responsible for maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with BC Hydro’s largest customers and for working with these customers to connect them to programs and service offerings that help them achieve their objectives. Jacqueline joined BC Hydro in 1999, and her background is in electrical distribution system design.

Tess Rouse is the Manager of Climate Action at the Township of Langley, with over ten years of experience in local government. Tess oversees the energy and climate action group whose portfolio consists of climate mitigation and adaptation related policy development, and related programs and projects across both the community and corporate sectors. Specifically, Tess has been involved in the implementation of the Township’s Climate Action Strategy, BC Energy Step Code approach, EV Charging Bylaw Requirements, and Active Mobility Projects.

Host

Mariko Michasiw is the B2E Program Manager at ZEBx. Mariko is a sustainability and energy professional with nearly a decade of experience making municipal buildings more energy-efficient and reducing their operational greenhouse gas emissions. Through her work as a Certified Energy Manager, she planned and managed capital projects and developed a keen understanding of the real-life challenges and opportunities related to building electrification in the commercial and residential sectors. In her current role at ZEBx, Mariko manages the programming of Canada’s first building electrification coalition called B2E. Since its launch in September 2021, many high-profile BC-based and national organizations have joined B2E and represent a broad cross-section of stakeholder groups.

What is B2E?

B2E is a new BC-based member-driven coalition working towards electrifying space heating and domestic hot water systems in BC, in pursuit of a province-wide shift to low-carbon buildings. Its purpose is to create opportunities for stakeholders to work collaboratively to identify and address barriers to electrification and take actions that contribute to a meaningful market shift to low carbon building electrification. B2E is a key initiative identified in the Building Electrification Road Map (BERM) and is supported by ZEBx.

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