Since 2017 Westeck Moved to Decrease Energy Consumption
Since 2017 Westeck Moved to Decrease Energy Consumption. The standard for High Performing Windows was based on the following of 5 key principles.
Since 2017 Westeck Moved to Decrease Energy Consumption. The standard for High Performing Windows was based on the following of 5 key principles.
Buildings built to higher energy-efficiency standards provide multiple benefits to those who live within them and to the community-at-large. A home built with high insulation levels, air-tight construction, high-quality windows, and more efficient mechanical systems are often preferred.
By 2032, all new buildings in B.C. will be designed to be net-zero energy-ready, which will reduce building energy demand by up to 80%, with an interim step of a 20% reduction by 2022 in the BC Building Code.
Fenestration Canada’s Tech Talks webinar on April 29 gave attendees a solid grounding in the concept of embodied carbon and opened up a potentially important question regarding the special challenges Canadian window and door manufacturers may face as jurisdictions call for low-carbon building projects.