About ZEB

The BCIT Zero Energy & Emissions Building Learning Centre (ZEBLC) exists to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient built environment in Canada by advancing workforce readiness, industry knowledge, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Our core purpose is to provide accessible, high-quality, and industry-aligned training that supports the design, construction, and operation of Net Zero Energy and Net Zero Carbon buildings—critical infrastructure in the transition to a sustainable economy and toward meeting Canada’s climate action targets. We provide a full suite of practical training for zero energy and emissions building science and construction, in-person and virtually.

We have a team of 40+ instructors who work in the construction industry, 30+ mock-ups in our High Performance Building Lab, and 90+ instructional videos and resources to help different construction practitioners with understanding the building science, construction details, and practices associated with the BC Energy Step Code, the Passive House standard, and low Embodied Carbon design.

We work with skilled professionals from around the province at making the BC Energy Step Code, Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Plan, and the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 [PDF] a success. Industry training and ZEBLC awareness building is our contribution to the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in BC.

Net zero energy policy

The BC Energy Step Code, created by Province of British Columbia, provides an incremental and consistent approach to make buildings net-zero energy ready by 2032. It aims for more energy-efficient buildings that exceed the current BC Building Code requirements. The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 [PDF] is documenting the actions required to put BC on track with its Net Zero Carbon by 2050 commitment. The City of Vancouver is also leading the way with the Zero Emissions Building plan requiring zero emissions buildings in all new construction by 2030.