SETTING THE STANDARD

Oxford Properties' The Stack office tower—rising at 1133 Melville Street in downtown Vancouver—is one of 16 projects across Canada chosen to be part of a two-year pilot program for the Canada Green Building Council's Zero Carbon Building Standard. The standard has four components:

1. ZERO CARBON BALANCE

Thanks to clean, renewable energy on- and offsite, building operations yield no net greenhouse gas emissions

2. EFFICIENCY

New projects consider peak energy and maximize energy efficiency, with an emphasis on building envelope and ventilation

3. RENEWABLE ENERGY

Developers incorporate onsite renewable power into new buildings, preparing them for a distributed energy future

4. LOW-CARBON MATERIALS

Carbon footprint of structural and envelope materials factor into design decisions