Case Studies and Retrofit Guides
Welcome to the Case Studies and Retrofit Guides, a place where you can find real world examples of efficiency and decarbonization initiatives to garner insight into how these projects were implemented, things to be cautious of, and key elements to ensure your project is successful. This page is continually updated to provide the latest information on ways to improve the sustainability of your building portfolio.
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Case Studies
The following case studies outline a variety of initiatives to provide the reader useful information about how they could implement a similar initiative in their own organization.
Guides
The following best practice documents outline an industry supported process for the given sustainability topic. These documents should serve as an educational resource for those implementing sustainability initiatives.
This best practice document was developed in consultation with over 20 commercial real estate organizations. It is the culmination of how the industry implements energy benchmarking and reporting effectively and efficiently.
Natural Resources Canada has developed this voluntary, self-assessment tool to provide feedback on the impact of your HVAC strategies during and after pandemics. It highlights key areas and best practices for efficient HVAC operation during these times and help your operations team to respond with greater confidence.
Deep Energy Retrofit Procurement Guides
Introducing BOMA’s Deep Energy Retrofit Guide – SIMPLIFIED
BOMA first introduced the full version of this guide in 2022, and since then it has received several hundred downloads. Now, we’ve created a simplified version, for those who want a quick, graphical guide that summarizes key steps related to undertaking a deep energy retrofit. Download and share this easy to read guide with your team!
Deep Energy Retrofit Procurement Guide (2022)
BOMA BC has developed a Deep Energy Retrofit Procurement Guide. This robust guide focuses on the concepts of deep energy retrofits (or major energy retrofits) and decarbonization and has been created to help building owners, property managers, and energy managers plan, design, and implement energy improvement projects within their facilities. Download the 2022 full version.
Carbon Compliance Credits Guide
Carbon Compliance Credits Guide: Generating & Reporting EV Charging Revenue
The guide aims to assist building owners, property managers, and their consultants in fulfilling reporting requirements for earning carbon compliance credits linked to electric vehicle (EV) charging under British Columbia's Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS). It offers insight into compliance reporting methodology, best practices for monetizing LCFS carbon compliance credits, and obtaining revenue from EV charging assets.
Additionally, it provides guidance on obtaining revenue from carbon compliance credits generated through the federal Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR).
You can download the guide here.
Reporting Requirements:
Each compliance period is the calendar year from January 1 to December 31. Compliance reports are due on March 31 following each compliance period.
