Programs & Tools

BOMA BC is committed to advancing sustainability in the commercial real-estate industry by providing tools an resources to improve performance while reducing costs and carbon impact in commercial buildings. This section of the website is dedicated to the programs, services and education available through BOMA BC.

View the Energy Management Services brochure to learn how our complimentary services can benefit you.

BOMA BEST® is a national green building certification program launched by BOMA Canada in 2005 to address an industry need for realistic standards for energy and environmental performance of existing buildings based on accurate, independently verified information.

Commercial buildings that are BOMA BEST® certified will have a distinct advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining tenants. In most cases, it also costs less to operate and maintain the buildings due to increase in overall building efficiency.

For more info on the program visit the BOMA BEST® website

The BOMA e-EnergyTraining program provides building operators and managers of commercial and institutional buildings with the effective tools to reduce operating costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve employee productivity & comfort.

The program is a self-paced, interactive online program accessible from any location.

Building operators and managers will be able to identify energy management opportunities through technological advancements (HVAC, lighting, electrical), operational changes and behavioral changes leading to energy savings as much as 28%. In addition, they will learn compelling approaches to influence building stakeholders to adopt energy management initiatives corporately.

Visit the e-Energy Training website for video demonstrations, course details and testimonials from course graduates.

Watch this recent webinar on e-Energy Training to get more information about the course from the course creator, Prism Engineering.

Total Waste Management

Since 2010, Urban Impact has partnered with BOMA BC to provide BOMA members with a Total Waste Management (TWM) Program, a one-stop, cost effective recycling service. They are equipped to provide custom solutions to meet all BOMA members' recycling needs. The services offered by Urban Impact include:

• paper

• cardboard

• mixed containers

• battery

• electronic

• organics

In addition, Urban Impact can provide your organization with a comprehensive waste audit to help identify and improve current waste practices. For more information, please contact Rebecca Moynahan, Urban Impact's Executive Account Manager for BOMA BC.

[email protected]
(604) 830-1834

Download the TWM brochure for an overview of the program.

BOMA uTrack is a cost-effective tool available to BOMA members to better track, monitor and analyze their energy and water consumption. BOMA uTrack utilizes PUMA's user-friendly dashboard which can display utility information according to energy used and costs, GHG emissions, energy and cost savings for your whole portfolio. Data is inputted by the uTrack team ensuring quality control and reducing your time spent on data input.

Baselines can be set to track performance against and compare to your energy reduction goals. BOMA uTrack can also quickly consolidate utility data for energy, facility or portfolio totals in quick access reports that are available in excel, html and pdf.

Interested in seeing a live demo and learning more? Contact Kiomi Lutz 604-764-2261.

Download the BOMA uTrack press release.

One-Time Account Setup Fee

Setup of utility meters, facilities and corresponding floor areas.
Upload of 3 years historical billing data for all required utility meter accounts. The data will be requested directly from utility providers, with authorization from the BOMA Member.
Weather corrected comparison of each meter's energy consumption. Identification of energy consumption trends with correlation weather data for each account, the selection of a baseline period (in consultation with the BOMA Member), and creation of a mathematical model using statistical regression analysis.

$90/Utility Account

Ongoing Fee

Access to all reports through the web portal 24/7.
Initial training and ongoing training for new features (as part of a group webinar).
Up to 1/2 hour per month of help desk support from BOMA.
Utility bills are input into the system and quality assurance routines are run to identify billing errors or consumption anomalies.
Exception Reports to identify unusual changes in consumption prepared monthly by BOMA BC Energy Management Team.

$20/Utility Account per Month

Fee Example

Building A:

1 Electrical Meter and 1 Gas Meter.

Setup Fee = $90 x 2 = $180

Ongoing Fee = $20 x 2 x 12(mths) = $480

First Year Cost = $660

Second Year Cost = $480

Building B:

1 Electrical Meter, 2 Electrical Submeters and 1 Gas Meter.

Setup Fee = $90 x 4 = $360

Ongoing Fee = $20 x 4 x 12(mths) = $960

First Year Cost = $1,320

Second Year Cost = $960

Our newly launched Decarb Accelerator Program provides hands-on assistance for identifying and reducing GHG emissions and overall building efficiencies – ALL at no cost to the building!

Every building participating in the program will receive a dedicated Decarb Program Manager/Engineer who will work one-on-one with your team to assess and determine what unique support or resources your property and team might need to reduce your energy and carbon emissions.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for BOMA to support buildings meaningfully and profoundly through funding from the Federal Government and in partnership with the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC).

Learn more about the program and apply for your building here >