Building Incentive and Rebate Program

Chris ProsserChief Administrative Officer

District of Invermere

Building Incentive ProgramOutline

Introduction How it all started

The Process The Program

The Incentives The Results Funding The “New”

Program Questions

Introduction

Invermere is located in the Columbia River Basin between the Rockies and Purcell Mountains

Established in early 1900’s and incorporated in 1951

Main Industries are resource and tourism based Main Business Centre serving the Upper Columbia

Valley Total # of dwelling units around 1600

Permanent population of 2950 Second Homeowners amount to 36% of the dwelling

unit count

How it all started

2004 Municipality sold land to a new developer

The developer created a mixed use site focused on energy efficiency

Dwelling units were based upon the R2000 standard from

The development was tested in 2006/07 and were certified R2000 homes

This became the example to integrate energy efficiency in new developments

The Process

2008/09 District worked in partnership with Wildsight to develop GHG Reduction Strategy and Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Strategy set our GHG reduction targets and set out actions

Strong support from community through consultation process

Key action to encourage retrofits and new developers to increase energy and water efficiency Energuide 80 standard or equivalent

The Program

2010 became one of BC’s Solar Communities in 2010

Began design on new Beach House as demo site for energy efficiency Construction started in 2011

and 2010 Building Incentive

Program Drafted and presented to Council

Adopted with no amendments and full commitment from elected officials

The Program

Focused on single family residential homes

Included: Energuide standards Solar Hot Water Ready

and Installation Toilet Replacement Wood Stove Exchange

and; Visitable Residential

Accessibility

Solar Hot Water Installed on a homePicture supplied by Bill Swan

The Program - Incentives

Name of Incentive

Number of Rebates

Building Permit

Requires

Amount of Rebate

Waiver of Building

Permit FeesDesign of

Single Family Home to

Energuide 80 Certification or

Greater

5 Yes $5,000 No

Solar Hot Water Ready

Home

20 Yes $100 Yes

Solar Hot Water System

Installed

10 Yes $1,250 Yes

Toilet Replacement

Program

N/A No $100 per toilet N/A

Wood Stove Exchange

10 Yes $250 Yes

Visitable Residential

Accessibility

10 Yes $800 Yes

The Program - Results

Name of Incentive 2010 2011

2012

2013 2014 2015 YTD TOTAL

Design of Single Family Home to Energuide 80 Certification or Greater

      4 2 1 7

Solar Hot Water Ready Home 1   1       2

Solar Hot Water System Installed

  3 1       4

Toilet Replacement Program 3 26 39 26 40 6 140

Wood Stove Exchange         4   4

Visitable Residential Accessibility

      1     1

The Program - Results

Majority of the Energuide homes achieved an average of 82

Seeing increased interest in all our incentives Shifting away from Solar hot water systems is being

seen Will be reviewing the number of rebates available

this fall as part of the Financial Planning Process

The Program - Funding

Funded annually through Financial Planning Process Funds secured through our recycling program and

CARIP Funds placed in Environmental Reserve and Carbon

Fund Monthly recycling fee charged to each resident of

$5/month Cost of service is $1.75 per dwelling Current Reserve has in excess of $250,000 Reserve can only be used for GHG Reduction Programs,

Environmental Initiatives or to achieve Carbon Neutrality

The “New” Program

Program amended in Spring of 2015 to align with our ICSP, updated OCP and new Provincial Building Code

Energuide 83 new standard to achieve Have 2 homes signed up for 2015 under the new

standard Two more are in the queue for 2016 Program was expanded to match new Energy

Efficiency DPA Program now open to all property owners

including multi-family, commercial and industrial

Questions?

Contact Info Chris Prosser, Chief Administrative Officer

Phone: 250-342-9281 ext. 1225 Email: cao@invermere.net