The Low Carbon Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Guidelines for Health Care New Construction (LCRES Guidelines) were created by Energy and Environmental Sustainability (EES), a regional collaboration team across four BC health organizations.
The purpose of the LCRES Guidelines is to create a clear, actionable pathway for health-sector capital project teams to design and construct low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health-care facilities. The LCRES Guidelines provides tools and resources for new construction projects and major renovations of acute, long-term care and other health-care facilities, to work towards the planetary health goals of Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Provincial Health Services Authority and Providence Health Care.
This resource can be used at any point in the project lifecycle. Project teams will benefit most when the LCRES Guidelines are used from the earliest planning stages onwards.
Please reach out to EES for questions and support at info@cgreencare.ca
List of Appendices
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: Guidance for Low Carbon Accountability Mechanisms
Appendix C: Energy Modelling Requirements
Appendix D: Low Carbon Resilience Design Recommendations
Appendix E: Directed Approach to Embodied Carbon
Appendix F: Waste Management Space Design Guidelines
Appendix G: Deconstruction Materials Reuse and Recycling
Appendix H: Chemicals of Concern Construction Interiors
Appendix I: Climate Resilience Guidelines for BC Health Facility Planning and Design v2.0
