Low Carbon Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Guidelines for Health-care New Construction

The purpose of the Low Carbon Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Guidelines for Health-care New Construction (the LCRES Guidelines) is to inform new and replacement construction for acute and long-term care facilities from the planning stage onward.

This document is meant to inform engineers, coordinators, architects, contractors and operators, planners, and other members of the project team in the development of components specific to the Statement of Requirements and the Low Carbon Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Scope of Work.

LCRES Guidelines Overview 

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List of Appendices

Appendix A: Energy and Environmental Sustainability Goals, Targets and KPIs for the Fraser Health, Providence Health Care, Provincial Health Services Authority, and Vancouver Coastal Health

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms (See the LCRES Guidelines)

Appendix C: Independent Energy Consultant Accountability Chart 

Appendix D: Establishing Design Conditions for Climate Resilient Planning and Design of Health Facilities in British Columbia v1.0

Appendix E: Energy Modelling Requirements

Appendix F: Water Reduction Design Strategies (See the LCRES Guidelines)

Appendix G: Aligning Scope with Zero Carbon Building Standard (See the LCRES Guidelines)

Appendix H: Waste Management Space Design Guidelines

Appendix I: Chemicals of Concern: Construction Interiors 

Appendix J: Bicycle Parking Design Guidelines

Appendix L: Climate Resilience Guidelines for B.C. Health Facility Planning & Design v1.1

Appendix M: LEED v4 Gold Scorecard template (Excel)

Appendix M: LEED v4 Gold Scorecard template (PDF)