Victoria

Victoria votes to implement highest level of Zero Carbon Step Code by 2024

By Dennis Sylvester Hurd

Victoria is one of the first municipalities in B.C. to adopt an accelerated timeline of the Zero Carbon Step Code. New construction will be required to be emissions-free by 2024.

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