Sean Pander

Manager, Green & Resilient Building Branch at City of Vancouver

Speaker

Sean Pander is the manager of the Green and Resilient Buildings Branch for the City of Vancouver and a member of the BC Energy Step Code Council, the Buildings to Electric (B2E) Leadership Council, is past-chair of the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx), and a recipient of Canada’s Clean50 award. Under Sean’s leadership, Vancouver established the regulatory framework underpinning the BC Energy and Zero Emissions Step Codes. Vancouver’s Building By-Law has transitioned to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions from new buildings by over 70% to date and approved changes will reduce emissions by 90% by 2025. Sean’s team has also introduced carbon reporting and greenhouse gas emission limits for large existing commercial buildings that will catalyze increasing demand for heat pumps in these buildings when HVAC equipment needs replacing. They are also working to introduce equipment regulations for heating and hot water system replacements in existing one- and two-family homes.