Story · 39:18
// THE QUOTE
“we had a developer involved locally who was kind of a front-runner and a leader as far as Net Zero”
— Lara Ryan · Lara Ryan Design
Peter Polley / Polley Corp named: built 75% better than code, then got de-incentivized at refinance because his bills were already too low to improve. Concrete local irony that lands.
Full episode at 39:18Why Atlantic Canada Is Already Behind on Net Zero — and What BC Got Right | BuildGreen Atlantic Panel ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Financing programs designed for ‘above-code’ buildings can accidentally penalise first-mover developers whose buildings are already too efficient to demonstrate the required percentage improvement.
“he can’t get access to funds … because now he can’t access … that the folks building just over code are getting access”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Peter Paulie / Esport Properties as local proof-of-concept
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Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 39:18 of Why Atlantic Canada Is Already Behind on Net Zero — and What BC Got Right | BuildGreen Atlantic Panel