Tier 1
The essentials These four answers do most of the work. They decide which programs apply.
How is the building owned?If you are not sure, choose “Not sure” and we will confirm it with you. Nothing to look up. Select... Taxable Canadian corporation Strata corporation Institutional (public, health, education) Not-for-profit or co-op Indigenous community or government Not sure
What kind of building is it? * Select... Commercial (office, retail, mixed) Multi-unit residential, rental Multi-unit residential, strata Industrial or manufacturing Institutional Mixed-use
Is this an existing building or new construction? Select... Existing building New construction
Municipality Select... City of Vancouver Burnaby Richmond Surrey New Westminster North Vancouver West Vancouver Coquitlam Other / elsewhere in BC
Street addressStreet, city, and postal code.
Are you planning a major retrofit or equipment replacement soon?Optional. It just helps us understand your timing. Select / not sure Yes, in the next year or two Maybe, exploring options Not yet
Tier 2
Size Size decides whether the bigger custom programs are open. Estimates are fine, or attach bills below.
Gross floor area Select... Under 50,000 sq ft 50,000 to 100,000 sq ft 100,000 to 250,000 sq ft Over 250,000 sq ft
Rough annual electricity use Select / not sure Under 500 MWh per year 500 MWh to 2 GWh per year Over 2 GWh per year See attached bills
Natural gas use Select / not sure None, all-electric Under 1,000 GJ per year 1,000 to 30,000 GJ per year Over 30,000 GJ per year
Tier 3
Systems and opportunities What is in the building today. This is what matches you to specific measure rebates.
Primary heating fuel and equipment Select... Natural gas boilers Electric resistance Heat pump (already installed) District energy Dual-fuel Other / not sure
Building automation / controls Select... Whole-building BAS HVAC only None Unknown
Domestic hot water Select... Gas-fired Electric Heat pump Unknown
Lighting Select... Mostly LED Mixed Mostly legacy (T8 / T12 / HID) Unknown
Optional
Attach what you have, or send it later All optional. These speed things up, but you can skip them now and email them whenever. Anything you attach, we will not ask you to retype. PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, or Excel, up to 10 files and 25 MB each. If you have more, like a year of monthly bills, combine them into one PDF, zip them, or email the extras to info@vandecarb.ca.
Optional
Budget context, only if you want to share Completely optional and easy to skip. It just helps us sequence the work. Most people leave this for the first call.
Approved capital budget Select / prefer not to say None yet Under $250k $250k to $1M $1M to $5M Over $5M
Intended hold period Select... Under 5 years 5 to 15 years Long term Indefinite
Equipment replacements already committed
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