REAP Proposed Amendments

Overview 

In accordance with UBC Policy #UP12 (Land Use, Permitting and Sustainability), a proposed amendment to REAP is being posted for 30 days for public review and comment prior to presentation to the Board of Governors for approval on June 29th 2023. 

REAP is a holistic green building rating system, similar to the LEED Rating System, that regulates new UBC neighborhood buildings and their landscapes. The proposed updates to REAP (Version 3.3) will help advance UBC’s climate emergency and sustainability priorities as well as support the climate mitigation and adaptation goals in the Campus Vision 2050 Draft 30-Year Vision.  

REAP (Version 3.3) continues to advance the goals and targets set out in the UBC Green Building Action Plan. It introduces higher levels of performance that reduce operational and embodied emissions, including advancing UBC’s requirements for the provincial Energy Step Code and a new commitment to the Zero Carbon Step Code. The proposed updates align with the Province of BC’s goal that all new buildings be net zero energy ready before 2032. 

REAP (Version 3.3) is one key part of UBC’s climate action commitments. The University is also currently developing a new Neighbourhood Climate Action Plan (NCAP). Similar to the Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP2030) that was launched for the academic campus in 2021, the NCAP will have ambitious new targets around emission reductions, with specific considerations to meet the unique conditions and needs of the university neighbourhoods.