REAP 4.0 Public Review
UBC is currently undergoing a process to update the existing REAP (Version 3.3) to ensure that it aligns with the targets of the Neighbourhood Climate Action Plan. This includes a reduction in operational emissions and embodied carbon. The current version of REAP (Version 3.3) is still in effect up until UBC Board of Governors approves the proposed amendments under REAP (Version 4.0) which is anticipated to come into effect on June 20, 2025.
Submit Comments
In accordance with UBC Policy #UP12 (Land Use, Permitting and Sustainability), the proposed amendments to REAP are being posted for 30 days for public review and comment prior to presentation to the Board of Governors seeking approval on June 20th 2025. The public review and comment period closes on April 24th, 2025.
Reference Documents for the Proposed REAP Version 4.0 Amendments:
- Summary description of changes being posted under REAP 4.0
- Proposed Amendments to Reference Guide: REAP 4.0
- Summary scorecard for REAP 4.0
- Current Reference Guide: REAP 3.3
- Redline version: REAP 4.0 showing changes from REAP 3.3
Please submit your comments via the link below:
If you have questions about the proposed amendments, please contact info.planning@ubc.ca
About REAP
REAP is UBC’s mandatory green building rating system, created to address the unique conditions of neighbourhood development on UBC’s campus and implement requirements that tailored for UBC’s local context and residential building typologies.
REAP is designed to improve performance of newly constructed residential buildings. Buildings must meet sustainability standards that lower the carbon impact, improve energy efficiency, increase thermal comfort and ensure resilience to climate events. To allow the building design and construction industry flexibility to develop cost-effective design approaches, REAP has adopted optional credits in addition to mandatory requirements. All new buildings must achieve a minimum REAP gold certification by earning at least 50 out of 110 points using optional credits in the following component areas:
- Energy & Emissions
- Climate Adaptation
- Materials & Resources
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Place & Experience
- Health & Wellbeing
- Quality
- Innovation & Research
REAP History
When the planning process for the residential neighbourhoods began in 2001, no green building rating system existed that could be applied to multi-unit residential building types planned for the University. UBC Properties Trust, UBC Architecture professor Dr. Ray Cole and his students, Campus & Community Planning, and Campus Sustainability worked collaboratively to develop REAP. The program is similar to the US Green Building Council’s LEED® Green Building Rating System and has evolved to implement UBC’s sustainability policies for buildings as they develop over the years.