Eleman Engineering

Kingsway Development

Vancouver, BC

Multi-Unit Residential Whole-Building LCA GBPR 2019 Embodied Carbon
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Embodied emissions intensity (A-C)
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Project Overview

A contemporary 6-storey multi-unit residential rental development on Kingsway, designed to meet Vancouver's Green Buildings Policy for Rezonings (GBPR 2019). The project delivers 36 residential units with modern amenities and sustainable design principles.

At the Building Permit stage, Eleman prepared a whole-building Life-Cycle Assessment using Athena Impact Estimator 5.4, following the City of Vancouver Embodied Carbon Guidelines. In line with GBPR 2019 Section B-6, we also quantified refrigerant emissions given installed cooling capacity >35 kW.

Kingsway mixed-use frontage
Streetscape context

Project Data

LocationKingsway, Vancouver, BC
Building TypeMulti-Unit Residential
Height6 Storeys (≈21 m)
Gross Floor Area3,767 m²
Residential Program36 units, 54 bedrooms
Parking36 stalls (2 underground levels)
StageBuilding Permit
Compliance PathGBPR 2019 (policy revision) and VBBL 2019

Our Contribution

  • Whole-building LCA Modeled modules A1-A5, B1-B5, C1-C4 using Athena; quantified GWP and indicators.
  • Embodied Carbon report Prepared GBPR-aligned documentation and municipal templates for Building Permit.
  • Refrigerant emissions calculation Calculated lifecycle refrigerant GWP and intensities per GBPR Sec. B-6.

Key Results

Embodied emissions intensity (A-C)≈ 491 kg CO2e/m²1,850 t CO2e / 3,767 m²
A1-A31,450 t CO2eProduct stage
A4-A5180 t CO2eConstruction
B2/B4/B6120 t CO2eUse phase
C1-C4100 t CO2eEnd of life
Refrigerant emissions (A-C)162,202 kg CO2eTotal refrigerant GWP equivalent
Refrigerant intensity43.05 kg CO2e/m²Per GBPR Sec. B-6 method

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