An Introduction

to
Canada Green Building
Council

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 Who We are

• Coalition of public and private building

industry leaders
• National non-profit organization founded
Dec 2002, based in Ottawa
• Affiliated with US Green Building Council:
License holder for LEED® in Canada
• Developer and administrator of LEED®
Canada-NC 1.0

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 Why

• Growing recognition of environmental

consequences of business-as-usual in
the buildings industry
• Response to enormous demand from
people in all sectors of the industry who
want to do things better

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 Our Vision

A transformed built environment

leading to a sustainable future

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 Our Mission

Promote buildings that are environmentally

responsible, profitable, and healthy places
to live, work and play by engaging a
national coalition of industry leaders to
accelerate the mainstream adoption of
green building principles, policies,
practices, standards and tools.

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 Environmental Impact of
Buildings*

• ~ 38% of total Canadian secondary

energy use1
• ~ 30% of total Canadian
greenhouse gas emissions 2
• 40% (3 billion tons annually) of raw
materials use globally 3
* Commercial and residential

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 What is a “Green”
Building?
Building design and construction practices that
significantly reduce or eliminate the negative
impact of buildings on the environment and
occupants in five broad areas:
 Sustainable site planning
 Safeguarding water and water efficiency
 Energy efficiency and renewable energy
 Conservation of materials and resources
 Indoor environmental quality
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 Benefits of Green
Buildings
• Environmental benefits
– Reduce impact on the environment
• Economic benefits
– Improve the bottom line
• Health and safety benefits
– Enhance occupant comfort

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 Economic Benefits
The Hard Numbers
• Reduce operating costs
• Future Proofing
• Reduce or neutralize first costs
• Enhance asset value & increase profits
• Optimize life cycle economic performance
• Reduced liability risk

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 Economic Benefits
The Soft Numbers
• Reduce liability
– Improve risk management
• Increase retail sales with daylighting
– Studies have shown ~40% improvement²
• Impact on Schools and Education
• Improve productivity
– Estimated $29 –168 billion in national productivity losses per
year¹
• Reduce absenteeism and turnover
– Providing a healthy workplace improves employee satisfaction

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 Green Buildings &
Occupants
140 130

120
100
Annual*
$/sq.ft

80
60
40 21
20 1.81 1.53 1.37
0
Salaries Rent Total Electricity O&M
Energy
* 1991 Source: BOMA, EPRI, Statistical Abstract in RMI "Greening the Building and the Bottom Line, 1994

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BUILDING PERFORMANCE:
Relative costs of life cycle elements
Productivity gains of only 3.7% can pay for all facility
costs over a 30 year period.

$/work space after 30 years

First cost
$2.9 million
3.7% = $107.3K Operating cost
(energy, tax, cleaning)
Maintenance &
Repair
Payroll Cost

$49K + $9.8K + $48.5K = $107.3K

Source: U.S. Secretary of Defense

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 More of what the CaGBC
is about
• Delivering built environment that is:
– healthier
– more economical
– more productive
– lessening environmental impact
• Taking what’s been proven to work and
applying it more broadly
• Accelerating change in the buildings
market
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 CaGBC Key Strategies*

1. Products
2. Education
3. Marketing & Communications
4. Organizational Effectiveness

* http://www.cagbc.org/cagbc_profile/strategic_plan.php

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 CaGBC Programs
• LEED Canada-NC Technical Overview
workshops
• LEED Canada-NC 1.0 project
registration & certification
• LEED Canada exam for LEED
Accredited Professional status
• Other training programs: LEED for
Contractors, LEED-EB, LEED-CI
• Other LEED adaptations (LEED-CI, LEED
for Homes)
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Interest & Momentum
in
Green Building
Councils

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Green Building Councils
Worldwide

"Nothing is possible without individuals,

nothing is lasting without institutions".
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Jean Monnet
 Growth in Member
Organizations
1400 CaGBC growth
1200
~10% per month:
1000
currently 1100+ member
800 organizations
600
400
200
0
Mar

Mar

Mar

Mar
Dec
Dec

Dec

Dec
Jun
Sep

Jun
Sep

Jun
Sep
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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 CaGBC Membership by
Category
P rofessional Firms
75%

Contractors, Builders
F ederal Agency 9%
0% Financial Institutions
P rovincial A gency 0%
1%
University and
M unicipal and Retail
Research Institutes
Regional 1%
2%
Governments
3% Environmental Real Estate P roduct Colleges
1% M anufacturers, 1%
Nonprofit
Utilities, Energy Building Controls &
Organizations
Service P roviders Service Contractors
1%
1% 5%

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 CaGBC Membership by
Province
Saskatchewan Yukon US Alberta
Quebec 1%
2% 0% 13%
13%

PEI
BC
0%
28%
Ontario
34% Manitoba
4%
Nunavut
New Brunswick
0%
2%
Northwest Newfoundland &
Territories Nova Scotia Labrador
0% 3% 0%

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 CaGBC Chapters & Organizing
Groups
CaGBC Chapters

Organizing Groups

Cascadia
Chapter

Alberta Manitoba
Quebec
NB
National Capital Green
Bldg. Assoc. Atlantic

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 CaGBC Membership
Benefits
• The opportunity to shape future Canadian LEED
adaptations
• Member discounts on LEED products & training
workshops
• Networking with other members
• Government Forum
• Recognition as a leader in supporting green
buildings
• Participation in local chapters and national
committees

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 Green Building Rating &
Labelling Systems Used in
Canada

• LEED® - from the Canada Green Building Council

(Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)

• Green Globes – based on BREEAM (Building Research

Establishment Environmental Assessment Method from British Research
Establishment in the UK)

• GBC 2002 & 2005 - Canadian-led international

effort (Green Building Challenge 2002 & 2005)
• Others – Energy Star (more specialized, less widely
utilized)

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• Consensus-based rating
Overview of
system for designing,
constructing, operating and LEED®
certifying the world’s greenest
buildings. Leadership in Energy &
• Created by US Green Environmental Design
Building Council, adapted for
Canada by Canada Green
Building Council

Total of 70 points possible

Four Performance levels:
• Platinum: 52+ points
• Gold: 39 – 51 points
• Silver: 33 – 38 points
• Certified: 26 – 32 points 5 LEED credit categories

• Performance-based, self- •Certification is done solely

evaluating, self-documenting, by the CaGBC.
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 Why Was LEED® Created?
 Facilitate positive results for the
environment, occupant health and
financial return
 Define “green” by providing a standard
for measurement
 Prevent “greenwashing” (false or
exaggerated claims)
 Promote whole-building, integrated
design processes

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 Why Was LEED® Created?

 Use as a design guideline

 Recognize leaders
 Stimulate green competition
 Establish market value with recognizable
national “brand”
 Raise consumer awareness
 Transform the marketplace!

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 Positioning of LEED® in the
Market Green Building Markets
0.12

0.1
Proportion of Market Attaining

0.08
Regulations

0.06

Typical Practice LEEDers

0.04 The Majority 25%
Certified
75%
0.02 Silver Inovators
Law Gold Risk
Breaker Platinum Takers
s
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Green Standards

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 What are the Advantages of
LEED® ?

• Relatively simple to implement

• Not overly prescriptive
• Can be modified for local climate and
standards (LEED® BC & LEED ®
Canada)
• It has legitimacy and consistency
• Credibility of third party verification

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 Reasons for LEED
Momentum
• Works well for institutional &
commercial buildings
• Capital Cost effective (LEED Silver
0-2% premium*) if ID process used
• Rapid paybacks
• Third party credibility and
independent verification process
• Key to meeting Kyoto commitments

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 LEED Endorsement in
• APEG BC Canada
• GVRD
• University of BC
• BC Buildings Corporation
• Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Silver
• City of Vancouver facilities: Gold
• City of Victoria Dockside Lands: Platinum
• Alberta Infrastructure Schools Pilot
• City of Calgary Sustainable Buildings Policy
• Manitoba Hydro $150 million building
• Public Works & Government Services Canada,
Capital Projects > $10 million = LEED Gold
• La Société Immobillière du Québec, New
Construction & Renovations
• Toronto Waterfront Rehabilitation Corporation:
LEED Gold
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 LEED UPTAKE

•Over 230 LEED Canada-NC registered projects

•Over 2800 LEED Accredited Professionals

•33 LEED Certified Projects:

- BC: 11 LEED-NC, 5 LEED-CI
- AB: 9 LEED-NC
- MB: 1 LEED-NC
- ON: 4 LEED-NC, 1 LEED-CI
- QC: 2 LEED-NC April 1, 2006

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 LEED Projects in Canada
by Program Type
laboratory other low -rise multi-unit nursing home
residential 1% high school
5% 4%
hospital 1%
2%
4%
K-9 School
19%
high-rise multi-unit
residential sports facility
15% 2%

community centre
public safety 2%
2%

mid-rise multi-unit conservation assembly mixed-use

residential centre office building 1% 3%
2% 4% 33%

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 Growth in LEED Registered Projects

250
221
200 178

150
109
100
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50 24
0 5
0
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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 USGBC LEED Rating Systems

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process. part of the initial
design process.

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 LEED Adaptations for
Canada

CaGBC
Adaptations
USGBC

{
LEED BC: Implemented
LEED Canada-NC 1.0:
Launched Dec ‘04

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Adaptation Schedule
being planned

Under consideration by
Residential Committee:
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CaGBC
 Examples of
LEED Certified Projects

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 The 1st LEED Canada-NC
Certification

Stratus Vineyards
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
LEED Canada-NC Silver

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 Stratus Vineyards Overview
– the drought resistant landscaping design with native species of
grasses and trees has allowed us to eliminate the need for a
permanent irrigation system
– an east-west orientation was combined with a well insulated envelope
to reduce heating and cooling loads
– annual energy consumption has been reduced by an estimated 42%
– A comprehensive construction waste management program was
implemented throughout the project starting with the demolition of the
old, pre-exiting buildings. Waste materials were separated on site
and recycled when possible. The calculated waste diversion rate
was approximately 83%
– A comprehensive operational waste management program has been
developed to divert over 95% of process waste materials from landfill
– The winery building was sited to make use of a previously developed
area covered by an old poultry farm and associated buildings.

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 LEED Canada-NC Gold
EMS Headquarters and Fleet Centre
Cambridge, Ontario

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 EMS Headquarters & Fleet
Centre Overview
– energy savings of over 62% relative to the MNECB and the award of
all 10 LEED Energy Credits. Features include radiant hydronic floor
heating, displacement ventilation, energy recovery ventilators and
CFC-free HVAC equipment
– 54% reduction in power consumption, producing a lighting power
density of 5.7 W/m2.
– 90% reduction in overall building water usagedue to features such as
aerated fixtures, waterless urinals and the harvesting of all roof water
for the dual-flush toilets
– Over 75% of construction waste was diverted from landfill and recycled
– Over 20% of the building materials contain high amounts of post-
industrial and post-consumer recycled content
– Over 40% of the buildings materials were locally harvested
– over 70% of the components manufactured locally

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 LEED Canada-NC Gold
BC Cancer Research Centre
Vancouver, BC

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 BC Cancer Research Centre
Overview
– energy efficiency: 42 per cent energy savings with no use of
HCFCs

– flexibility of design, including interstitial service floors that

allow work spaces to be reconfigured as technology and
services change

– water efficiency, achieving “exceptional” 43 per cent savings,

including the use of waterless urinals as a first for this type of
building

– 24 per cent recycled construction and finishing materials,

described as “extraordinary” for laboratories and health care
facilities

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 LEED CI Silver

Hughes Condon Marler:

Architects Office Renovation
Vancouver, BC

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 Hughes Condon Marler:
Architects Office Renovation
Overview
• 0% potable water used for irrigation
• 80% of construction waste was diverted from the landfill
• 22% recycled content in furniture and construction materials
• 100% of energy requirements fulfilled by Green Power Certificates, exceeding LEED requirements
• 100% of workstations have natural light and views to the outside
• 100% workstations have access to operable windows
• Clerestory windows maximize daylight and reduce need for artificial lighting
• A coating added to the clerestory windows filters light to reduce glare on computer monitors
• Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) paints, carpet, adhesives, and composite wood products are
used to improve air quality
• An indoor air quality management plan reduced worker’s exposure to contaminants during construction

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 Conclusion

We have momentum!
We are making a difference!
Join us!

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