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ur revamped vision of Green Space magazine celebrates the movement down a green path to a cleaner, sustainable economy in British Columbia. There are few places in the world where this traffic is so pronounced or more fiercely protected than in our hometown of Vancouver, the stated goal of which is to become the “greenest city” in Canada. In putting this magazine together, however, one thought struck us consistently as our crack team of writers and researchers took a broad look at sustainability and business. That thought is, “It’s not green, it’s common sense.” The fact that all of the biggest office towers now being started in downtown Vancouver are striving for a LEED designation is an example. T ight-fisted, bottomline-conscious developers aren’t spending big on advanced HVAC and fenestration systems because they fear for the polar bears. Green buildings generate more rental income, have longer tenancies and cost less to heat and cool than older office towers. They are also more pleasant to work in because

of fresher air, quieter environments and more natural light. A nd, si nce bu i ld i ngs accou nt for 55 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, common sense changes help the environment for everyone. Take a look inside our pages at two completed University of British Columbia towers to see where the sustainable path is taking new commercial construction. Then consider electric cars, which are still striving to gain traction, even in B.C. Right now you can drive 100 kilometres in an electric vehicle for 10 per cent of the cost of driving a typical gasoline-powered vehicle. That is common sense. We also talk to small, mid-size and giant businesses that took incremental green steps and watched their bottom lines bloom. Using less paper, opting for hybrid vehicles, linking trips to transit and simply upgrading building insulation were all common sense items that paid off in a competitive business environment. Green makes sense. And, in today’s complicated and demanding business world, that is reason enough to embrace it.

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Green briefs

B.C. startup opens high-tech greenhouse

Westport designs LNG fuel system for trains

ith its high-tech urban greenhouses, Surrey’s NuAgri Inc. aims to change how local farmers grow food. “The majority of [produce] that restaurants and consumers use here doesn’t come from here,” says Chris Gielnik, president and CEO. “At least 85 to 90 per cent … comes from the U.S. or Mexico. The majority of the food that arrives in the supermarket has already lost over 40 per cent of its nutritional value.” NuAgri’s “bio-dome” greenh o u s e s , mad e of re c yc la b l e

material, have vertical growing cabinets to encourage higher crop yield without growth hormones or chemicals and growing lights that use less energy and allow farmers to customize the spectrum to suit the crop. “We could put one of these units on top of a building, and it could be around the corner from where it’s going to be consumed.”

“Green” Sunshine Coast hospital promotes healing

B elements added by Farrow Partner Architects and Perkins + Will into the new structure: zero-carbon geo-thermal energy for heating and cooling, a high-performance building envelope to minimize energy loss and large windows in patient rooms to maximize natural daylight and provide spectacular views of the Strait of Georgia.

uying local pumps twice the dollars into the economy, says a study by the Columbia Institute, Loco BC and UBC’s Sauder School of Business. The study, which compared office-supply companies, found Vancouver’s Mills Basics re-circulates 33 per cent of its revenue to other B.C. businesses and residents while large chains put 17 to 19 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy. The authors say local governments and school districts should consider putting local buying policies in

Switchable glazing cuts waste

UBC and Cisco partner on energy initiatives

anaimo Regional General Hospital’s (NRGH) installation of “switchable glazing” – clear glass that can be made opaque for immediate privacy with the push of a button – in its 25 emergency ward rooms eliminates the need to continually wash and replace traditional cotton screens. “You just wipe it clean,” says Jim Morris, project manager for the Vancouver Island Health Authority, adding that the elimination of cotton panels has reduced water use and helped in the payback of the specialty glass.

Gerry Weber, vice-president of fleet management for Canadian National. The tenders will be used immediately with the railway’s dual-fuel locomotives in mainline service, allowing Canadian National to continue exploring the technology as a means to advance its sustainability agenda and improve environmental emissions.

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ot only could a new $44 million addition to St. Mary’s Hospital in Sechelt make it the greenest hospital in the country, it also aims to speed up healing times for patients. Though no quantified data had been collected at press time, some doctors at St. Mary’s believe the expansion, which was designed with the environment in mind and opened in March 2013, may be helping some patients to recover faster from a variety of health issues. Among the green design

ancouver-based Westport Innovations will supply an LNG fuel system to power Canadian National (CN) locomotives. The specially designed LNG tender, which will deliver fuel to naturalgas-powered trains, provides a longer range than a diesel locomotive and reduces the need for LNG refuelling infrastructure and refuelling stops. “CN is testing natural-gas locomotives and Westport’s experience in providing LNG solutions for transportation makes it the natural par tner for us,” said

“We estimate the payback at three years,” Morris says, noting that NRGH is the first B.C. hospital to use the technology. Though the glass, installed by Burnaby’s Lami Glass during hospital renovations last year, is harder to install (it requires both electrical wiring and lamination), the cost may come down as it becomes more widely used.

BC and IT giant Cisco joined forces in May 2013 to undertake a number of energy-focused initiatives over the next five years. Initial plans for the partnership include work on Orchard Commons – a project consisting of student residences, teaching spaces and support services – and working with engineering students. Building systems such as lighting and fire safety in Orchard Commons will be evaluated for innovation possibilities while the school’s engineering lab will be

place instead of focusing solely on price. “When local purchasing dollars are re-circulated in the local economy they create good jobs and build local business,” says Joanna Buczkowska, managing director of Sauder’s ISIS Research Centre. “It’s a very meaningful way of growing local economies while supporting our communities.”

opened to companies that want to test new products with UBC students before producing their respective goods. Cisco Canada president Nitin Kawale says the work “will enable vital energy-saving solutions for the university and also serve as a roadmap for future smart community initiatives not only in Canada, but around the world.”

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Vancouver ranked fourth most sustainable city

Western shippers commit to green efforts

ayor Gregor Robertson still has work to do if he wants to make his city the “greenest” in the world by 2020. In June 2013, researchers at Corporate Knights magazine ranked Vancouver the fourth most sustainable city in North America behind San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Ottawa. Cities were measured against 27 key performance indicators across five categories: environmental

quality; economic security; governance and empowerment; infrastructure and energy; and social well-being. Though Vancouver ranked last out of 20 cities in economic security, it was No. 1 in infrastructure and energy.

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voluntary environmental standards program for shipping says ports in Western Canada and the U.S. are showing more interest in the initiative. Green Marine says six new organizations came on board in 2012, including Port Metro Vancouver and the Port of Seattle. Kinder Morgan’s Westridge Terminal in Burnaby will also join the program, which has committed to create a west coast advisory committee.

The Green Marine program tracks shipping’s impact on marine ecosystems, greenhouse gas emissions, cargo handling, oil spill prevention measures and community relations. Its participants include ship owners, ports, terminals and seaway.

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Northeast

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amara Vrooman, CEO of Vancity Savings Credit Union, confesses to being semi-obsessive about turning off lights and unplugging things. Her energy-saving habits aren’t about financial frugality, but reflect her commitment to environmental sustainability at a corporate and personal level. Sheryl Gray | sheryl@sherylgray.ca

Vancity made a corporate decision to focus on the environment more than 15 years ago. The member-owned co-operative operates on the core principle of caring for the community, which fundamentally includes caring for the environment. Vancity’s commitment to do business differently was a big draw in Vrooman’s decision to leave her position as Deputy Minister of Finance for British Columbia in 2007 for a leadership role in Canada’s largest credit union. “Coming from public service, you look for opportunities to continue to serve and

work with communities,” says Vrooman. “At Vancity, we believe prosperity and social and environmental sustainability are codependent factors.” The first Canadian institution to be invited to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, the co-op is foremost a leader for sustainability at a local level, as seen in a recent initiative to help make Vancouver apartments more energy efficient. This year, Vancity was named as one of Canada’s 50 most socially responsible companies by Maclean’s magazine. Among the reasons the credit union was chosen – the approval of $386 million in “community

Tamara Vrooman | CEO, Vancity We believe prosperity and social and environmental sustainability are codependent factors

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Green recognition Vancity captured a series of awards in 2013 in recognition of its environmental and community initiatives. Recent highlights include: June 2013 Top 50 Socially Responsible Companies 2013. From MacLean’s magazine for “a broad range of environmental, social and governance indicators.” June 2013 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada. From Corporate Knights for top companies in resource, employee and financial management. May 2013 Green 30. From Aon Hewitt for “environmental stewardship.” April 2013 Canada’s Greenest Employers. From Canada’s Top 100 Employers for being “a national leader in creating environmental awareness.”

Tamara Vrooman, CEO of Vancity Savings Credit Union: “We believe prosperity and social and environmental sustainability are codependent factors” | Dominic Schaefer

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impact loans” to organizations that demonstrate positive social, environmental or cultural impacts. The magazine also cited Vancity’s “living wage policy” for its employees. The City of Vancouver and Vancity are partners in the BC Sustainable Energy Association’s RetrofitBC program. Now in the pilot stage, the initiative is meant to help owners and managers of multi-unit residential buildings complete retrofit work to create energy-saving and more comfortable homes. Does all this make sense to Vancity’s owner-members and to the bottom line? $17 billion in assets “Five years ago we had $10 billion in assets. Today we have $17 billion. Members and businesses join because they share our values,” says Maureen Cureton, green business manager with Vancity. “When you’re committed, you find a way to make it work; it’s not a trade-off.” Sustainability is an all-in commitment for Vancity; this isn’t work being done off the side of anyone’s desk. Vrooman believes this is simply the right moment for environmental initiatives – a concept whose time has come. “Business models show it’s not altruism that drives it; in fact, it’s the complete opposite. We’re more profitable now,” she says. “These are not risky initiatives, they will sustain your business in the long term.” Vrooman has seen a surge of interest and sustainability activity in the Lower Mainland but believes there’s room for improvement. For business owners and managers considering greening their business, she offers some advice: •Sustainability success starts with leadership: Commitment at top-level management is essential to maintaining

initiatives, whether green or any other kind. •Don’t be afraid to start small: It’s not always about the big-bang show. A series of smaller actions can gather better momentum that eventually leads to bigger success. •Integrate sustainability into existing practice: This is not a separate program – it must become an integral part of everything you do. Vancity has working proof of these principles. All new employees participate in a full week of immersion training that helps them understand the full impact of working for an organization committed to sustainability. “Incoming staff learn how healthy communities are both socially and environmentally caring, and how this impacts at a personal, corporate and community level,” says Cureton. “We’re also rolling this out to our current staff, starting with senior management.” Attracting talent An unexpected byproduct of commitment to green has been Vancity’s ability to engage staff. “We’re recruiting, retaining and engaging top employees,” says Vrooman. “Our newest recruits have discovered that we’re interested in their ideas, and we’re getting the best people.” Vancity also hires at the most local level; many employees live within walking distance of their branch. And, when the co-op went carbon neutral, a guideline was introduced to encourage hiring staff members who live within a five-kilometre radius of each branch. “Our employees are also community members, and they’re committed to environmental initiatives that will impact their own living,” Vrooman says. “The most important thing is that this isn’t about what Vancity creates – it’s the members that make this happen.” 

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See future of rising tides

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etro Vancouver planners and developers are trying to figure out just how high sea levels are going to rise in the face of a changing climate – and there is, potentially, billions of dollars riding on their decisions.

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Paint on Cambie Bridge struts represent a potential five-metre rise in False Creek due to climate change. The figure is a mid-point of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projections of sea levels rising from four to six metres as the earth’s major ice sheets melt due to warmer temperatures. The B.C. government estimates the mean sea level rise by 2100 will be approximately one metre. The paint is a public artwork by Rhonda Wheppler and Trevor Mahovsky | Larry O’Brien

Between melting polar ice caps and erratic weather patterns, scenes from the historic floods of the 20th century may well become a regular reality in this century as coastal areas deal with the likes of Superstorm Sandy on a regular basis. Sea levels along British Columbia’s south coast are expected to rise by at least a metre by 2100. Right now, standard guidance in B.C. recommends waterfront construction 3.5 metres above sea level or higher to protect against flooding. But experts on the coast know that specific site conditions may require an additional three metres of construction.

Or, it may require less. “Historically what we did across all municipalities is establish one flood construction level,” says Alex Boston, senior planner, community climate and energy services, with Golder Associates Ltd. “I think municipalities are beginning to appreciate that you can actually have a fair amount of variation in flood construction levels depending on what that particular foreshore looks like. A vertical wall tends to require a higher elevation than a terraced condition, because a terraced condition dissipates wave energy really effectively.” Boston is working with Concert Properties Ltd. on a strategy for the firm’s Harbourside development, a mixed-use project that’s seeking

Lisa Lock | vp development, Concert PROPERTIES Proposing terracing of the foreshore and other landscape features to allow for the dissipation of wave energy

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Effect a rezoning to allow residential and commercial development on the 12-acre property. Concert is currently working with the City of North Vancouver to determine a new, site-specific flood-management strategy for the site – somewhere between 3.5 and 5.24 metres above sea level - with landscaping elements including the parkland and foreshore being used to address potential flood-management issues. “We are proposing some terracing of the foreshore and other landscape features to allow for the dissipation of wave energy, as well as introducing some adaptable design solutions to build in flexibility for the future,” says Lisa Lock, vice-president of development with Concert.

Lisa Lock, VP development with Concert Properties: strategies include building higher above sea levels but adding terracing and even marshes that can help address concerns about rising water and wave action | Dominic Schaefer

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The Noah effect

River District: 135-acre site developing into 7,000 homes, commercial centres and green space promises to be a model for establishing flood construction levels when Vancouver city staff members complete a comprehensive coastal risk assessment in 2014 | ParkLane Homes

East Fraser lands Park Lane Homes Ltd. worked with city staff to establish a construction level of 4.8 metres on the East Fraser lands in South Vancouver. The development, known as River District, has a 25-year build-out schedule – long enough that a higher construction level had to be hammered out so the project would have, literally, a level playing field. “They don’t want to build half of their development and then build the other half higher. They wanted to agree on the methodology and build to that level,” says Sadhu Johnston, Vancouver’s deputy city manager and designated spokesperson for sustainability issues. The work promises to be a model for establishing flood construction levels based on site-specific conditions across the city when staff completes a comprehensive coastal risk assessment in 2014. “What we didn’t want to do is have just one blanket rule across the entire city,” says Johnston. “There’s different conditions across the geography and it’s not a one-sizefits-all [scenario].” While some sites may see flood construction levels beyond the basic 4.5-metre mark (as on Park Lane’s site), less vulnerable areas may see a lower level.

Ben Taddei | COO, Park Lane Homes It’s definitely a question, and we have to have the answer

Says Johnston: “We want to have the right approach in the city so that we’re not making developers or homeowners do things unnecessarily.” Park Lane COO Ben Taddei says pursuing a detailed analysis of actual flood risks and devising an appropriate response should assure buyers and occupants of waterfront real estate. “We need to be proactive,”he says. “If we’re developing next to the river, buyers want to know what we’re doing, if anything. I can’t say they’re demanding it [but] it’s definitely a question, and we have to have the answer.” But there’s a cost. Sea dykes in the Lower Mainland alone represent $9.5 billion of infrastructure; building more dykes without knowing how bad things will get is an expense most developers aren’t willing to swallow. Boston advocates measures that can evolve over time, reducing costs now so money is spent addressing actual needs in the future. “For the city and the developer to eat all of those costs right now, it’s just too great and that’s alright,” he says. “What we want to partially do is amortize costs over time and also respond to the elevating risks as they emerge.” 

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Electric Avenue Rebates of more than $10,000 and fast charging stations make Metro Vancouver a hot spot for electric vehicles

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hat will it take to plug drivers into electric vehicles? B.C. is finding out as new car buyers and fleet managers stand to benefit from a one-year extension of the Clean Energy Vehicles (CEV) program, which provides a point-of-sale rebate of up to $5,000 for each EV purchased. Just over $2 million in available funds remains in the CEV until March 31, 2014. Similarly, the LiveSmart BC Residential Charging Point Rebate offers an additional $500 provincial rebate for residential charging stations. Together with manufacturer incentives of $5,000 taken at point of sale, it’s no shock that car dealers like Downtown Nissan are capitalizing on surging demand. The

Vancouver dealership was in the top two sellers in Canada in March 2013, selling eight of its Leaf models. Downtown Nissan fleet manager John Rainbow expects sales volume to accelerate as charging infrastructure expands, charging times decrease and consumers consider fuel and maintenance savings from an electric vehicle. One client’s recent switch from a diesel pickup underscored his point. “He was spending about $1,000 a month on his Ford F350 for fuel and maintenance,” Rainbow says. “On a recent trip to Qualicum, he spent $1.67 on charging. In my view, the growth of the EV industry is dependent on having infrastructure in place to handle increased demand, improving the technology to increase the EV range and lessen charging times and the support of government and industry to be forward thinking in recognizing the need for zero-emission vehicles.”

The $90,000+ luxury Tesla S ranked a very rare nine out of 10 in Consumer Reports testing this year. Tesla recently opened a service centre in East Vancouver | Tesla Motors

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Electric avenue

Here come the electrics: the Nissan Leaf is proving the fastest-selling electric car in B.C. | Nissan

has rolled out the system in Israel, and luxury EV manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc. already has such a system for its newest products.

More than 600 electric car plug-in stations are now operating in the Lower Mainland. BC Hydro is installing 29 fast-charge stations that charge an electric vehicle in about 30 minutes flat | General Motors Canada

Charge it To that end, Vancouver entrepreneur J.M. Toriel founded Big Green Island, which provides a network of electric charging stations for residential owners and commercial car-share and municipal fleets. He cites B.C.’s high gas prices, relatively low electricity rates andBC Hydro’s clean, renewable energy sources as reasons to make the switch to electric vehicles, not to mention environmental sustainability. “Everyone I’ve spoken to that has gotten behind the wheel of an electrical vehicle realizes just how similar it is to a regular vehicle,” Toriel says. “It’s quieter and has no carbon or greenhouse emissions. There’s a huge reduction in maintenance costs: with such few moving parts, the only thing to replace is the battery, which is under warranty for over 160,000 kilometres. That’s pretty well near the lifespan of the vehicle, given the average B.C. driver travels about 12,000 kilometres a year.” Most of the 600 Lower Mainland public charging stations supported by the CEV initiative announced in November 2011 are in place or awaiting final installation. Toriel applauded a recent announcement by BC Hydro calling for 29 DC fast charge stations to be installed – the fastest of their kind. EV owners can find the nearest one on PlugShare.com, also available as an app. On the horizon, however, are electric vehicles where the entire battery can be replaced with a charged battery in about 90 seconds at dedicated service depots. Renault

Leaf fan John Stonier, spokesperson for the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association, purchased his Nissan Leaf in March 2013. He sees himself and the roughly 500 other registered EV owners as ambassadors for a better, smarter means of transportation. “The 500-odd new EV drivers that have all bought cars in the last 15 months are EV evangelists spreading the word,” he says. “B.C. already has twice the gasolineelectric hybrid adoption rate than the rest of Canada. The electric cost to drive is no more than two cents a kilometre, or anywhere from six to 15 times less than conventional cars. EV ownership take-up is all about educating the public. How would people like to save $250 to $350 per month in operating costs?” The Volt by General Motors is also available through a number of B.C. dealers. The Volt electric has a 1.4-litre backup engine for its lithium-ion battery that can extend its range to more than 500 kilometres. B.C.’s potential has also convinced California-based Tesla to set up a Vancouver service centre for its luxury all-electric vehicles. The small East Vancouver shop also displays Tesla Model S: the first all-electric vehicle to receive the highest score (99 out of 100) in Consumer Reports’ ratings, which said the $90,000-plus EV, equipped with a large 85 kilowatt hour lithium-ion battery (a $20,000 upgrade), delivered a driving range of close to 200 miles before needing a charge. This is the equivalent of about 36 kilometres per litre. EV advocates point to a bold report published by the Pembina Institute projecting at least a million electric vehicles on B.C. roads by 2030. If the forecast proves accurate, the province would cut its greenhouse emissions by 7 per cent and oil demand would drop by 12 million barrels annually. 

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Now armed with an indestructible metal and transitory technology, researchers could be close to finding it. The metal in question? Safe, silvery, malleable vanadium – a material so tough it’s believed to never degrade. Hello, electric cars. “We want to lead the mass-storage energy industry in North America,” says American Vanadium CEO Bill Radvak, whose Vancouver-based junior mining company has partnered with German battery maker Gildemeister AG, known for its advanced CellCube energy storage system. American Vanadium, offering renewable energy products and energy storage devices for remote or integrated micro-grids, is currently developing its Nevada-based Gibellini Vanadium project, which could supply 5 per cent of the world’s vanadium needs. It plans to power the operation with wind and solar, using vanadium redox flow batteries for storage. The metallic element is mostly used in steel manufacturing, but Mike Hyslop, director of corporate development for the firm, says its unique properties make it ideal for energy storage since “it does not wear out.” A vanadium battery could “ theoretically last forever,”

Hyslop adds, and could help power electric vehicles. According to Hyslop, vanadium is “completely safe and benign. The batteries don’t explode and they are fully recyclable.” They can be integrated with vehicle charging stations or tied directly into a grid and, he says, “We have 70 installations around the world, from Abu Dhabi to Siberia, freezing cold to desert heat.” Power potential Victor Goncalves, director of research and advanced development for Burnaby’s Alpha Technologies Ltd., believes traditional batteries still have a future. His company mostly targets the telecom and communication markets, which share an insatiable desire for long-life batteries. “There has been a lot of new battery developments in the last five or six years,” he says. “Lithium-ion batteries have increased in size to bigger cells, but there have been some problems [such as] fires in laptops. It’s a longtime process to get a new battery out there.” Alpha claims it “powers the world’s largest communications networks” with various emergency backup power products. Other important uses for its power-storage devices: traffic systems, security and industrial clients. Corvus Energy Ltd. in Richmond designs and manufactures lithium nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries

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capable of storing a million watts. CEO Brent Perry says the batteries are completely sealed, almost fully recyclable and suitable “for hellish conditions – from 6,700 metres below sea level to outer space.” In fact, Corvus’ batteries are being tested for integration with fuel cells to power a next-generation lunar module – what Perry calls “a jeep on the moon.” “It’s taken almost 30 years of development to get to a workable system but, in the last three years, we’ve seen costs cut in half,” he says. “I expect in the next three years it will be cut in half again.” Joint project Alpha recently teamed with Corvus on a “Living Lab” program at UBC. The project involves placing what are essentially large storage batteries (a megawatt each, or enough to power 1,000 homes for a year) at three sites on

campus and charging them at night from the electrical grid when the energy load and prices are low. That stored power is then used to save costs at peak periods during the day, when demand is high and costs are higher. The big batteries, which can be stacked to create enormous power resources, contribute to the potential greenness of an electrical system because they can also store the intermittent energy from solar panels and wind turbines. As Goncalves explains it, “The sun is not out 24–7, the wind doesn’t blow all the time. You need energy storage.” Lead-acid batteries, he adds, can be cost-effective – a “proven technology with no risk. Lithium-ion is 1.5 to two times more expensive than lead-acid. But lead-acid does not cycle well. Use [them] on a daily basis and the batteries won’t last.” But, he admits, “We have to be battery agnostics. It’s up to the customers which technology they want to use.” 

Corvus Energy CEO Brent Perry (L) and Alpha Technologies director of research and engineering Victor Goncalves are building a gigantic power storage system at UBC. One battery could power 1,000 homes for a year | Dominic Schaefer

brent perry | CEO, corvus energy It’s taken almost 30 years of development to get to a workable system but, in the last three years, we’ve seen costs cut in half

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“Our philosophy is basically to look for the sustainability focus that is right for this project in particular,” says Roppel. “But we know it will always involve BC Hydro Power Smart. We’re confident that what we provide to buyers is what they want. Being able to tell buyers that this is a Power Smart home is an important component in our marketing, and something that we know buyers will want even more in the future.” To find out more about building or buying a Power Smart new home, please visit bchydro.com/newhome.

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Butterflies & the bottom line

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n the real world, green must make economic sense and have social cache. It’s a distinction some B.C. companies are embracing – to the betterment of the environment and their bottom line. Victoria Butterfly Gardens Located on the Saanich Peninsula 15 minutes east of B.C.’s capital, Victoria Butterfly Gardens (VBG) is a tropical conservatory that welcomes more than 110,000 visitors a year. Built over two decades ago using the cheapest materials possible, the 12,000-square-foot structure requires above-average levels of heat and humidity to support its exotic inhabitants. Estimates to replace the glass that forms this giant, greenhouse-style building ran a prohibitively expensive $300,000. The solution was to encase the entire building in a six-mil poly membrane, creating an insulating, fourinch “dead air space” – a 21st-century version of the teepee, used by First Nations in cold climates for hundreds of years. According to GM Kurtis Herperger, construction costs were reduced by 40 per cent and summer energy consumption savings alone are down 20 per cent. Pest control at VBG is 100 per cent organic, relying heavily on beneficial insects like ladybugs that devour other destructive species. This year, local schoolchildren helped to release approximately 150,000 ladybugs at VBG. Total cost for the year: about $100. “So, rather than paying over $350 a month for a person to spray with a chemical made in China, we engaged our community and saved money,” Herperger says. Further initiatives include an extensive recycling program for staff and visitors and a strict no-unnecessarypackaging policy. “It’s amazing what happens when you tell suppliers that, if it’s wrapped, we don’t want it,” he says.

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A series of “common sense” changes reduced annual operating costs by $200,000 at Van Houtte Coffee Services

Van Houtte Coffee Service At Van Houtte Coffee Service, a series of changes are chopping $200,000 off annual operating costs for the company’s six B.C. operations. Morton Schroder, VP of B.C. operations, says it starts with simple habit changes, like turning off lights when staff members step out of an office. Add motion-activated lights in common areas, and Van Houtte’s annual electricity consumption has reduced by 100,000 kilowatt hours – a $10,000 savings. The company got really serious about going green when it converted 25 vehicles in its fleet to a dual-fuel system that relies on propane 95 per cent of the time. It’s a double win for Van Houtte, since propane creates 25 per cent less greenhouse gasses and costs 35 to 40 per cent less at the pump. Annual savings of $100,000 means it takes just over a year to pay off conversion costs. “We also pay close attention to right-sizing our vehicles,” Schroder says. “Most technicians don’t need a van. A Toyota Prius that uses 62 per cent less gas, and therefore creates 62 per cent less greenhouse gas, will get them where they need to go just fine.” Other eco-savvy measures: a baler that’s reduced shipments of waste cardboard from one truckload a day to one a month and plastic curtains for loading bay doors that reduced heating costs by 17 per cent in the Kamloops warehouse in just five months.

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Wood’s high rise B.C. architects envision a world where skyscrapers are made of wood, which they believe can compete with other materials in safety, cost and construction time

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n March 2013, Vancouver architect Michael Green won the contract to design the Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George. Funded by the B.C. government to showcase cutting-edge wood construction, the building – scheduled to complete in June 2014 – will stand at a modest six storeys tall, meaning it won’t be the tallest wood building in the world as was promised by Premier Christy Clark in 2011. But it is a good first step, says the head of Michael Green Architecture. Working with engineering firm Equilibrium Consulting, Green developed FFTT (Finding the Forest Through the Trees) – a system that makes it possible to build 30-storey buildings completely out of wood. It’s an idea he calls revolutionary because it means that wood could potentially replace carbon-intensive building materials like concrete and steel. Green says the building’s height isn’t important – it will

still be an important FFTT system prototype. “Some day we expect to be building 30-storey-tall buildings of wood, which is a conversation that luckily has really ignited a huge energy about wood buildings around the world,” he says. “It’s a conversation that this building, I think, will become a very important part of.” A global perspective is another important piece of the puzzle. While concrete buildings dominate the developing world, Green believes wood structures can compete in safety, cost and construction time. The environmental case for building with wood is also a huge factor for the architect, who often mentions the elegant solution of using the sun to grow renewable building materials that also sequester carbon. Green plays up the project’s environmental benefits, saying it will spare the atmosphere about 2,000 tonnes of carbon – equal to taking about 500 cars off the road in one year – compared to concrete. PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. will construct the wood tall tower, with a cost capped at $25.1 million.

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Vancouver’s CEI Architecture designed an award-winning “green” 40-storey wooden highrise for an international competition | CEI Architecture

Wooden win Meantime, a Vancouver architect’s concept for a future 40-storey office tower constructed from wood has taken an international award. The U.S.-based National Association of Industrial and Office Properties recognized CEI Architecture in its inaugural “Office Building of the Future” design competition. The NAIOP competition invited its 15,000 member architectural firms to share their vision for office-building design and operations in the year 2020, with an emphasis on sustainability and new building technologies

and including cost estimates and other broad design generalities. The competition jury considered such things as architectural philosophy and ability to “sell” the vision. CEI Architecture’s concept, submitted in partnership with Reed Jones Christoffersen Consulting Engineers, Rocky Point Engineering, 2020 Engineering and SSA Quantity Surveyors Ltd., received an honourable mention – the only Canadian design to be so recognized. It explored the idea of the highrise wooden tower, including sustainability strategies to limit greenhouse gas emissions. 

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From brownfields to green Harm Gross | Common sense and technological savvy can turn contaminated land sites into profitable developments

owhere is the opportunity to go green more obvious or important than in transforming contaminated sites, often called brownfields. In the Lower Mainland alone, literally thousands of properties are sufficiently valuable by comparison with cleanup costs to be ripe for greening. Great green-ups I’ve worked on include the transformation of the former Fullerton Lumber lands into the North Shore Auto Mall at Harbourside Business Park, developed by Concert Properties. This 12-acre site was considered impossible to remediate prior to bringing some common sense and technological savvy to the project. Another major brownfield transformation: the remediation of B.C.’s largest shipyard for the 28-acre Pinnacle International development of The Pier at Lonsdale and Esplanade in North Vancouver. In both cases, developers understood the environmental risks before acquiring the properties. Most brownfield opportunities arise inadvertently, however, when a purchaser finds a property that suits certain needs without first questioning its environmental legacy. Owner responsible In all cases, it’s essential to make the offer subject to a satisfactory environmental inspection. Why?

Because liability for contamination under B.C.’s Environmental Management Act belongs to the property owner, even if that owner did not cause the contamination to occur. While an owner may have recourse to a previous owner or tenant, or a neighbouring property from which contamination has migrated, the inconvenience, expense and delay in obtaining compensation can be significant. Environmental inspection can begin even before an offer is made by taking note of potentially contaminating activities on the property and, importantly, on neighbouring properties. Few people realize that an old gas station or dry cleaner on an adjacent property can be an even bigger concern than old heating oil tanks or other contamination on the property itself. Of particular importance is any former activity that handled large volumes of liquids, including paint manufacturers, printing shops, metal plating operations and metal workers where solvents are used. Placement of soil fill for the purpose of levelling or raising a property is an often overlooked risk because it may have come from a contaminated industrial site. First assessment The first casual inspection – known as a Phase 1 Environmental Site

Assessment – should be followed by a formal report on the likelihood of contamination, called a Stage 1 Preliminary Site Investigation, by a qualified environmental consulting firm. This report typically costs from $2,000 to $3,000, takes one to two weeks to prepare and will include a more thorough review not only of current use but also of historical activities. Often, time buries any recollection of a former contaminating activity on a site, which may have existed decades previously. It is essential to reject any offer of a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, even if a well-known consulting firm provides it, because Phase 1s do not comply with provincial environmental regulations. The quality of report and opinion is often suspect, and associated disclaimers generally limit recourse in the event of error. In contrast, a Stage 1 Preliminary Site Investigation requires a signed and stamped compliance statement from a professional confirming the report satisfies all the requirements of the Ministry of Environment. It is also important to ensure that the liability of the consultant is not limited to its fees, but that a full $2 million professional errors and omissions insurance policy backs its opinion.

Environmental inspection can begin even before an offer is made by taking note of potentially contaminating activities on the property and, importantly, on neighbouring properties

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From Brownfields to green

Salvaging the site W hat if the Stage 1 Preliminary Site Investigation identifies a risk of contamination? This does not mean the offer should be dropped. Rather, it means that a possible opportunity exists to green a contaminated site and make it a successful development. The next step, then, is to decide who pays for a Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigation, which typically involves drilling the property to determine if contamination does in fact exist. A Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigation is a more significant investment in time and expense, as

it generally costs something like 10 times the amount of a Stage 1 PSI and takes twice as long to complete. Having said that, hundreds of Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigations take place every month in B.C., and it is by no means a rare event. Normally, a motivated vendor will shoulder this cost – or at least be willing to split it. Until a Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigation has been conducted, it is much too early to drop interest in a property. Even if a Stage 2 Preliminary Site Investigation reports contamination, there is seldom reason to abandon an otherwise ideal site, because the cost of cleanup can normally be discounted

from the purchase price. Savvy purchasers think of contamination as just another cost in the acquisition process. And, with the help of an experienced environmental consultant, that’s really all it is.  Harm Gross is president of Next Environmental Inc. in Burnaby. His clients include major developers, lenders, real estate agencies and property owners. Next Environmental is currently remediating B.C.’s largest shipyard, along with other projects. 604-419-3800 or visit the company online at www.nextenvironmental.com.

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Green yardsticks Jens Ourom | Crunching numbers leads to a more transparent path on the route to business sustainability

he lines between accounting and sustainability in busine ss a re b e com i n g more blurred with each passing year. Requiring concrete sustainability data throughout their value chains has become closer to the rule than the exception for large corporations, institutions and even stock exchanges. This natural progression can be seen largely as a positive – sustainability is ultimately about being accountable for impact and, often, minimizing that impact wherever possible. Having accountants involved in the process may not quite be a necessity – but it can certainly supercharge the process. The availability of sustainability data has thus been steadily proliferating, allowing companies to

compa re themselves w ith thei r peers and with their own operations from previous years. The utility of this data cannot be ignored. Metrics such as carbon emissions, energy productivity and water productivity – particularly when parsed by relevant intensity measures, such as per employee or per dollar of revenue earned – offer a meaningful measuring stick. Only very recently has sector-specific data become available for all businesses to compare their relative impact with peers; previously this type of data would have only had enough strength to be meaningful for the very largest of corporations. Thankfully, on a local level, this accounting-sustainability marriage has been encouraged and fostered by

municipalities and local accounting associations. The depth of carbon emissions data available for smallto-mid-sized enterprises in B.C. is directly attributable to the number of businesses (700 plus) that provincial municipalities have sponsored to measure and manage their carbon emissions through Climate Smart – perhaps no other jurisdiction in North America can boast such a similarly robust data pool. In terms of support from accounting associations, most notably the Certified General Accountants Association of BC has been offering certified professional development hours for accountants measuring the carbon emissions of their employing enterprises through Climate Smart, further expanding the

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range and number of businesses in B.C. measuring their impact, in terms of emissions. Further rewarding professionals from all aspects of businesses – i.e., human resources, communications, operations, supply chain and purchasing – for their sustainability education a nd i mplementation represents a great, undertapped opportunity for professional associations to support the progression of both businesses and individuals. Perhaps just as important, these types of individual incentives often provide the necessary leverage for businesses that are dragging their heels to finally act on sustainability and designate the appropriate employees to lead the charge. Downside to hard numbers T here is one downside to laserfocusing on the hard numbers of sustainability, however. In order for businesses to inspire customers and clients with their sustainability

work and, perhaps spur competitors to take similar actions, the storytelling component should not be overlooked. Sustainability doesn’t happen overnight. Individuals and companies invest significant effort in their attempts to reduce impact, cut emissions, energy use and waste generation and reduce toxics, as examples. There’s little reason for any company to keep its journey toward sustainability successes a secret – social media wizards insist that building a brand in the 21st century is largely about personalization, and executives and companies alike should not shy away from elaborating on the trials and tribulations of running a business. Rather than skipping to the rosy, numbers-oriented success stories, don’t be surprised if the next phase of sustainability communications follows the same trajectory in terms of greater transparency and vulnerability. Of course, the benefits of such a shift will not only be felt by

businesses that are evolving in this direction and developing a brand that is much easier to relate to. Publicly sharing such valuable sustainability knowledge will be of immense benefit to the larger business community, helping to drive toward something that the planet can ultimately sustain.  Jens Ourom is from a family-run business background and liaises directly with the 700-plus local companies that have worked with Vancouver’s Climate Smart to measure, manage and reduce their carbon footprints. As part of the client relations and business development team at Climate Smart, he is particularly interested in what is driving more sustainable business practices – and what will continue to drive those practices in the future. You can reach him at 604- 254-6283 ext. 236, or visit the Climate Smart website at www.climatesmartbusiness.com.

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4 9 10 25 33 41 44 49 84 99 258 480 By Stephen J. Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor, UBC If I were a gambling man, these would be my numbers. Emblazoned on the fronts of buses that carry more than half of all travellers to and from UBC Vancouver now, they’ve transported us a good deal closer to the sustainability jackpot. But what’s at stake now is bigger than UBC, and our lucky numbers can’t get us where we need to go on their own steam. Allow me to set the scene… We’re standing on the UBC-Broadway corridor, waiting for the 99 B-Line. Stretching from Commercial Drive westward to the University, the corridor is BC’s second-largest employment district, providing more jobs than the next eight largest town centres combined. That includes a quarter of Vancouver’s tech sector employment and 40 per cent of the city’s health care jobs. It’s Western Canada’s largest health care precinct; millions of British Columbians visit VGH, UBC Hospital and the BC Cancer Agency every year. And the economic potential here is enormous. Linking health care, life sciences, the technology industry, and UBC’s research enterprise, the corridor has the makings of a technology hub on par with Toronto’s MaRS district, San Diego’s CONNECT, or London’s Tech City. Already, BC’s tech industry is the second-fastest creator of new private-sector jobs and growing more than twice as fast as the rest of our economy. Here comes the 99. Better stand back: it’s not slowing down. The size of two regular buses, it’s packed to capacity. The next one’s not stopping either. Or the next. We might be here a while. The corridor is the busiest bus route in North America. Every day, 110,000 people travel it by transit, half of them from outside Vancouver. And every day, 2,000 of them are passed by full buses. That’s half a million pass-ups a year. Factor in the additional 150,000 residents and workers expected over the next 30 years and, well, you get the picture: an exploding hub of innovation and creativity with the capacity to attract talent, businesses, and venture capital to this region; home base for our technology industry; the health sciences hub for the whole province; and the main artery connecting the city to UBC’s $10 billion economic clout, 150+ spin-off companies, research power and knowledge capacity… all choked off for want of a way to get from A to B. The solution? Rail-based rapid transit running from Commercial and Broadway to UBC, connecting the Expo, Millennium, Canada, and Evergreen Lines to the corridor. Car traffic and bus capacity are maxed out now, and the streetcar some are suggesting wouldn’t be able to handle the growth that’s coming. On the day it opens, a UBC-Broadway line will have more riders than the Canada Line. With the future of BC’s economy top of mind, the decision is as clear as the need. The numbers speak for themselves, and whatever happens next, luck will have nothing to do with it.

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Masters of the [green] universe

lder, often experienced in industry and transferring from technical schools – these are among the changes in the student body that’s enrolling in environmental graduate studies today.

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“Somewhat surprising, many new students are coming from the oil and gas industry,” says Nancy Wilkin, director of sustainability studies at Royal Roads University in Victoria. The change, she says, is telling. Instead of being primarily a focus of big government, sustainability is now becoming just as important in the resource and business sectors, as well as on a municipal level. Royal Roads, a public university, has been offering environmental education programs since it opened in 1995. Its School of Environment and Sustainability offers four undergraduate and seven graduate degrees. The average age of a graduate student is 39, and “many have real-world experience,” Wilkin says. “These are students looking to career advancement.” As such, the school offers flexible master’s programs that blend online courses with up to six weeks of residency. Royal Roads makes full use of its 536-acre campus as a green learning environment for fieldwork. All universities in British Columbia now offer graduate degrees in environmental studies and, according to Simon Fraser University, PhD-level students are being drawn from such diverse disciplines as economics, business, geography and political science, as well as the traditional pools of biology and engineering. Both SFU and cross-town rival UBC offer an extensive slate of master’s and PhD degrees in resource and environmental management.

Employment opportunities The growth in green education parallels the demand for qualified workers and managers in B.C.’s economy. In Vancouver alone, green buildings and green building products are forecast to generate 9,750 jobs within the next decade. More than half of employment in these two sectors will require green training to professional levels, according to the city’s Greenest City Action Plan.

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Future green leaders Three high-achieving B.C. high-school students have received $5,000 as winners in the 2013 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship program. Sponsored by the Toyota Canada Foundation and Earth Day Canada, the initiative recognizes students who have distinguished themselves through environmental community service, extracurricular and volunteer activities and academic excellence. This year’s B.C. winners certainly fit those criteria. Saskia Vaisey of Port Moody is co-founder and leader of her high-school Green Team, which has installed an organic garden, implemented a composting program and expanded the school’s recycling capabilities. As one of seven youth ambassadors for impossible2Possible, Vaisey ran a 182-kilometre ultra-marathon across Botswana, Africa, and connected with more than 100 classrooms worldwide via videos, blogs and live video conferencing to engage them in the topic of water. She also helped organize GrassRoutes’ Journey to the Midnight Sun, a summer bike trip from Vancouver to Inuvik to raise awareness about northern environmental issues.

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Ralph Nowak of Kelowna is founder and director of the Institute for Underwater Research, a research company on Okanagan Lake that he formed in 2005 as a high-school junior. He designs his own remotely operated vehicles that can dive to depths of 300 feet to collect data. His investigation into a plan to sink concrete from the old Okanagan Lake Bridge concluded the concrete could lead to pollution of local drinking water. The evidence and media attention he created led the Ministry of Transportation to use an alternative method to dispose of and recycle the old bridge. Nowak is now documenting and analyzing endangered aquatic plant species for the BC Conservation Data Centre and writing the first-ever book about Okanagan Lake. Deven Azevedo of Langley created a community garden after a major development project left little green space for residents to use for gardening. He gained the interest of the Township of Langley and secured the donation of a quarter-acre of land for the garden. Azevedo is also a youth representative on the Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee and founder and manager of his school’s composting system. He also worked as an environmental steward for the Langley Environmental Partners Society, helping to manage several parks and educate the public on invasive plants and protecting local watersheds. 

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fter a “rammed earth” house on Bowen Island was closed up during construction in the bitter winter of 2009, workers discovered how easy it was to keep the 2,500-square-foot home toasty warm despite temperatures of -13 C. As builder Arno Schmidt of Ecosol Design & Construction Ltd. explains, “When the crew arrived … they found the home warm enough to work in in short sleeves, although the electric construction heater had been accidentally unplugged for the weekend.” The 18-inch insulated rammed-earth (R27), double-stud walls on the second floor (R28) and R38 insulation in the ceilings, together with correctly sized and placed doubleglazed windows, airtight construction and orientation to take advantage of the sun’s energy, ensure such structures are among the most energy efficient on earth. The walls and ceiling insulation levels exceed code requirements by 23 per cent and 36 per cent, respectively. To build such a house, a graded sand, gravel and clay earth mixture is compacted around an insulation core. The walls are stabilized with 8 to 10 per cent Portland cement and reinforcing steel, provide both thermal resistance for cooling in summer and thermal mass for heating in winter. As a result, backup heat required

Twenty-six solar photovoltaic panels power the home and five cisterns collect rainwater from roof surfaces for all domestic and landscape uses and for fire fighting

by code (65,000 BTU) has been reduced to 27,000 BTU provided by an 8 kilowatt-hour electric furnace tied to a heat-recovery and ventilation unit. This arrangement guarantees a healthy indoor environment and uniform comfort throughout the home. “[Rammed-earth] homes cost about the same to build

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as a conventional, wood-framed, custom house,” says Schmidt, whose company is among the innovative B.C. builders honing the green edge of residential design and execution. Off-grid On Sid ney Isla nd i n the Jua n De Fuca Stra it, Helliwell+Smith Blue Sky Architecture has built a timber-frame house from local wood that thrives totally off the grid. Twenty-six solar photovoltaic panels power the home and five cisterns collect rainwater from roof surfaces for all domestic and landscape uses and for firefighting. Other sustainable features include a wind turbine, ondemand hot water, radiant in-floor heating, LED lighting, energy-efficient appliances, low-flush toilets and on-site vegetable gardens. There’s also a backup diesel generator for when the sun doesn’t shine.

Harmony home Over the past four years a series of zero-net-energy homes – designed to produce more energy than they consume – have been built across Canada under the Equilibrium Program, partially sponsored by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. These homes include Harmony House in Burnaby, built by Habitat Design + Consulting Ltd. with Insightful Healthy Homes Inc. The two-storey, 4,700-square-foot house is heavily insulated and has triple-pane windows that together reduce space-heating costs by 75 per cent. The house is wired to grid-connected photovoltaic solar panels and a solar-powered hot-water heating system. Because of the airtight construction, the home is also equipped with a heat-recovery ventilation (HRV) system to pump in fresh air. High-efficiency air-source electric heat pumps provide backup space and water heating. While the technology was effective – the Equilibrium homes did indeed have near-zero net energy use after one

This Sidney Island custombuilt house operates off the grid through an extensive solar photovoltaic system that provides space and water heating, as well as a rainwater collection package | WoodWorks! BC

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Rammed earth home on Bowen Island: 18-inchthick walls and airtight construction methods assure such homes are among the most energy efficient on earth | Ecosol Design & Construction

space – a potential deal-killer in high-priced Vancouver. All of the owners, however, commented on the superior air quality in the homes and the generally high comfort level. Passive House Then there are homes with no heating systems at all. At least three B.C. houses are complete or being built under

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the banner of the Canadian Passive House Institute, a campaign that’s supported by Fortis BC and BC Hydro. The Passive House goal is not to simply reduce home heating and cooling costs, but to eliminate them. Passive’s characteristics include south-facing orientation for solar gain, airtight construction, heavy insulation, high-performance windows and doors, mechanical ventilation and no central-heating systems (backup

heating is, however, required in B.C.). In Saanich on Vancouver Island, Victoria builder Robert Bernhardt claims his Passive House proved three times as airtight as homes built under the R-2000 program, which is backed by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. For the record, a blower test measured 0.6 air changes per hour at 50 pascals air pressure, which is the Passive House standard. 

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he Vancouver School Board is painting windows and skylights with a special “nanotechnology” solution in an effort to reduce energy use. Under a $268,000 budget, part of the school board’s Carbon Neutral Capital Program, the window coating has been applied at three elementary schools, and five more schools will have their windows painted in summer 2013, says Bryan Miller, construction supervisor for the VSB. The “Hot Guard” transparent coating, developed in Japan, is being sourced through Richmond-based Cascadia EcoHomes Ltd. Matthew Yoshitake, president of Cascadia, says the coating could reduce heat loss through single-pane windows at a fraction of the cost of installing double-pane windows, and that a Vancouver School Board pilot program, completed in 2011, showed a 15 per cent reduction in energy loss at schools where the coating was applied.

“This retrofit solution is ideal for older schools that have significant glazing and can benefit from a simple solution to improve occupant comfort while reducing their carbon footprint,” says Yoshitake, who explains that the solution, which dries clear, is an “advancement in nano-technology.” Miller says “the plan is to monitor our natural gas consumption at the eight schools over the next two years in order to determine the effectiveness of the coating,” which, hje adds, The coating, however, can only be applied during non-school days. “It stinks,” he says. “You couldn’t have students around when it is being applied.” The smell, fortunately, ends when the coating dries and there are no VOC emissions. Cascadia has also painted the coating onto both residential and commercial windows. “This product doubles the energy efficiency of regular glass by keeping the heat inside in winter and preventing heat from entering in summer,” Yoshitake says. 

MaTthew Yoshitake | president, Cascadia ecohomes This retrofit solution is ideal for older schools that have significant glazing and can benefit from a simple solution to improve occupant comfort while reducing their carbon footprint

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new fire-and-water-resistant wallboard that Francis said, “I can’t find an environmental weakness is cleaner and tougher than common drywall, with it.” more durable and much more environmentally It is the inherent strength and ease of installation friendly is winning converts in B.C.’s construction of Magnum Board that may win more converts. “In industry. one test, 250 pounds was hung from one screw But proponent and supplier of Magnum Board in the wall,” Frances said. Calgary home builder sheathing, Peter Francis, believes wide acceptance is Cam Kraychy tested Magnum Board in a classically slower than it should be for a “generally Canadian fashion: he fired pucks at superior product.” it. “We were amazed. I took a few slapshots at it with a real puck and Sized like drywall sheets, Magnum “There is no it barely dented,” said the president Board is smooth on one face and VOC off-gassing of Rocky Point Custom Homes as he textured on the other, which provides placed an order for Magnum Board. and Magnum a superior surface for attaching tiles. Magnum Board comes in various Board absorbs 40 Installers prefer Magnum Board thicknesses from 1/8-inch (3 mm) to because it doesn’t require tape or ¾-inch (19 mm), and the thinner sheets percent more car- mud or corner beads, meaning you are flexible. bon than it gives can board and paint the same day, and “Magnum Board is not affected by out,” Francis said, does not generate the dust associated with common drywall. The boards water. It is so strong, similar to OSB “I can’t can be mounted using a nail gun and (oriented strand board), it can provide common carpentry tools, or scored and structural strength to a wall, it will find an environsnapped. Boards don’t have to join on not burn and it will not support mold or mildew. It is also impervious to mental weakness a stud, meaning fewer cuts and less waste. Faster installations mean the with it.” ants and termites,” Francis explained. installed costs are similar to gypsum. And Magnum Board, which is made from magnesium oxide, magnesium Francis, president of Vancouverchloride, perlite and fibre, can be safely disposed of based Canadian Building Technologies, notes that since it contains no toxic materials. As a comparison, Magnum Board can also be used as exterior siding common gypsum drywall has to be separately and cladding. This year Magnum will introduce a full recycled through landfills, at a charge of $150 per line of lap and panel siding, soffits and trim. “There tonne at the Vancouver landfill, as an example. is also an integral rain-screen cladding system in the “There is no VOC off-gassing and Magnum Board works to fill the hole left by Ceraclad leaving the absorbs 40 percent more carbon than it gives out,” market,” Francis added.

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he University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus has seen the completion of what architects claim are the most sustainable buildings in North America – and they should be, considering their location and tenants. UBC, after all, has the largest and most highly ranked earth sciences department in Canada.

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The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), which won a Wood Works! BC 2013 award, houses 200 researchers from the public and private sector who push innovation in sustainable technology and construction. According to lead architect Peter Busby of Perkins+Will, CIRS “is designed be the most sustainable building in North America.” Wood was chosen as the primary building material and played a huge role in reducing the carbon footprint of the 57,000-square-foot building by almost 90 per cent compared with a typical building of the same footprint, he added. Built to exceed LEED Platinum status, this “living building” harvests sunlight, captures waste heat from a nearby building, uses a geothermal system for heating and cooling and generates a surplus of 600 megawatthours of energy that is returned back to the UBC grid. It also removes 170 tonnes of greeenhouse gas emissions annually and captures 100 per cent of its water from rain and an on-site, solar-powered wastewater purification package.

The four-storey, 57,000-square-foot Centre for Interactive Studies at UBC delivers more energy back to the grid than it uses. It was built using Forest Stewardship Councilcertified and pine-beetle-killed wood | Martin Tessler

Earth Sciences Building The $75 million Earth Sciences Building is home to UBC’s department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences (EAOS), the Pacific Institute of the Mathematical Sciences and the dean’s office of the faculty of science. The building itself is a beacon for science, technology and environmental awareness. Constructed to LEED Gold standards, it is the largest panelized-wood building and the largest application of cross-laminated timber in North America, with more Stone-veneer panels, representing every rock and stone on earth, are used as a teaching tool at the Earth Sciences Building

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Green beacons of UBC

UBC’s Earth Sciences Building uses 270-kilogram moveable louvers to shade glass-sheathed classrooms and laboratories. It was built using 1,300 tonnes of locally sourced wood

than 1,300 tonnes of B.C.-sourced wood as its primary material. Yet it is the fenestration excellence that truly sets this UBC landmark apart. The 87,273-square-foot multi-storey building is sheathed in 47,000 square feet of curtain wall, which has both low-E coatings and argon gas to reduce energy use, and an innovative series of glass louvres and fins used to shade laboratories and classrooms. The design, by Perkins+Will in Vancouver, was created under the guidance of LEED-certified architect Jana Foit. A further innovation is the seamless incorporation of stone panels into the curtainwall framing. The panels were custom manufactured to be exactly the same thickness as the curtain wall and “glazed” right into the wall,

a first in B.C. The stone veneers, hand-picked by the architect and UBC faculty, represent every type of rock and stone on earth. Supporting the heavy glass louvres demanded a learning curve for project manager Jon Ferrey of Flynn Canada Ltd. and Layton Consulting of Vancouver, since metal supports could not pierce the sealed curtain wall. “The 600-pound pieces of glass were basically cantilevered out almost two feet out from the building,” explains Ferrey, who was quick to praise architect Jana Foit. “I have not worked with an architect who was this engaged during my entire career,” he says. Among other honours, the Earth Sciences Building won an award this year from the Fenestration Association of B.C. 

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Green Key hotels The Green Key program recognizes hotels, motels and resorts for environmental and fiscal performance. Though less than 3,000 hotels worldwide hold a Green Key ranking, it’s becoming the standard to which B.C. establishments are held. Four Vancouver hotels (of just 52 worldwide) rank at the premier Five Green Keys under the graduated Green Key Eco-Rating program, with many more local properties holding one to four Green Keys. Boutique inns, like Times Square Suites and Burrard hotels, have also stepped up, installing LED lights and reclaimed wood furnishings. Times Square manager Jacqui McMullen says, “We wish to be ambassadors for our guests to learn simple [sustainable] practices they can take home with them.”

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New wallboard system seen as breakthrough Magnum Board, a new residential wallboard with impressive environmental credentials, is now available in B.C. and some say it could replace common gypsum drywall as the go-to system for new homes and renovations. Magnum Board is much tougher than drywall, and as it is faster & easier to install the final cost is about the same. Magnum is almost impervious to water, fire, mold and termites but it is the green aspects that may endear it to many builders and homeowners. First of all, since it is made entirely of non-toxic material, Magnum Board can be easily and safely recycled with no additional costs. Magnum Board also produces no VOC off-gassing, less dust and less waste and it actually absorbs more CO2 than it produces. “I can’t see any environmental downside,” said Peter Francis of Canadian Building Technologies, which is distributing Magnum Board. And Magnum is not just for interior use, Francis added. It is fully tested to use as exterior siding and cladding. “In fact this year Magnum will come out with a full line of magnesium oxide board lap and panel siding, soffits and trim. There is also an integral rain-screen cladding system in the works to fill the hole left by the recent decision by the Japanese company Ceraclad to leave the North American market.” www.magnumbp.ca

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Southeast False Creek Olympic Village Various Vancouver, V5Y 0B1 Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion 1055 Canada Pl Vancouver, V6C 2W2 Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre 32900 Marshall Rd Abbotsford, V6V 3A4 UBC Life Sciences Centre 2350 Health Sciences Mall Vancouver, V6T 1Z3 Richmond Olympic Oval 6080 River Rd Richmond, V6Y 2C1 Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre 1952 Bay St Victoria, V8R 1J8

City of Vancouver www.vancouver.ca

Residential

2010

BC PavCo www.bcpavco.com

Convention centre

2009

Merrick Architecture, GBL Architects, Walter Francl, Arthur Erickson, Nick 6,000,000 Milkovich, IBI, Acton Ostry, Cobalt Engineering, ITC Construction, MetroCan Construction, Haebler Construction2 PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., Unitech Construction Management, DA 1,165,192 Architects + Planners, MCM Partnership, LMN Architects

Access Health Abbotsford

Hospital

2009

University of British Columbia www.ubc.ca

Lecture halls. classrooms, research facilities Sporting and convention facility

2004

Vancouver Island Health Authority www.viha.ca

Hospital

2011

Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre 9750 140 Street Surrey, V3T 4K1 Citypoint 10777 University Drive Surrey, V3T 0E6 Cross Roads 525 West Broadway Vancouver, V5Z 4K5 Vista Place 148-178 13th St W North Vancouver, V7M 1N6

Fraser Health Authority www.fraserhealth.ca

Hospital/Clinic

2011

Century Group www.centurygroup.ca

Two-tower, 452 unit 2010 multi-unit residential building Mixed-use commercial 2010

Platinum LEED Canada-NC 1.0 February 3, 2010 Platinum LEED Canada-NC 1.0 February 2, 2010 Gold LEED Canada-NC 1.0 September 10, 2009 Gold LEED-NC v2 December 19, 2005 Silver LEED Canada-NC 1.0 January 29, 2010 Gold LEED Canada for NCMR June 28, 2012 Gold LEED-NC September 19, 2012 Silver LEED Canada NC-MR April 8, 2011 Gold LEED-CS August 31, 2010 Silver LEED Canada NC-MR January 1, 2011

BC Cancer Research Centre 675 10th Ave W Vancouver, V5Z 1L3 Vernon Jubilee Hospital Polson Tower 2101 32nd Street Vernon, V1T 5L2 The Atrium 800 Yates St Victoria, V8W 1L8 Kwantlen University College Trades & Tech Centre 5500 180 St Surrey, V3S 6R1 Vancouver Island Technology Park 4464 Markham St Victoria, V8Z 7X8 Willingdon Park Phases 8 and 9 4350 Still Creek Dr Burnaby, V5C 6C6 UBC Buchanan complex 1866 Main Mall UBC, V6T 1Z1 Pomaria 1455 Howe St Vancouver, V6Z 1R9 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers head office 9500 Glenyon Parkway Burnaby, V3N 1H4 Dockside Green Phase 2 - Balance 381, 385 Tyee Rd Victoria, V9A 7G4 Broadway Tech Centre 5 and 7 2930, 2940 Virtual Way Vancouver, V5M 4X5

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City of Richmond www.richmond.ca

PCI Group www.pci-group.com Intracorp Canada www.intracorp.ca

2009

Two-tower multi-unit NP residential highrise market condominium project Laboratory 2005

Interior Health Authority www.interiorhealth.ca

Hospital

2011

Jawl Properties Ltd www.jawlproperties.com

Mixed-use commercial: 2010 office and retail

Kwantlen Polytechnic University www.kwantlen.ca

Mixed-use

2007

Vancouver Island Technology Park www.vitp.ca

Office building

2002

HOOPP Realty Inc. www.hoopp.com

Office building

2010

University of British Columbia www.ubc.ca

Lecture halls/ classrooms

2010

Qualex-Landmark Projects Inc.

Residential highrise

2009

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc www.rbauction.com

Office building

2009

Vancity and Windmill West (developers) www.docksidegreen.com

Highrise multi-unit residential

2009

Mixed-use commercial 2010

Gold LEED Canada-NC July 22, 2005 Gold LEED Canada NC September 14, 2012 Gold LEED Canada NC July 26, 2012 Gold LEED-NC v2 September 22, 2008 Gold LEED-NC v2 February 4, 2002 Gold LEED-CS January 3, 2012 Gold NP December 20, 2012 Silver LEED BC March 25, 2010 Gold LEED Canada NC-MR October 29, 2012 Platinum LEED Canada NC-MR March 10, 2011 Platinum USGBC LEED-CS August 30, 2012

Total square footage

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., MCM Architects, Silver Thomas Hanley 645,834 Bunting Coady Architects, Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc., Ledcor Construction, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd., MCW Consultants Ltd.

561,520

Dominion Construction, Cannon Design, Glotman Simpson, Fast + Epp

504,891

Cannon Design, Lark Group, Acciona, Angus Consulting Management Western Limited

393,485

Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd., Bouygues Batiment International, Bird Construction

346,372

314,177

PCI Group

292,003

Intracorp Harbour View LP, Ramsay Worden Architects, InSight Design Group

289,301

Henriquez Partners Architects, IBI Group, Ledcor Construction, Keen Engineering (now Stantec Consulting), Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers, R.A. Duff and Associates Inc. (MMM Group) NP

233,329

208,787

Bunting Coady Architects, PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc., Ledcor Construction, Bush Bohlman & Partners, Earth Tech

200,004

Idealink Architecture, Bunting Coady Architects, Campbell Construction

190,995

CEI Architecture Planning Interiors

186,345

Busby, Perkins + Will Architects, Scott Construction

177,443

172,997

Bunting Coady Architects, Ventana Construction

165,000

Busby Perkins + Will, MPC Consulting, Morrison Hershfield Consulting Engineers

160,867

Bunting Coady Architects, Tidball Projects

150,996

227,775

Sources: Canada Green Building Council and BIV research. NP Not provided NR Not ranked 1 - Lists new construction buildings with silver-, gold- and platinum-ratings and excludes buildings where internal renovations are LEED rated 2 Companies involved in the original Olympic Village

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alternative-energy companies in BiggestBiggest alternative energy companies inB.C. B.C.Foundation architecture Ranked by | Number of employees in 2013 RANKED BY | Number of B.C. employees in 2013 Rank '13 Company

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 21 21

Schneider Electric, Solar Business 3700 Gilmore Way, Burnaby V5G 4M1 P: 604-422-8595 F: 604-420-1591 www.schneider-electric.com/solar Westport Innovations Inc 1750 75th Ave W Suite 101, Vancouver V6P 6G2 P: 604-718-2000 F: 604-718-2001 www.westport.com Ballard Power Systems Inc 9000 Glenlyon Pkwy, Burnaby V5J 5J8 P: 604-454-0900 F: 604-412-4700 www.ballard.com Endurance Wind Power 19052 26th Ave Suite 107, Surrey V3S 3V7 P: 888-440-4451 F: 604-542-9463 www.endurancewindpower.com Analytic Systems Ware (1993) Ltd 8128 River Way, Delta V4G IK5 P: 604-946-9981 F: 604-946-9983 www.analyticsystems.com General Fusion Inc 3680 Bonneville Pl Suite 108, Burnaby V3N 4T5 P: 604-439-3003 F: NP www.generalfusion.com Delta-Q Technologies Corp 3755 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby V5G 3H3 P: 604-327-8244 F: 604-327-8246 www.delta-q.com Corvus Energy Ltd 13155 Delf Pl Suite 220, Richmond V6V 2J2 P: 604-227-0280 F: 604-227-0281 www.corvus-energy.com Alterra Power Corp 888 Dunsmuir St Suite 600, Vancouver V6C 3K4 P: 604-699-4999 F: 604-682-3727 www.alterrapower.ca Innergex Renewable Energy Inc 666 Burrard St Suite 200, Vancouver V6C 2X8 P: 604-633-9990 F: 604-633-9991 www.innergex.com BIC (formerly Angstrom Power Inc) 980 1st St W Suite 109, North Vancouver V7P 3N4 P: 604-980-9936 F: 604-980-9937 www.angstrompower.com Synex International Inc 1444 Alberni St Suite 400, Vancouver V6G 2Z4 P: 604-688-8271 F: 604-688-1286 www.synex.com Sea Breeze Power Corp 333 Seymour St Suite 1400, Vancouver V6B 5A6 P: 604-689-2991 F: 604-689-2990 www.seabreezepower.com Clean Current Power Systems Inc 750 Pender St W Suite 405, Vancouver V6C 1T7 P: 604-602-1222 F: 604-602-1221 www.cleancurrent.com Aeolis Wind Power Corp 9800 McDonald Park Rd Suite 200, Sidney V8L 5W5 P: 250-655-0330 F: 250-655-7232 www.aeoliswind.com Swiss Solar Tech Ltd 5811 Giants Head Rd, Summerland V0H 1Z7 P: 250-404-0490 F: 250-494-8183 www.swisssolartech.com Quantum Wind Power Manufacturing Corp 2128 Peters Rd, West Kelowna V4T 2C4 P: 888-700-1251 F: 888-700-1251 www.quantumwind.com ACT Aurora Control Technologies Corp 980 1st St W Suite 210, North Vancouver V7P 3N4 P: 778-241-5000 F: NP www.auroracontrol.com Dependable Turbines Ltd 17930 Roan Pl, Surrey V3S 5K1 P: 604-576-3175 F: 604-576-3183 www.dtlhydro.com Lockhart Industries Ltd PO Box 784, Duncan V9L 3Y1 P: 250-748-1731 F: 250-743-4570 www.lockhart.ca Freethem Generation Inc 1321 33rd Ave W, Vancouver V6M 1A6 P: 604-767-3635 F: NP www.freethem.com MagPower Systems Inc 1480 Foster St Suite 20, White Rock V4B 3X7 P: 778-294-3211 F: 778-294-3212 www.magpowersystems.com

Top local executive(s)

Ownership

Laurent Bataille, senior vice-president, Schneider Electric solar business

Year founded

Revenue '12/ Worldwide staff B.C. staff '13/'12 '11 '13/'12

Schneider Electric Solar and backup power, RV, marine and SA (Paris) commercial vehicle products

150,000 120,000

730 750

David Demers, CEO, William Larkin, CFO

TSX:WPT; Nasdaq:WPRT

Alternative engine technologies, commercial products available

1995

$155 mil.1/ $87 mil.1

1,043 769

3182 318

John Sheridan, president and CEO

TSX:BLD; Nasdaq:BLDP

Hydrogen fuel cell research and development

1979

$44 mil.1/ $55 mil.1

376 397

306 345

Glenn Johnson, CEO

Privately held

Manufacturer of advanced wind power turbines 2007

80 60

Jim Hargrove, owner and president, Bill Walker, vice-president, sales and marketing

Privately held

Design and manufacture a complete range of high-performance power conversion products

$9 mil./ $8 mil.

78 78

Doug Richardson, CEO, Michel Laberge, president, Susan Koch, CFO

Privately held

NP 60

68 60

Ken Fielding, president and CEO

Privately held

New, patent-pending concept based on a recent 2002 development in fusion research called magnetized target fusion (MTF) Power conversion and power management 1999 products for electric vehicle manufacturers

71 75

64 73

Will Walls, president

2009

$800,000

70 50

56 45

Ross Beaty, executive chair, Donald TSX:AXY McInnes, executive vice-chair, John Carson, CEO Richard Blanchet, senior vice-president, TSX:INE Western Region

Renewable power producer active in North America, Latin America and Europe

2008

$61 mil.1/ $63 mil.1

200 200

50 50

Run-of-river hydro projects

1990

$181 mil./ $148 mil.

115 79

40 33

Ged McLean, director of fuel cells

BIC Inc.

Hydrogen fuel cells for cellphones, lighting and handheld electronics

2001

NP NP

322 32

Greg Sunell, president

TSX:SXI

Energy development and operations

1984

$5 mil./ $4 mil.

23 22

Paul Manson, president and CEO

SBX.V

Renewable generation and transmission developer

1990

20 14

Glen Darou, CEO

Renewable energy from water flows including tidal stream, ocean current and river

2001

NP NP

10 NP

Juergen Puetter, president and CEO

Privately held

Wind energy

2003

NP NP

9 NP

Roger Huber, CEO

Privately held

Solar thermal collector efficiency, solar and geothermal hybrid system

2001

$585,258/ $984,167

8 7

Rick West, president, Randal Lyon, CEO

Wind energy, design, engineering and manufacturing

2001

NP NP

8 5

Gordon Deans, president and CEO

TSX-V:ACU

2009

NP/ $0

6 7

Robert Prior, president

Privately held

Develops, manufactures and markets inline measurement systems for the photovoltaic industry Hydroelectric Turbines

1978

NP NP

5 5

Doug Lockhart, president

Privately held

GeoExchange

1976

NP 5

5 5

Claes Fredriksson, CEO

Private

2000

$50,000/ $75,000

3 3

Bruce W Downing, CTO, Chris Hilliard, managing director

Privately held

Magnesium air fuel cell and hydrogen inhibitors 1999

NP/ $0

NP NP

3 3

Sources: Interviews with above companies and BIV research. Other companies may have ranked but did not provide ranking information by deadline. NP Not provided NR Not ranked NA Not applicable 1 - Converted from U.S. dollars 2 - 2012 figure

Areas of research

1976

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products

Adhesives Caulks & Sealants

Eagle Specialized Coatings and Protected Environments 18523 Fraser Hwy, Surrey V3S 8E7 Doug Pearce �� p604-576-2212 einfo@eaglecoatings.net wwww.eaglecoatings.com GreenWorks Building Supply Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 Peter McGee �� p604-685-3611 einfo@greenworksbuildingsupply.com wwww.greenworksbuildingsupply.com

Appliances

Fraser Valley Metal Exchange 23359A Fisherman Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B9 Mike Salo �� p604-467-7878 efraservalleymetals@yahoo.com wwww.fvme.com

Decking Fencing & Outdoor Structures

BW Creative Railing Systems 23282 River Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B6 �� p604-467-5147 esales@bwcreativerailings.com wwww.bwcreativerailings.com West Wind Hardwood Inc 10189 McDonald Park Rd Suite 5, Sidney V8L 3S8 Joel Radford �� p250-656-0848 ejoel@westwindhardwood.com wwww.westwindhardwood.com Wishbone Site Furnishings 27090 Gloucester Way Suite 109, Langley V4W 3Y5 John Jansen �� p604-626-0476 ejohn@wishboneltd.com wwww.wishboneltd.com Woodtone 8807 Aitken Rd, Abbotsford V2R 4H5 Mike Pidlisecky �� p800-663-9844 wwww.woodtone.com

Doors

Francis Lemieux & Co 3005 Murray St Suite 11, Port Moody V3H 1X3 Francis Lemieux �� p604-469-9684 einfo@francislemieux.com wwww.francislemieux.com Lynden Door Canada 2076 Townline Rd Suite 1, Abbotsford V2T 6E5 Andrew McGregor ��p604-852-7160 eandrew.mcgregor@lyndendoor.com wwww.lyndendoor.com

Electrical & Lighting

and technologies available for construction

EcoCentury Technologies Inc 12417 Meadowbrook Pl, Maple Ridge V4R 2H6 Stephen Gibson �� p604-467-2625 esgibson@ecocentury.ca wwww.ecocentury.ca

Fraser Valley Metal Exchange 23359A Fisherman Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B9 Mike Salo �� p604-467-7878 efraservalleymetals@yahoo.com wwww.fvme.com KM Roberts & Associates Ltd 18812 96 Ave Suite 20, Surrey V4N 3R1 Brian H Le Cappelain �� p604-882-8488 eblecappelain@kmroberts.com wwww.kmroberts.com

Exterior Finish & Trim

Bedrock Granite Sales Ltd 1865 Pipeline Rd, Coquitlam V3E 2X1 Roy Stead ��p604-941-7783 eroy@bedrockgranitesales.com wwww.bedrockgranitesales.com Chateau Homes 2772 Spruce St Suite 301, Vancouver V6H 2R2 Peter Francis �� p604-290-1961 epeter@chateauhomes.ca wwww.chateauhomes.ca I-XL Masonry Supplies Ltd 7836 Venture St, Burnaby V5A 1V3 ��p604-299-0270 wwww.ixlmasonry.com Smoothcuts Painting Inc 4751 Elgin St, Vancouver V5V 4S2 Liam Milford �� p778-233-8626 einquiry@smoothcuts.ca wwww.smoothcuts.ca Woodtone 8807 Aitken Rd, Abbotsford V2R 4H5 Mike Pidlisecky �� p800-663-9844 wwww.woodtone.com

Flooring & Floor coverings

D Litchfield Inc 3040 Westwood St, Port Coquitlam V3C 3L7 �� p604-464-7525 edemo@dlitchfield.com wwww.dlitchfield.com Division 9 (a Shnier Company) 725 Eaton Way Suite 140, Delta V3M 6S5 Alan Hurley �� p604-636-3565 wwww.division9.ca European Touch Hardwood Inc 243 8th Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 1N3 Alicja Kudyba �� p604-325-7001 einfo@ethfloors.com wwww.ethfloors.com GreenWorks Building Supply Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 Peter McGee �� p604-685-3611 einfo@greenworksbuildingsupply.com wwww.greenworksbuildingsupply.com Interface 1020 Mainland St Suite 119, Vancouver V6B 2T2 Laura Opsal ��p604-255-7447 elaura.opsal@interface.com wwww.interface.com Interstyle Ceramic & Glass Ltd 3625 Brighton Ave, Burnaby V5A 3H5 ��p604-421-7229 einfo@interstyle.ca wwww.interstyle.ca Millicare by Xebec 1551 Broadway St Suite 123, Port Coquitlam V3C 6N9 Jason Davies ��p604-468-9400 ejdavies@xmg-group.com wwww.millicare.com

Patcraft 5219 Sarita Ave, North Vancouver V7R 3N2 Fred Rabiner �� p604-377-0366 efred.rabiner@patcraft.com wwww.patcraft.com Shaw Contract Group Vancouver Meryl Dyson �� p604-738-6296 emeryl.dyson@shawinc.com wwww.shawcontractgroup.com Szolyd Development 502 Craigflower Rd, Victoria V9A 2V8 Nolan Mayrhofer ��p250-888-7447 einfo@szolyd.com wwww.szolyd.com West Wind Hardwood Inc 10189 McDonald Park Rd Suite 5, Sidney V8L 3S8 Joel Radford �� p250-656-0848 ejoel@westwindhardwood.com wwww.westwindhardwood.com Western Reclaimed Timber Corp 26324 River Rd PO Box 93 Stn Whonnock, Maple Ridge V2W 1V9 �� p604-462-8845 ewrtc@telus.net wwww.westernreclaimed.com

Eagle Specialized Coatings and Protected Environments 18523 Fraser Hwy, Surrey V3S 8E7 Doug Pearce �� p604-576-2212 einfo@eaglecoatings.net wwww.eaglecoatings.com Four Seasons Insulation Ltd 25588 60th Ave, Aldergrove V4W 1H1 �� p604-607-5022 efsinsulation@aol.com wwww.fourseasonsinsulation.com GreenWorks Building Supply Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 Peter McGee �� p604-685-3611 einfo@greenworksbuildingsupply.com wwww.greenworksbuildingsupply.com Quad-Lock Building Systems Ltd 7398 132 St, Surrey V3W 4M7 �� p604-590-3111 einfo@quadlock.com wwww.quadlock.com

Foundations Footers & Slabs – Stay in Place Forms

Quad-Lock Building Systems Ltd 7398 132 St, Surrey V3W 4M7 �� p604-590-3111 einfo@quadlock.com wwww.quadlock.com

Furniture & Furnishings

Francis Lemieux & Co 3005 Murray St Suite 11, Port Moody V3H 1X3 Francis Lemieux �� p604-469-9684 einfo@francislemieux.com wwww.francislemieux.com p+a furniture inc 159 Hastings St W, Vancouver V6B 1H4 ��p604-255-2089 einfo@pafurniture.ca wwww.pafurniture.ca Szolyd Development 502 Craigflower Rd, Victoria V9A 2V8 Nolan Mayrhofer ��p250-888-7447 einfo@szolyd.com wwww.szolyd.com Wishbone Site Furnishings 27090 Gloucester Way Suite 109, Langley V4W 3Y5 John Jansen �� p604-626-0476 ejohn@wishboneltd.com wwww.wishboneltd.com

Insulation

AFA Forest Products Inc 19822 101 Ave, Langley V1M 3G6 �� p604-513-4850 wwww.afaforest.com

Insulation – EPS Foam Insulation

Interior Finish & Trim

BW Creative Railing Systems 23282 River Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B6 �� p604-467-5147 esales@bwcreativerailings.com wwww.bwcreativerailings.com Cascadia Design Products 1614 5th Ave W Suite 100, Vancouver V6J 1N8 Mark Bromley �� p604-739-0966 einfo@cascadiadesign.ca wwww.cascadiadesign.ca Chateau Homes 2772 Spruce St Suite 301, Vancouver V6H 2R2 Peter Francis �� p604-290-1961 epeter@chateauhomes.ca wwww.chateauhomes.ca Green over Grey – Living Walls & Design Inc 555 Burrard St Suite 900, Vancouver V7X 1M8 Mike Weinmaster ��p604-837-0333 einfo@greenovergrey.com wwww.greenovergrey.com GreenWorks Building Supply Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 Peter McGee �� p604-685-3611 einfo@greenworksbuildingsupply.com wwww.greenworksbuildingsupply.com I-XL Masonry Supplies Ltd 7836 Venture St, Burnaby V5A 1V3 ��p604-299-0270 wwww.ixlmasonry.com Interstyle Ceramic & Glass Ltd 3625 Brighton Ave, Burnaby V5A 3H5 ��p604-421-7229 einfo@interstyle.ca wwww.interstyle.ca Smoothcuts Painting Inc 4751 Elgin St, Vancouver V5V 4S2 Liam Milford �� p778-233-8626 einquiry@smoothcuts.ca wwww.smoothcuts.ca Tendu – Barrisol BC 241 1st St E, North Vancouver V7L 1B4 Sita Carboni ��p604-981-9663 einfo@tendu.ca wwww.tendu.ca

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Mechanical Systems/HVAC

Akhurst Machinery Ltd 1669 Foster’s Way, Delta V3M 6S7 Graham Akhurst ��p604-540-1430 evan@akhurst.com wwww.akhurst.com Eneready Products Ltd 6420 Beresford St Suite 4, Burnaby V5E 1B6 Yvonne Kerr �� p604-433-5697 esales@enereadyproducts.com wwww.enereadyproducts.com Energex Inc 138 8th Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 1N2 Rami Belson ��p604-448-1899 erami@energexinc.com wwww.energexinc.com First American Scientific Corp 30758 South Fraser Way Suite 201, Abbotsford V2T 6L4 Adam Powell ��p604-850-8959 wwww.fasc.net Fraser Valley Metal Exchange 23359A Fisherman Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B9 Mike Salo �� p604-467-7878 efraservalleymetals@yahoo.com wwww.fvme.com Solaris Manufacturing Inc 1815 Settler Rd, Qualicum Beach V9K 2R6 Bruce Gray �� p250-752-8734 esolarisgeothermal@gmail.com wwww.solar-hot-water.ca TRAK International 171 Commercial Dr Suite 102, Kelowna V1X 7W2 Jeff Maxwell ��p250-491-8460 wwww.trakge.com Trane BC 3080 Beta Ave, Burnaby V5G 4K4 ��p604-473-5600 wwww.trane.com/vancouver

Other Green Products

Architek Sustainable Building Solutions 3715 Puget Dr, Vancouver V6L 2T8 Ronald Schwenger �� p604-861-9446 eron@architek.com wwww.architek.com

Green Coast Rubbish Inc 506 Brand St, North Vancouver V7N 1G1 Eamonn Duignan ��p604-230-4530 epickup@greencoastrubbish.com wwww.greencoastrubbish.com GreenWorks Building Supply Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 Peter McGee �� p604-685-3611 einfo@greenworksbuildingsupply.com wwww.greenworksbuildingsupply.com

ICBA Benefits Services Ltd 3823 Henning Dr Suite 211, Burnaby V5C 6P3 Alain Bergeron �� p604-298-7752 einfo@icbabenefits.ca wwww.benefit-plan.ca/green Complete health and retirement plans for companies and their employees – including Canada’s first carbon-neutral group insurance program. Planet Clean Canada Inc 1609 Derwent Way, Delta V3M 6K8 Sally Claire �� p604-327-1101 einfo@planetclean.com wwww.planetclean.com SIP Distribution Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 �� p604-876-1950 einfo@sipdistribution.ca Szolyd Development 502 Craigflower Rd, Victoria V9A 2V8 Nolan Mayrhofer ��p250-888-7447 einfo@szolyd.com wwww.szolyd.com

Paints & Coatings

Cloverdale Paint Inc 6950 King George Hwy, Surrey V3W 4Z1 �� p604-596-6261 ehelpdesk@cloverdalepaint.com wwww.cloverdalepaint.com Eagle Specialized Coatings and Protected Environments 18523 Fraser Hwy, Surrey V3S 8E7 Doug Pearce �� p604-576-2212 einfo@eaglecoatings.net wwww.eaglecoatings.com GreenWorks Building Supply Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 Peter McGee �� p604-685-3611 einfo@greenworksbuildingsupply.com wwww.greenworksbuildingsupply.com

Kerrisdale Lumber Co 6191 West Blvd, Vancouver V6M 3X3 �� p604-261-4274 einfo@kerrisdalelumber.com wwww.kerrisdalelumber.com SIP Distribution Inc 79 3rd Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 3T8 �� p604-876-1950 einfo@sipdistribution.ca Smoothcuts Painting Inc 4751 Elgin St, Vancouver V5V 4S2 Liam Milford �� p778-233-8626 einquiry@smoothcuts.ca wwww.smoothcuts.ca Woodtone 8807 Aitken Rd, Abbotsford V2R 4H5 Mike Pidlisecky �� p800-663-9844 wwww.woodtone.com

Plumbing

CuraFlo of BC Ltd 7436 Fraser Park Dr, Burnaby V5J 5B9 Randy Christie �� p604-298-7278 echristier@curaflo.com wwww.curaflo.com/bc Equipco Ltd 42 Fawcett Rd Suite 101, Coquitlam V3K 6X9 �� p604-522-5590 esales@equipcoltd.com wwww.equipcoltd.com Fraser Valley Metal Exchange 23359A Fisherman Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B9 Mike Salo �� p604-467-7878 efraservalleymetals@yahoo.com wwww.fvme.com SourceWest Plumbing Sales 8395 Riverbend Crt, Burnaby V3N 5E7 �� p604-430-2020 emona@sourcewest.ca wwww.sourcewest.ca

Renewable Energy Onsite Energy Production

Northern Alternate Power Systems Box 1243, Fairview AB T0H 1L0 Sam Glauser �� p780-835-3682 einfo@solar-store.com wwww.solar-store.com Solaris Manufacturing Inc 1815 Settler Rd, Qualicum Beach V9K 2R6 Bruce Gray �� p250-752-8734 esolarisgeothermal@gmail.com wwww.solar-hot-water.ca Sun Bright Solar Inc 20140 120B Ave, Maple Ridge V2X 3K5 Paul Sim �� p604-459-4551 epaul@sunbrightsolar.ca wwww.sunbrightsolar.ca

Roofing GR Green Building Products 3191 Thunderbird Cres Suite 117, Burnaby V5A 3G1 Natalia Bouvier �� p604-808-7518 enatalia@grgreen.com wwww.grgreen.com

Sitework & Landscaping BC Eco Paving 145 Schoolhouse St Suite 38, Coquilam V3K 4X8 Brad Lavigne �� p604-785-3795 einfo@ecopaving.ca wwww.ecopaving.ca Green Coast Rubbish Inc 506 Brand St, North Vancouver V7N 1G1 Eamonn Duignan ��p604-230-4530 epickup@greencoastrubbish.com wwww.greencoastrubbish.com

Structural Framing Chateau Homes 2772 Spruce St Suite 301, Vancouver V6H 2R2 Peter Francis �� p604-290-1961 epeter@chateauhomes.ca wwww.chateauhomes.ca Western Reclaimed Timber Corp 26324 River Rd PO Box 93 Stn Whonnock, Maple Ridge V2W 1V9 �� p604-462-8845 ewrtc@telus.net wwww.westernreclaimed.com Weyerhaeuser, Vancouver plant 1272 Derwent Way, Delta V3M 5R1 Craig Dorion �� p604-426-4665 ecraig.dorion@weyerhaeuser.com wwww.ilevel.com

Windows Centra Windows 20178 98th Ave, Langley V1M 3G1 �� p604-882-5010 einfo@centrawindows.com wwww.centrawindows.com Fraser Valley Metal Exchange 23359A Fisherman Rd, Maple Ridge V2W 1B9 Mike Salo �� p604-467-7878 efraservalleymetals@yahoo.com wwww.fvme.com

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Ge0Exchange

GeoExchange BC is a non-profit, industry driven association of private and public interests in British Columbia and throughout Canada. Our focus is to provide information, education, training, certification and resources for the growing geoexchange and diverse heat pump industry. GeoExchange BC is managed by a group of elected directors and has a growing membership of individuals and corporations from all sectors.

Contractor

Cambri Development Inc Kamloops �� p250-374-0224 Caunt, Darryl enickir@mibroc.com Capital City Refrigeration Ltd Saanichton �� p250-665-7766 Sykes, Tim etim@capitalcityrefrigeration.com Custom Air Conditioning Port Coquitlam �� p604-975-7728 Bradbeer, Chris echrisb@customair.ca Georgi, Ron erong@customair.ca Hitchcock, Bob ebobh@customair.org Kawaguchi, Jeff ejeffk@customair.ca Whiten, Peter epeterw@customair.ca Drillwell Enterprises Ltd Duncan �� p250-746-5268 Slade, David edrill@drillwell.com

GroundForce geoDrilling Solutions Calgary ��p403-387-3223 Mooney, Tony etmooney@groundforcedrilling.com Cronin, Rick ercronin@groundforcedrilling.com Hvactech Systems Inc Whitehorse �� p867-393-4822 Whiten, Roy ehvac@northwestel.net Mercury Refrigeration Products & Services Ltd Shawnigan Lake �� p250-686-1716 Rockson, Jason ejason@mercuryrefrigeration.ca Red Williams Well Drilling Ltd Qualicum Beach �� p250-248-4551 Williams, Thomas eredwoodcentre@shaw.ca Williams, William eredwoodcentre@shaw.ca Schmidt Bros Plumbing & Heating Ltd Vancouver �� p604-224-7068 Schmidt, Roland eroland@schmidtbros.ca

Contractor & Supplier/ Manufacturer/ Utility

Sonic Drilling Ltd Surrey ��p604-588-6080 Fitzgerald, Bill ebill.fitzgerald@sonicdrilling.com Grant, Jackquie ebill.fitzgerald@sonicdrilling.com Roussy, Ray ebill.fitzgerald@sonicdrilling.com

Designer

Jade West Engineering Co Ltd Surrey �� p604-538-0764 Lord, Cy ecy@jadewest.com Makepeace, John ejohn@jadewest.com Vaire, Leila eleila@jadewest.com

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Designer & Contractor

Lockhart Industries (Duncan) Ltd Duncan �� p250-748-1731 Lockhart, Doug elockhart@lockhart.ca

Engineer

Associated Engineering Burnaby �� p604-293-1411 Arellano, Ruben earellanor@ae.ca Higginson, Dan ehigginsond@ae.ca Associated Engineering Burnaby �� p604-308-4805 Bolongaro, Rachel ebolongaror@ae.ca City of Surrey Surrey �� p604-591-4742 Owen, Jason ejowen@surrey.ca DEC Engineering New Westminster �� p604-525-3341 Byrnes, Andrew eandrew.byrnes@decmail.ca Carter, Ryan eryan.carter@decmail.ca Hanna, Victor evictor.hanna@decmail.ca Heinrich, Jason ejason.heinrich@decmail.ca Koller, Doug edoug.koller@decmail.ca Ma, Yan eyan.ma@decmail.ca McAllister, Scott escott.mcallister@decmail.ca McCartie, Aaron eaaron.mccartie@decmail.ca Ren, Tom etom.ren@decmail.ca Tsang, C.L. ecl.tsang@decmail.ca White, Jim ejim.white@decmail.ca Zhang, Tim etim.zhang@decmail.ca Earthfire Energy Prince George �� p778-415-5115 Hutchinson, Bret ebret@earthfire-energy.ca HPF Engineering Ltd Kamloops �� p250-828-7992 Rogers, Neal eneal@hpfengineering.com

JDQ Engineering Ltd Vernon ��p778-803-1233 Quibell, Jeff ejquibell@jdqeng.com Lonsdale Energy Corporation North Vancouver ��p604-983-7300 Edwards, Craig ecedwards@lonsdaleenergy.ca Lonsdale Energy Corporation North Vancouver �� p604-983-7312 Themens, Ben ebthemens@lonsdaleenergy.ca Piteau Associates Engineering Ltd North Vancouver ��p778-484-1777 Allard, Remi erallard@piteau.com REW Consulting Engineers Port Moody ��p604-505-5940 Wedding, Rene erwedding@rewassociates.com Stuart Weir Sherwood Park ��p780-410-2580 Maine, Ron eronmaine@swg.ca Town of Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach �� p250-752-6921 Sales, Luke elsales@qualicumbeach.com Stubbs, Dick edstubbs@qualicumbeach.com Weir, Bob ebweir@qualicumbeach.com

Engineer & Supplier/ Manufacturer/ Utility

Fortis BC Burnaby �� p604-293-8571 etes@fortisbc.com Bergler, Don; Chan, Jane; Dacho, Abby; Dibai, Ryan; Lota, James; Simon, Nicola; Marier, Richard Fortis BC Victoria �� p250-380-5794 Bekesza, Jarek ejarek.bekesza@fortisbc.com

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Fortis BC Victoria �� p604-293-8571 etes@fortisbc.com Bierlmeier, Grant; Jones, Gareth; Madsen, Paul

Engineer, Designer, Contractor & Supplier/ Manufacturer/ Utility

GeoTility Geothermal Installations Corp Kelowna �� p250-762-5776 Nelson, Rick ernelson@geotility.ca Yanow, Stuart esyanow@geotility.ca Feeney, Rafael erfeeney@geotility.ca Parro, Jordan ejparro@geotility.ca

Government/ Education/ Industry Assn

City of Vancouver Vancouver �� p604-871-6695 Hartman, Mark emark.hartman@vancouver.ca Okanagan College Kelowna �� p250-762-5445 Haller, John ejhaller@okanagan.bc.ca University of British Columbia Kelowna �� p250-863-9675 Richardson, Colin ecolin.richardson@ubc.ca

Supplier/ Manufacturer/ Utility

Corix Utilities Inc Surrey �� p604-575-6122 Kulak, Travis etravis.kulak@corix.com Enerwest Geothermal Distribution Nelson �� p250-825-4011 Meadows, Garry egarry@enerwest.net Hydron-Aire / Water Furnace Grande Pointe ��p204-794-9983 Carpenter, Wayne ewaterfurnacewayne@shaw.ca

Services

Architects

Allan Diamond Architect 1807 Fir St, Vancouver V6J 3A9 �� p604-734-2004 eal@allandiamondarchitect.com wwww.allandiamondarchitect.com Cannon Design 1500 Georgia St W Suite 710, Vancouver V6G 2Z6 ��p604-688-5710 wwww.cannondesign.com CEI Architecture Planning Interiors 1500 Georgia St W Suite 500, Vancouver V6G 2Z5 �� p604-687-1898 ejboudreau@ceiarchitecture.com wwww.ceiarchitecture.com Chandler Associates Architecture Inc 601 Cordova St W Suite 270, Vancouver V6B 1G1 Chris Block �� p604-687-3390 emaryann@caa-architecture.com wwww.caa-architecture.com D’Ambrosio Architecture + Urbanism 2960 Jutland Rd, Victoria V8T 5K2 Franc D’Ambrosio ��p250-384-2400 email@fdarc.ca wwww.fdarc.ca DIALOG 611 Alexander St Suite 406, Vancouver V6A 1E1 Jennifer Zatser ��p604-255-1169 ejzatser@designdialog.ca wwww.designdialog.ca

Don Stuart Architect Inc 959 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver V7T 1J9 Don Stuart �� p604-925-6866 einfo@donstuartarchitect.com wwww.donstuartarchitect.com DRK Design 1286 7th Ave W, Vancouver V6H 1B6 David Kominek �� p604-928-6036 einfo@drkdesign.ca wwww.drkdesign.ca Elemental Architecture and Interiors Inc 3989 Henning Dr Suite 118, Burnaby V5C 6P8 Terra Shimbashi ��p604-568-6990 einfo@eaii.ca wwww.eaii.ca Formwerks Architectural Inc 1625 5th Ave W, Vancouver V6J 1N5 Kim Barnsley �� p604-683-5441 eoffice@formwerks.net wwww.formwerksarchitectural.net Habitat Design + Consulting 1662 75th Ave W, Vancouver V6P 5G2 �� p604-264-7944 emattock@helix.net wwww.hdplusc.com Hughes Condon Marler Architects 1508 2nd Ave W Suite 300, Vancouver V6J 1H2 Karen Marler ��p604-732-6620 eoffice@hcma.ca wwww.hcma.ca Iredale Group Architecture 1 Alexander St Suite 202, Vancouver V6A 1B2 James Emery �� p604-736-5581 earchitect@iredale.ca wwww.iredale.ca KMP Architecture Inc 525 Pandora Ave, Victoria V8W 1N5 Brian Kapuscinski �� p250-360-1602 einfo@kmp-arch.com wwww.kmp-arch.com Metis Design-Build 1511 13th Ave E, Vancouver V5N 2B7 Erick Villagomez �� p604-708-0992 einfo@metisdb.com wwww.metisdb.com Michel Labrie Architect Inc 128 Hastings St W Suite 210, Vancouver V6B 1G8 Michel Labrie ��p604-568.3580 emichel@mlarchitect.ca wwww.mlarchitect.ca Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership 555 Burrard St Suite 1600 Box 264, Vancouver V7X 1M9 William J Reid ��p604-687-2990 emcmp@mcmparchitects.com wwww.mcmparchitects.com Neale Staniszkis Doll Adams Architects 134 Abbott St Suite 201, Vancouver V6B 2K4 �� p604-669-1926 einfo@nsda.bc.ca wwww.nsda.bc.ca Omicron Canada Inc 595 Burrard St Suite 500 PO Box 49369, Vancouver V7X 1L4 Bev Attfield ��p604-632-4353 ebattfield@omicronaec.com wwww.omicronaec.com One SEED Architecture + Interiors Inc 525 Seymour St Suite 611, Vancouver V6B 3H7 Allison Holden-Pope �� p604-566-9808 einfo@oneseed.ca wwww.oneseed.ca Pacific Image Home Designs Ltd 402 Pender St W Suite 604, Vancouver V6B 1T6 Ron van der Eerden �� p604-687-6728 eron@pacificimagehomedesigns.com wwww.pacificimagehomedesigns.com Perkins + Will Canada Architects Co 1220 Homer St, Vancouver V6B 2Y5 Enrico Dagostini �� p604-684-5446 eenrico.dagostini@perkinswill.com wwww.perkinswill.ca Site Lines Architecture Inc 9188 Glover Rd Suite 200 PO Box 249, Fort Langley V1M 2R6 ��p604-881-7173 ereception@sitelines.ca wwww.sitelines.ca VIA Architecture Inc 1050 Homer St Suite 301, Vancouver V6B 2W9 Graham McGarva �� p604-683-1024 einfo@via-architecture.com wwww.via-architecture.com

Vivid Green Architecture Inc 10631 Skagit Dr, Richmond V7E 1Z9 Rosa Salcido ��p604-762-0273 ersalcido@vividgreenarchitecture.com wwww.vividgreenarchitecture.com

Associations

Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada, BC Chapter (AWMAC BC) 4238 Lozells Ave Suite 101, Burnaby V5A 0C4 �� p604-298-3555 eawma@awma-bc.ca wwww.awmac.com Association of Consulting Engineering Companies BC 409 Granville St Suite 1258, Vancouver V6C 1T2 �� p604-687-2811 einfo@acec-bc.ca wwww.acec-bc.ca Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) 4010 Regent St Suite 200, Burnaby V5C 6N2 �� p604-430-8035 eapeginfo@apeg.bc.ca wwww.apeg.bc.ca BC Construction Association 655 Tyee Rd Suite 401, Victoria V9A 6X5 �� p250-475-1077 ebcca@bccassn.com wwww.bccassn.com BC Ready-Mixed Concrete Association 26162 30A Ave, Aldergrove V4W 2W5 �� p604-626-4141 einfo@bcrmca.ca wwww.bcrmca.ca BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA) 128 Hastings St W Suite 210, Vancouver V6B 1G8 Nigel Protter �� p604-332-0025 einfo@bcsea.org wwww.bcsea.org British Columbia Environment Industry Association (BCEIA) 1130 Pender St W Suite 305, Vancouver V6E 4A4 �� p604-683-2751 einfo@bceia.com wwww.bceia.com | www.hazwastebc.com Cascadia Green Building Council 8960 University High St Suite 150, Burnaby V5A 4Y6 Mona Lemoine ��p604-909-9559 einfo@cascadiagbc.org whttp://living-future.org/cascadia Cement Association of Canada – Western Region 1200 73rd Ave W Suite 820, Vancouver V6P 6J5 �� p604-269-0582 ewestern@cement.ca CHBA BC’s Environmenal Division, department G 3700 Willingdon Ave BCIT Campus Bldg NW5, Burnaby V5G 3H2 Vanessa Joehl �� p604-432-7112 evanessa@chbabc.org wwww.departmentg.ca Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) 455 Industrial Ave, Vancouver V5X 4K6 ��p604-215-4483 evancouver@era.ca wwww.era.ca Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association 7495 132 St Suite 1003, Surrey V3W 1J8 �� p778-565-4288 einfo@gvhba.org wwww.gvhba.org Sustainable Development Technology Canada 999 Canada Pl Suite 404, Vancouver V6C 3E2 �� p604-844-2857 wwww.sdtc.ca Urban Development Institute – Pacific Region 602 Hastings St W Suite 200, Vancouver V6B 1P2 Maureen Enser �� p604-669-9585 emenser@udi.org wwww.udi.bc.ca Vancouver Regional Construction Association 3636 4th Ave E, Vancouver V5M 1M3 Jan Robinson �� p604-294-3766 evrca@vrca.bc.ca wwww.vrca.bc.ca

Building Contractors

Build-Pros Construction Ltd 4465 Ruskin Pl, North Vancouver V7R 3P7 Alex Nasooti �� p604-780-8118 einfo@buildpros.ca wwww.buildpros.ca Clear Technologies Inc Communications & Security 2174 Kingsway, Vancouver V5N 2T5 William Tsui �� p888-348-8882 einfo@goclear.ca wwww.goclear.ca CR Design and Build Corp PO Box 1488, Whistler V0N 1B0 �� p604-905-6645 einfo@cr-contracting.com wwww.cr-contracting.com CuraFlo of BC Ltd 7436 Fraser Park Dr, Burnaby V5J 5B9 Randy Christie �� p604-298-7278 echristier@curaflo.com wwww.curaflo.com/bc Double V Construction 13303 78 Ave Suite 406, Surrey V3W 5B9 Shane Van Vliet �� p604-590-3131 einfo@doublevconstruction.com wwww.doublevconstruction.com Econ Group Construction & Development Ltd 510 Chesterfield Ave Suite 402, North Vancouver V7M 2L9 Marcel Studer �� p604-618-0284 esales@econgroup.ca wwww.econgroup.ca Ecosol Design & Construction Ltd 2124 Venables St, Vancouver V5L 2J4 Arno HK Schmidt �� p604-254-0258 earno_ecosol@telus.net wwww.ecosolrammedearth.ca Design-Build: Rammed Earth structures and homes; heritage restoration. Providing passive solar, energy sensitive, health wise, sustainable solutions. www.ecosoldesignandconstruction.ca InHaus Development Ltd 1168 Hamilton St Suite 505, Vancouver V6B 2S2 Dave deBruyn ��p604-629-8960 einfo@inhaus.ca wwww.inhaus.ca Inspired Renovations 1351 Grant St, Vancouver V3S 8V1 Allen Hemmelgarn �� p778-859-7366 einfo@inspiredrenovations.ca wwww.inspiredrenovations.ca Kindred Construction Ltd 2150 Broadway W Suite 308, Vancouver V6K 4L9 �� p604-736-4847 einfo@kindredconstruction.com wwww.kindredconstruction.com Symphony Homes Ltd 4820 Kingsway Suite 234 PO Box 1236, Burnaby V5H 4P1 Gurdeep Kainth ��p604-520-1480 einfo@symphonygroup.ca wwww.symphonygroup.ca Wakefield Construction Inc 2168 Marine Dr PO Box 550, West Vancouver V7V 1K3 Reid Sparling �� p604-922-3881 einfo@wakefieldinc.ca wwww.wakefieldinc.ca

Community and Urban Planning

DIALOG 611 Alexander St Suite 406, Vancouver V6A 1E1 Jennifer Zatser ��p604-255-1169 ejzatser@designdialog.ca wwww.designdialog.ca Living Forest Communities 21 Dallas Rd Suite 21, Victoria V8V 4Z9 Doug Makaroff ��p250-386-6600 einfo@livingforestcommunities.com wwww.elkingtonforest.com Merrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto Fligg Limited 970 Homer St Suite 300, Vancouver V6B 2W7 �� p604-683-4131 einfo@merrickarch.com wwww.merrickarch.com

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rareEarth Project Marketing 701 Georgia St W Suite 1630, Vancouver V7Y 1K8 James Askew ��p604-681-4610 ejames@rareEarthmarketing.ca wwww.rareearthmarketing.ca Urban Land Institute of BC 550 Burrard St Suite 2900, Vancouver V6C 0A3 �� p604-761-8060 ebritishcolumbia@uli.org whttp://britishcolumbia.uli.org

Construction Material Recycling Depots

ABC Recycling Ltd 8081 Meadow Ave, Burnaby V3N 2V9 �� p604-522-9727 einfo@abcrecycling.com wwww.abcrecycling.com Cloverdale Fuel Ltd PO Box 3163, Langley V3A 4R5 Robby Gill ��p604-534-4313 ergill@cloverdalefuel.com wwww.cloverdalefuel.com

ITEC Systems Designs Ltd 20092 93A Ave Unit 4, Langley V1M 3Y4 Harold Forsyth ��p604-882-9500 ehforsyth@itecsys.com wwww.itecsys.com Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd 4185A Still Creek Dr Suite 200, Burnaby V5C 6G9 Mike V Currie �� p604-294-2088 email@kwl.ca wwww.kwl.ca Keystone Engineering Inc 1306 Malvern Pl, Delta V4M 3H7 Godfrey Nash ��p604-240-4700 einfo@keystoneconsulting.ca wwww.keystoneengineering.ca Krieger Sustainable Resource Management Vancouver Andrea Frisque �� p778-837-3157 eandrea.frisque@KriegerSRM.com Levelton Consultants Ltd 12791 Clarke Pl Suite 150, Richmond V6V 2H9 Alex W Schutte �� p604-278-1411 einfo@levelton.com wwww.levelton.com MCW Consultants Ltd 1185 Georgia St W Suite 1400, Vancouver V6E 4E6 �� p604-687-1821 emcw_van@mcw.com wwww.mcw.com MMM Group Ltd 1045 Howe St Suite 700, Vancouver V6Z 2A9 �� p604-685-9381 emmm@mmm.ca wwww.mmm.ca

New West Gypsum Recycling Inc 19860 Langley ByPass Suite 210, Langley V3A 4Y1 Cheryl McKitterick �� p604-534-9925 emckitterick@nwgypsum.com wwww.nwgypsum.com Pacific Metals Recycling International 8360 Ontario St, Vancouver V5X 3E5 Mark Lotzkar �� p604-327-1148 emlotzkar@pacificmetals.ca wwww.pacificmetals.ca Super Save Disposal Inc 19395 Langley By-Pass, Surrey V3S 6K1 Greg Johannes ��p604-533-4423 egreg@supersave.ca wwww.supersave.ca

Construction Waste Haulers

Benefits Waste Management Box 57612 Maillardville PO, Coquitlam V3K 6S8 Ben Fishman ��p604-779-8340 wwww.benefitswaste.com

Consulting Engineers

AECOM 3292 Production Way Suite 330, Burnaby V5A 4R4 �� p604-444-6400 ecanadacommunications@aecom.com wwww.aecom.com Applied Engineering Solutions Ltd 1815 Blanchard St Suite 300, Victoria V8T 5A4 Roger Dupuis �� p250-381-6121 wwww.appliedengineering.ca DIALOG 611 Alexander St Suite 406, Vancouver V6A 1E1 Jennifer Zatser ��p604-255-1169 ejzatser@designdialog.ca wwww.designdialog.ca Dubas Engineering Inc 3993 Henning Dr Suite 105, Burnaby V5C 6N5 Jack Dubas �� p604-875-1930 einfo@dubasengineering.com wwww.dubasengineering.com EnerSense Consulting Inc 1713 Westminster Ave, Port Coquitlam V3B 1E5 Salah Mahdi �� p778-891-7802 esalah@enersense.ca wwww.enersense.ca

Counsel for Green Building & Design

Wood WORKS! BC An initiative of the Canadian Wood Council  Mary Tracey ��p877-929-9663 wwww.wood-works.ca

Deconstruction/ Green Demolition

Pacific Labour Services 10236 144th St, Surrey V3T 4V3 Barry R Joneson �� p604-816-0184 ebarryj@shaw.ca

Development Management Consultants

Opus DaytonKnight Consultants Ltd 889 Harbourside Dr Suite 210, North Vancouver V7P 3S1 John WC Boyle ��p604-990-4800 einfo@opusdaytonknight.com wwww.opusdaytonknight.com

Developing Solutions Inc 4965 College Highroad, Vancouver V6T 1G7 Nora Stevenson ��p604-222-1200 edevsol@telus.net TOD Contracting 103 1075 Marine Drive Suite 180, North Vancouver V7P 3T6 Owen David �� p604-762-2037 eowen.tod@shaw.ca

Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd 1285 Broadway W Suite 300, Vancouver V6H 3X8 �� p604-738-0048 evancouver@rjc.ca wwww.rjc.ca

Energy Management Firms

Smith + Andersen Falcon 6450 Roberts St Suite 338, Burnaby V5G 4E1 Ross Rudosky �� p604-294-8414 evancouver@smithandandersen.com wwww.smithandandersen.com

Containers & Sustainable Packaging FROGBOX 1631 Powell St, Vancouver V5L 1H5 Mathieson McCrae ��p877-376-4269 evancouver@frogbox.com wwww.frogbox.com

Cost Consultants Altus Group 1040 Georgia St W Suite 630 Box 26, Vancouver V6E 4H1 Liam Murray �� p604-683-5591 eliam.murray@altushelyar.com wwww.thealtusgroup.com BTY Group 2288 Manitoba St, Vancouver V5Y 4B5 �� p604-734-3126 ebtyreception@bty.com wwww.bty.com Newhaven Projects Ltd PO Box 16153, North Vancouver V7J 3S9 Terry Ward �� p604-990-1130 email@newhaven.ca wwww.newhaven.ca Target Zero Waste Consulting Inc 3472 Weymoor Pl, Vancouver V5S 4G5 Jeff Levitt ��p604-788-1429 einfo@targetzerowaste.com wwww.targetzerowaste.com

BuiltSpace Technologies Corp 1281 Georgia St W Suite 505, Vancouver V6E 3J7 Jordan Rodier �� p604-569-2227 einfo@builtspace.com wwww.builtspace.com Energex Inc 138 8th Ave W, Vancouver V5Y 1N2 Rami Belson ��p604-448-1899 erami@energexinc.com wwww.energexinc.com isCleaner 1321 33rd Ave W, Vancouver V6M 1A6 Claes Fredriksson �� p604-767-3635 eclaes@iscleaner.com wwww.iscleaner.com Pulse Energy 576 Seymour St Suite 600, Vancouver V6B 3K1 Samuel Wind ��p778-331-0500 einfo@pulseenergy.com wwww.pulseenergy.com SES Consulting Inc 55 Water St Suite 410, Vancouver V6B 1A1 Scott Sinclair �� p604-568-1801 escott@sesconsulting.com wwww.sesconsulting.com

Energy Service Companies

Ameresco Canada 2608 Granville Suite 360, Vancouver V6H 3V3 Doug Wall �� p604-684-4984 edwall@ameresco.com wwww.ameresco.ca Corix Utilities 1188 Georgia St W Suite 1160, Vancouver V6E 4A2 Eric van Roon ��p604-697-6700 einfo.utilities@corix.com wwww.corix.com Future Energy Resources Inc 2188 No 5 Rd Suite 190, Richmond V6X 2T1 Sarj Sethi �� p604-278-7244 einfo@solarpowernrg.com wwww.solarpowerNRG.com

Environmental Consulting

BC HAZMAT Management Ltd 10114 McDonald Park Rd Suite 6, Sidney V8L 5X8 David S Rogers �� p250-656-3382 einfo@bchazmat.com wwww.bchazmat.com City Green Solutions 620 View St Suite 220, Victoria V8W 1J6 Peter Sundberg �� p866-381-9995 emanager@citygreen.ca wwww.citygreen.ca DoctorAujla Corp 15388 24th Ave Suite 202, Surrey V4A 2J2 Dr Raj Aujla ��p778-294-2930 einfo@doctoraujla.com wwww.doctoraujla.com Hatfield Consultants 850 Harbourside Dr Suite 200, North Vancouver V7P 0A3 �� p604-926-3261 ehcp@hatfieldgroup.com wwww.hatfieldgroup.com Morrison Hershfield Ltd 4321 Still Creek Dr Suite 310, Burnaby, V5C 6S7 Jane Lawton ��604-454-0402 eVancouver@morrisonhershfield.com wwww.morrisonhershfield.com NEXT Environmental Inc 2550 Boundary Rd Suite 215, Burnaby V5M 3Z3 Harm Gross ��p604-419-3800 ehgross@nextenvironmental.com wwww.nextenvironmental.com PHH ARC Environmental Ltd 13775 Commerce Pkwy Suite 200, Richmond V6V 2V4 John Holland �� p604-244-8101 ejholland@phharcenv.com wwww.phharcenv.com

Pottinger Gaherty Environmental Consultants Ltd 1185 Georgia St W Suite 1200, Vancouver V6E 4E6 �� p604-682-3707 einformation@pggroup.com wwww.pggroup.com Recollective Consulting 128 Hastings St W Suite 210, Vancouver V6B 1G8 Eesmyal Santos-Brault ��p604-669-4940 einfo@recollective.ca wwww.recollective.ca SENES Consultants 1338 Broadway W Suite 303, Vancouver V6H 1H2 �� p604-685-1612 edhrebenyk@senes.ca wwww.senes.ca SES Consulting Inc 55 Water St Suite 410, Vancouver V6B 1A1 Scott Sinclair �� p604-568-1801 escott@sesconsulting.com wwww.sesconsulting.com Seven Generations Environmental Services Ltd 7201 Vedder Rd Bldg 10 Suite 300, Chilliwack V2R 4G5 Daniel Kelly �� p604-824-3225 einfo@sges.ca wwww.sges.ca TERA Planning Ltd 4595 6th Ave W, Vancouver V6R 1V4 Helmut Urhahn �� p604-222-8372 ehju@teraplanning.com wwww.teraplanning.com

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TRI Environmental Consulting Inc 6961 Russell Ave, Burnaby V5J 4R8 Tauseef Waraich �� p604-436-3384 etauseef@tri.bc.ca wwww.tri.bc.ca

Integrated Green Building Consulting Services

Interior Design

Green Walls & Green Roofs

Architek Sustainable Building Solutions 3715 Puget Dr, Vancouver V6L 2T8 Ronald Schwenger �� p604-861-9446 eron@architek.com wwww.architek.com Denbow 40874 Yale Rd W, Chilliwack V2R 4J2 ��p888-933-6269 einfo@denbow.com wwww.denbow.com Cascadia Green Retaining Walls, install Greenroof soils, erosion & sediment control, slope stabilization, revegetation, streambank restoration. Green over Grey – Living Walls & Design Inc 555 Burrard St Suite 900, Vancouver V7X 1M8 Mike Weinmaster ��p604-837-0333 einfo@greenovergrey.com wwww.greenovergrey.com

Indoor Air Quality Services

Christopher Collett & Associates Ltd 2588 138A St, Surrey V4P 2M1 Chris Collett �� p604-535-4215 echris@chriscollettiaq.ca wwww.chriscollettiaq.ca Design Intent Balancing Services Ltd 32615 Marshall Rd, Abbotsford V2T 1A8 Damian Evans �� p778-552-1487 edesignintent@shaw.ca Sterling IAQ Consultants Ltd 1122 Mainland St Suite 310, Vancouver V6B 5L1 Michael Glassco �� p604-681-2701 emichael@sterlingiaqconsultants.com wwww.sterlingiaqconsultants.com

Rider Consulting Services 8292 Joffre Ave, Burnaby V5J 3L3 Jonathan Rider �� p604-323-6096 eadmin@riderconsulting.ca wwww.riderconsulting.ca

Architek Sustainable Building Solutions 3715 Puget Dr, Vancouver V6L 2T8 Ronald Schwenger �� p604-861-9446 eron@architek.com wwww.architek.com Blue Camas Consulting Ltd 757 18th Ave W, Vancouver V5Z 1W1 Dave Peterson �� p604-417-7028 edave@bluecamas.ca wwww.bluecamas.ca The Building Tree 612 Innes St, Nelson V1L 5G2 Paula Kiss ��p250-509-1180 einfo@buildingtree.ca wwww.buildingtree.ca Capital Home Energy 1489 Marine Dr Suite 405, West Vancouver V7T 1B8 Luke Dolan �� p604-562-0387 ecapitalhomeenergy@gmail.com wwww.capitalhomeenergy.com DW Energy Advisors Inc 20110 Stewart Cres Suite 16, Maple Ridge V2X 0T4 Don Taylor �� p604-465-1822 edonnrg@telus.net wwww.dwnrg.com Light House: Sustainable Building Centre 2060 Pine St, Vancouver V6J 4P8 �� p604-909-9560 ehelenc@lhsbc.com wwww.lhsbc.com Morrison Hershfield Ltd 4321 Still Creek Dr Suite 310, Burnaby, V5C 6S7 Jane Lawton ��604-454-0402 eVancouver@morrisonhershfield.com wwww.morrisonhershfield.com

DIALOG 611 Alexander St Suite 406, Vancouver V6A 1E1 Jennifer Zatser ��p604-255-1169 ejzatser@designdialog.ca wwww.designdialog.ca Elemental Architecture and Interiors Inc 3989 Henning Dr Suite 118, Burnaby V5C 6P8 Terra Shimbashi ��p604-568-6990 einfo@eaii.ca wwww.eaii.ca Michel Labrie Architect Inc 128 Hastings St W Suite 210, Vancouver V6B 1G8 Michel Labrie ��p604-568.3580 emichel@mlarchitect.ca wwww.mlarchitect.ca Omicron Canada Inc 595 Burrard St Suite 500 PO Box 49369, Vancouver V7X 1L4 Bev Attfield ��p604-632-4353 ebattfield@omicronaec.com wwww.omicronaec.com Penner + Associates Interior Design Inc 159 Hastings St W, Vancouver V6B 1H4 Shelley Penner ��p604-255-2049 einfo@pennerdesign.ca wwww.pennerdesign.ca SSDG Interiors Inc 1111 Melville St Suite 300, Vancouver V6E 3V6 �� p604-685-4301 einfo@ssdg.com wwww.ssdg.com

Landscape Architecture

Catherine Berris Associates Inc 1639 2nd Ave W Suite 420, Vancouver V6J 1H3 Catherine Berris �� p604-736-6336 eoffice@cbainc.bc.ca wwww.cbainc.bc.ca Durante Kreuk Ltd 1637 5th Ave W Suite 102, Vancouver V6J 1N5 Peter Kreuk �� p604-684-4611 einfo@dkl.bc.ca wwww.dkl.bc.ca Our Designs Landscape Architects & Associates Inc 1335 Fernwood Cres, North Vancouver V7P 1K3 Donna M Rodman �� p604-929-0776 edonna@ourdesigns.ca wwww.ourdesigns.ca Universal design, riparian planting design, healthcare planning & design. PD Group Landscape Architecture Ltd 255 1st St W Suite 217, North Vancouver V7M 3G8 David Rose ��p604-904-9803 edavidrose@pdgroup.ca wwww.pdgroup.ca

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Products & Technology Providers

BFL Canada Insurance Services Inc 1177 Hastings St W Suite 200, Vancouver V6E 2K3 �� p604-669-9600 erecvan@bflcanada.ca wwww.bflcanada.ca BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc 1050 Pender St W Suite 1000, Vancouver V6E 3S7 Andrew Hall ��p604-685-1243 ebioteq@bioteq.ca wwww.bioteq.ca BuildWorks Systems Inc 9962 Chapman Rd, Rosedale V0X 1X2 Dirk Kerkhoff �� p604-794-3628 edirk@buildworks.com wwww.buildworks.com Chateau Homes 2772 Spruce St Suite 301, Vancouver V6H 2R2 Peter Francis �� p604-290-1961 epeter@chateauhomes.ca wwww.chateauhomes.ca Denbow 40874 Yale Rd W, Chilliwack V2R 4J2 ��p888-933-6269 einfo@denbow.com wwww.denbow.com Cascadia Green Retaining Walls, install Greenroof soils, erosion & sediment control, slope stabilization, revegetation, streambank restoration. dPoint Technologies Inc 1275 Venables St, Vancouver V6A 2E4 James Dean �� p604-488-1132 ejdean@dpoint.ca wwww.dpoint.ca E. S. I. Environmental Sensors Inc 2071C Malaview Ave W, Sidney V8L 5X6 Bernard Beauchesne �� p250-655-3211 einfo@esica.com wwww.esica.com Future Energy Resources Inc 2188 No 5 Rd Suite 190, Richmond V6X 2T1 Sarj Sethi �� p604-278-7244 einfo@solarpowernrg.com wwww.solarpowerNRG.com Kryton International Inc 1645 East Kent Ave, Vancouver V5P 2S8 Kevin Yuers ��p604-324-8280 einfo@kryton.com wwww.kryton.com Planet Clean Canada Inc 1609 Derwent Way, Delta V3M 6K8 Sally Claire �� p604-327-1101 einfo@planetclean.com wwww.planetclean.com Pureworld Solutions Inc 4916 River Reach, Delta V4K 4A4 George Terry �� p604-878-8092 egeorge@pureworld.ca wwww.pureworld.ca Quantum Wind Power Manufacturing Corp a Division of West Energy Group 2128 Peters Rd, West Kelowna V4T 2C4 �� p888-700-1251 wwww.quantumwind.com | www.WestEnergygroup.com

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SunCentral Inc 5940 No 2 Rd Suite 160, Richmond V7C 4R9 �� p604-628-3348 einfo@suncentralinc.com wwww.suncentralinc.com SustaiNet Software International Inc 322 Water St Suite 200, Vancouver V6B 1B6 Tracey Seaman �� p604-717-4327 etracey@sustainet.com wwww.sustainet.com Sybertech Waste Reduction Ltd 13698 Coldicutt Ave, White Rock V4B 3A9 Randy Unrau �� p888-888-7975 erunrau@swrl.com wwww.swrl.com WaterTrax 1201 Pender St W Suite 300, Vancouver V6E 2V2 James Griffiths ��p604-630-3700 einfo@watertrax.com wwww.watertrax.com

Renewable Energy

ACT Aurora Control Technologies Corp 980 1st St W Suite 210, North Vancouver V7P 3N4 �� p778-241-5000 einfo@auroracontrol.com wwww.auroracontrol.com Aeolis Wind Power Corp 9800 McDonald Park Rd Suite 200, Sidney V8L 5W5 �� p250-655-0330 einfo@aeoliswindpower.com wwww.aeoliswind.com Alterra Power Corp 888 Dunsmuir St Suite 600, Vancouver V6C 3K4 ��p604-699-4999 einfo@alterrapower.ca wwww.alterrapower.ca Ballard Power Systems Inc 9000 Glenlyon Pkwy, Burnaby V5J 5J8 �� p604-454-0900 emarketing@ballard.com wwww.ballard.com BIC (formerly Angstrom Power Inc) 980 1st St W Suite 109, North Vancouver V7P 3N4 �� p604-980-9936 einfo@angstrompower.com wwww.angstrompower.com

Bullfrog Power 163 Hastings St W Suite 405, Vancouver V6B 1H5 Christine Carter �� p604-688-1101 echristine.carter@bullfrogpower.com wwww.bullfrogpower.com Chinook Power Corp 4388 Prospect Rd, North Vancouver V7N 3L7 Stephen Cheeseman �� p604-924-4494 wwww.chinookpower.com Clean Current Power Systems Inc 750 Pender St W Suite 405, Vancouver V6C 1T7 �� p604-602-1222 echristopher.gora@cleancurrent.com wwww.cleancurrent.com Day4 Energy Group Inc 1225 Keith Rd E Suite 6, North Vancouver V7J 1J3 �� p604-297-0444 einfo@day4energy.com wwww.day4energy.com Delta-Q Technologies Corp 3755 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby V5G 3H3 �� p604-327-8244 einfo@delta-q.com wwww.delta-q.com Dependable Turbines Ltd 17930 Roan Pl, Surrey V3S 5K1 Ken Wong �� p604-576-3175 esales@dtlhydro.com wwww.dtlhydro.com Endurance Wind Power 19052 26th Ave Suite 107, Surrey V3S 3V7 �� p888-440-4451 einfo@endurancewindpower.com wwww.endurancewindpower.com

Future Energy Resources Inc 2188 No 5 Rd Suite 190, Richmond V6X 2T1 Sarj Sethi �� p604-278-7244 einfo@solarpowernrg.com wwww.solarpowerNRG.com General Fusion Inc 3680 Bonneville Pl Suite 108, Burnaby V3N 4T5 ��p604-439-3003 einfo@generalfusion.com wwww.generalfusion.com Innergex Renewable Energy Inc 666 Burrard St Suite 200, Vancouver V6C 2X8 �� p604-633-9990 einfo@innergex.com wwww.innergex.com Lignol Energy Corp 4705 Wayburne Dr Suite 101, Burnaby V5G 3L1 Ross MacLachlan ��p604-222-9800 einfo@lignol.ca wwww.lignol.ca Lockhart Industries Ltd PO Box 784, Duncan V9L 3Y1 Doug Lockhart �� p250-748-1731 esales@lockhart.ca wwww.lockhart.ca MagPower Systems Inc 1480 Foster St Suite 20, White Rock V4B 3X7 �� p778-294-3211 einfo@magpowersystems.com wwww.magpowersystems.com Nexterra Systems Corp 650 Georgia St W Suite 1300 PO Box 11582, Vancouver V6B 4N8 Raymond McAllister �� p604-637-2501 ermcallister@nexterra.ca wwww.nexterra.ca Schneider Electric, Solar Business 3700 Gilmore Way, Burnaby V5G 4M1 �� p604-422-8595 ere.pvsales@schneider-electric.com wwww.schneider-electric.com/solar Sea Breeze Power Corp 333 Seymour St Suite 1400 Box 91, Vancouver V6B 5A6 �� p604-689-2991 einfo@seabreezepower.com wwww.seabreezepower.com Swiss Solar Tech Ltd 5811 Giants Head Rd, Summerland V0H 1Z7 �� p250-404-0490 einfo@swisssolartech.com wwww.swisssolartech.com Syntaris Power Corp 1500 Georgia St W Suite 2000, Vancouver V6G 2Z6 ��p778-329-9629 einfo@syntaris.com wwww.syntarispower.com Vancouver Renewable Energy 130 Broadway W, Vancouver V5Y 1P3 Rob Baxter ��p778-869-8333 emain@vrec.ca wwww.vrec.ca Webster Solar Energy Ltd 4238 Lozells Ave Suite 114, Burnaby V5A 0C4 John Vanden Broek �� p604-420-7737 evancouver@batterydirect.com wwww.webstersolar.ca Westport Innovations Inc 1750 75th Ave W Suite 101, Vancouver V6P 6G2 �� p604-718-2000 einfo@westport.com wwww.westport.com

Salvage Contractors

Bentnail New & Preowned Building Supplies Ltd 31255 Wheel Ave Suite 1, Abbotsford V2T 6H1 Shirley Brown �� p877-850-2691 eshirleydavid@telus.net wwww.bentnail.org Richmond Steel Recycling Ltd 11760 Mitchell Rd, Richmond V6V 1V8 John Rai �� p604-324-4656 ejohn.rai@simsmm.com wwww.simsmm.com

Specification Writers

JD Dunsmore & Associates Inc 34A 2755 Lougheed Hwy Suite 613, Port Coquitlam V3B 5Y9 Jim Dunsmore �� p604-552-3096 ejddunsmore@shaw.ca

Morris Specifications Inc 1870 6th Ave W Suite 103, Vancouver V6J 1R6 Susan Morris ��p604-732-7979 esmorris@morspec.ca wwww.morspec.ca

Structural Engineers

Associated Engineering (BC) Ltd 4940 Canada Way Suite 300, Burnaby V5G 4M5 �� p604-293-1411 evossj@ae.ca wwww.ae.ca DIALOG 611 Alexander St Suite 406, Vancouver V6A 1E1 Jennifer Zatser ��p604-255-1169 ejzatser@designdialog.ca wwww.designdialog.ca Fast + Epp 1672 1st Ave W Suite 201, Vancouver V6J 1G1 �� p604-731-7412 email@fastepp.com wwww.fastepp.com Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd 1285 Broadway W Suite 300, Vancouver V6H 3X8 �� p604-738-0048 evancouver@rjc.ca wwww.rjc.ca

Sustainability Consulting

Avid Consulting Group Ltd 610 Granville St Suite 3113, Vancouver V6C 3T3 Jo Anne Gin �� p778-317-8814 ejoanne.gin@avidconsulting.ca wwww.avidconsulting.ca Biocentric Business Solutions 1140 Castle Cres Suite 190, Port Coquitlam V3C 5R5 Chris Knoll ��p604-328-7253 echris@biocentric.ca wwww.biocentric.ca CleanTech Community Gateway 4250 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver V6T 1W5 Alia Lamaadar ��einfo@ctcg.org wwww.ctcg.org CNRG International Inc 1005 Alpha Lake Rd Unit 3, Whistler V0B 1B0 ��p604-938-1949 einfo@cnrg.org wwww.cnrg.org Golder Associates Ltd 4260 Still Creek Dr Suite 500, Burnaby V5C 6C6 Mona Shackles ��p604-296-6803 emshackles@golder.com wwww.golder.com Green Chair Recycling 12240 Horseshoe Way Suite 3, Richmond V7A 4X9 Nicki Casley ��p604-806-0680 einfo@greenchairrecycling.com wwww.greenchairrecycling.com Green Foot Forward Lower Mainland Jim Campbell �� p604-880-1068 einfo@greenfootforward.ca wwww.greenfootforward.ca Greenomics Corp 407 Gower Point Rd PO Box 1952, Gibsons V0N 1V0 Karen Peterson ��p604-790-1490 Kane Consulting 1353B Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver V7P 2R6 Daniel Roberts �� p604-924-0094 wwww.kane-consulting.ca MET Fine Printers 1435 Pender St E, Vancouver V5L 1V7 �� p604-254-4201 ehello@metprinters.com wwww.metprinters.com Canada’s leader in environmental print communication, Carbon Neutral, FSC Certified. MET UV Zero VOC inks = highest quality + smallest footprint. Morrison Hershfield Ltd 4321 Still Creek Dr Suite 310, Burnaby, V5C 6S7 Jane Lawton ��604-454-0402 eVancouver@morrisonhershfield.com wwww.morrisonhershfield.com Offsetters 675 Hastings St W Suite 1000, Vancouver V6B 1N2 David Rokoss ��p604-646-0400 einfo@offsetters.ca wwww.offsetters.ca

Penner + Associates Interior Design Inc 159 Hastings St W, Vancouver V6B 1H4 Shelley Penner ��p604-255-2049 einfo@pennerdesign.ca wwww.pennerdesign.ca

Recollective Consulting 128 Hastings St W Suite 210, Vancouver V6B 1G8 Eesmyal Santos-Brault ��p604-669-4940 einfo@recollective.ca wwww.recollective.ca Recollective is a leading green building consulting firm focused on integrated design, facilitation, LEED and advanced building simulation. Riddell Kurczaba Architecture Engineering Interior Design Ltd 2530 Hochwald Ave SW, Calgary AB  T3E 7H5 �� p403-266-2100 einfo@riddell.ca wwww.riddell.ca SES Consulting Inc 55 Water St Suite 410, Vancouver V6B 1A1 Scott Sinclair �� p604-568-1801 escott@sesconsulting.com wwww.sesconsulting.com SHAPE Architecture Inc 534 Pender St W, Vancouver V6B 1V3 Nick Sully �� p604-687-4457 en.sully@shape-arch.ca wwww.shape-arch.ca Shaun Martin Consulting 2060 Pine St, Vancouver V6J 4P8 Shaun Martin �� p604-789-1095 esmartin@shaunmartinconsulting.com wwww.shaunmartinconsulting.com Synapse Strategies 510 Chesterfield Ave Suite 404, North Vancouver V7M 2L9 Dave Waldron �� p778-384-4634 edave@synapse-strategies.com wwww.synapse-strategies.com Uncover Editorial + Design Vancouver Shana Johnstone ��p604-763-5780 eshana@uncovereditorial.ca wwww.uncovereditorial.ca

Waste Management/ Soil Remediation

Belkorp Industries Inc 1508 Broadway W Suite 900, Vancouver V6J 1W8 ��p604-688-8533 wwww.belkorp.com Smithrite Disposal Ltd 70 Golden Dr, Coquitlam V3K 6B5 Orietta Danyluk ��p604-529-4030 esales@smithrite.com wwww.smithrite.com Urban Impact Recycling Ltd 15360 Knox Way, Richmond V6V 3A6 Mike Sales ��p604-273-0089 emike.sales@urbanimpact.com wwww.urbanimpact.com Westcoast Plastic Recycling Inc 2480 Shell Rd Unit 3, Richmond V6X 2P1 Peter Bissada �� p604-247-1664 einfo@westcoastplasticrecycling.com wwww.westcoastplasticrecycling.com

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BC Hydro

Front Cover

www.bchydro.com

BC Hydro

IFC

www.bchydro.com/construction

VanCity

pg 3

www.vancity.com/energy

BC Hydro

pg 4

www.bchydro.com

UBC

pg 5

www.utown.ubc.ca

Royal Roads

pg 7

www.royalroads.ca/environment

DRK Design

pg 9

www.drkdesign.ca

Maple Ridge

pg 9

www.investmapleridge.ca

Tandus Flooring

pg 14

www.tandus.com

UniverCity SFU

pg 15

www.univercity.ca

Chetwynd

pg 19

www.gochetwynd.com

Globe 2014

pg 20

www.globeseries.com

Bullfrog

pg 21

www.bullfrogpower.com

Big Green island

pg 21

www.BIGgreenisland.com

Sonic Drilling

pg 22

www.sonicdrilling.com

BC Hydro

pg 26

www.bchydro.com/newhome

Kitimat

pg 28

www.kitimat.ca

Valley Power Sweep

pg 29

www.valleypowersweep.com

Fortis

pg 30

www.fortisbc.com/rng

New West Gypsum

pg 32

www.nwgypsum.com

Met Fine Printers

pg 34

www.hello@metprinters.com

Pottinger Gaherty

pg 35

www.pggroup.com

CuraFlo

pg 37

www.curaflo.com/bc

Integritas

pg 38

www.integritassecuritygroup.ca

CHBA BC

pg 41

www.departemntg.ca

Cascadia Eco Homes

pg 44

www.cascadiaecohomes.com

Ultra-Tech

pg 45

www.utcs.com

Ecosol Design

pg 45

ww.ecosolrammedearth.ca

Canadian Building Tech

pg 47

www.magnaumbp.ca

Sheraton Vancouver Airport

pg 51

www.sheratonvancouveraiport.com/green-hotel

The Westin

pg 51

www.westinbayshore.com

Time Squares

pg 51

www.timesquaresuites.com

Sheraton Vancouver Guildford

pg 51

www.sheratonguildford.com/green

Bullfrog

pg 52

www.bullfrogpower.com

Architeck

pg 52

www.architek.com

Canadian Building Tech

pg 52

www.magnaumpb.ca

CuraFlo

pg 53

www.curaflo.com/bc

Tandus Powerbond

pg 53

www.tandus.com

Pottinger Gaherty

pg 53

www.pggroup.com

Corvus Energy

pg 57

www.corvus-energy.com

BC Salmon Farmers

pg 58

www.salmonfarmers.org

Maid o Matic

pg 58

www.maidmatic.com

MMM Group

pg 61

www.mmm.ca

Forestry Innovation

pg 63

www.naturallywood.com/resources

Architek

pg 64