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Industry News, Products, People, Events Viewpoint: Sustainable Design of Airports The LEED Canada Buildings-in-Review Annual Supplement: Selected building profiles Askew's Uptown Supermarket

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Continuing Education

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Introduction to Environmental Building Declarations

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Interview with Scott Maloney Welcome to Renewable Energy Credits

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Bedford Park House

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Passive Solar Index [PSI]

Passive House design from an architectural perspective Infill designed for aging-in-place and respect for site Design service for targetted energy performance

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issuE DON’T MISS next Summer 2016 Results of the 2016 Canadian Green Building Awards: A review of all the winning projects

Cover: Askew's Supermarket: View of the entry canopy waterfall edge.

Photo: Derek Lepper Photographer. Right: The 2015 Canadian Green Building Awards jury members in action. Left to right: Megan Torza, Darryl Condon, John Crace, Braden Kurczak. Photo: Roy Grogan.

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Consulting, points to Scotland [a jurisdiction with a similar population base] as an example that the province should be following.

Then in March, the Ontario government unveiled its second economic blueprint highlighting the need to foster an innovative and dynamic business environment, increase investment in infrastructure, and emphasize the importance of education and training.

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As Goodland observes of the Scottish experience, “A cohesive innovation strategy underpinned by concrete performance goals clarifies the value and benefits of investing in innovation. Owners need to understand what it will take to deliver the projects of tomorrow and embrace the need for change.”

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Sustainable Design of Airports It has been a little over one hundred years since the Wright brothers took to the air, and our almost-miraculous ability to travel by plane has made flight an integral part of the world economy. As a result, from time to time Aviation is the subject of headlines stating the “great but invisible harm” it causes to the environment. Right? Not really. According to the EPA, in the United States aircraft of all kinds are estimated to emit between 2.4% and 3.4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, and the IPCC estimates that Aviation worldwide is responsible for around 3.5% of anthropogenic climate change.

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The high visibility of airport terminals is the probable cause of any misconceptions about the environmental impact of the Aviation Industry. Few buildings rival the profile of an airport terminal today and it is true to say that in the 21st century the airport has become the iconic gateway that creates the first and last impression of most cities.

While the environmental impact of Aviation is relatively small, it is significant, and until recently, the industry has been somewhat tardy in responding to environmental concerns. That is changing, as the recent certification of Winnipeg and Edmonton as the first two LEED® airport terminals in Canada illustrates. Whatever the improvement in environmental performance that a single airport building might achieve, these two projects are more symbolic than substantive of the actions that the Aviation industry needs to take to address climate change and GHG reduction.

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LUCA Passive House design from an architectural perspective Too often we equate energy efficiency with sustainability, overlooking considerations of form and design. I was interested to explore how a structure designed to meet the rigorous standards of Passive House [PH] modelling differs from any other.

BY Lucio Picciano

2 1 The south elevation has most of the windows for solar gain, which can be controlled with exterior sunshades, and has a separate entrance for the basement [1]. The front of the house at the north elevation. Passive House design clarifies decisions made in pursuit of BOTH beauty and high-performance building [2].

The answer becomes clearer as one closely models a building for passive solar gain, ventilation, area/volume ratio, and thermal bridging. These considerations become the drivers of building orientation, massing, fenestration and envelope design.

There seems to be an industry gap between the technical issues involved with true energy efficiency and good architectural design. How do we achieve both in equal measure?

As an architect who has always had a deep interest in elegant contextually-appropriate design combined with energy efficiency and ethical building I wanted to answer this question as definitively as possible.

Casa Luca was my first attempt at not just speculating about the relationship between energy efficiency and context, but actually calculating it scientifically. Herein lies the major difference between the PH approach and most other sustainability models.

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Infill designed for aging-in-place and respect for site The Bedford Park House in Toronto is a 3,100 sq. ft. infill which fits aesthetically with the established neighbourhood, and protects two rare century-old magnolia trees in the front and a Japanese maple tree in the back.

By Alex Tedesco The house was designed to offer large views of the outdoors yet be energy efficient; to allow the residents to grow old in [age-in-place]; and to create a basement apartment for rental income or for independent use by a family member.

We knit the house within the neighbourhood by matching its set back, scale, and window height and alignment with that of the adjacent homes. We simplified outdoor maintenance by limiting the size of the lawn and using self-sustaining plants.

Advanced systems such as geothermal heating and convective cooling were invisibly woven into the design, creating a healthy and sustainable environment while maintaining the atmosphere of a conventional Bedford Park home.

To design for "aging-in-place" we forecasted different scenarios about what that meant physically and psychologically. We did “day in the life� modelling to understand all the various barrier-free requirements that might arise, and this influenced the design of the house especially in the flow of circulation and the size of specific elements including the corridors, door widths, washrooms [design and location of showers, sinks and toilets], and bedrooms.

It also included building the foundation and installing power and conduits for a future elevator next to the stairwell, and simplifying the entry sequence from the driveway and the walkway to the front and side doors.

A highlight of the home, is a feature staircase of welded blackened steel visible from all major arteries in the home, and a tribute to the owner's family traditions in the welding trade.

Compact in shape, the house has reduced surface area to help minimize thermal bridges that can result from overly complicated roof lines and floor plans. Moisture management and dew points were carefully considered and controlled with extensive insulation and air-tight construction.

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Passive Solar Index We dedicated the last issue of ecoHouse magazine to the Edelweiss House, a demonstration home built by our web affiliate Ecohome. Along with achieving LEED Platinum, the Edelweiss House serves to launch a program from Ecohome called the Passive Solar Index [PSI].

The heat loss of the average new Canadian house is 150 kWh per square metre of livable space over a full heating season; PSI recognizes houses that perform at levels between 0 and 50 kWh/m2. This may be a familiar metric for those who have looked into the Passivhaus certification, which only certifies houses that hit 15 kWh/m2 or lower.

The 15 kWh/m2 mark is the original Passivhaus target set in Germany, which actually suits their comparatively gentle climate.

Unfortunately, that number doesn't make as much sense in Canada, which is part of the reason why so few have achieved certification

What do we need with another rating system? That's a question that gets asked a lot; Ecohome is quick to point out that PSI is more of a service than a rating system with the performance ranking being something of a by-product.

here. And for houses that miss that target by a hair, PSI can be a way to get the recognition those homes deserve.

If your house is already built and you believe it performs under 50 kWh/m2, you can always submit a year’s worth of utilities along with

There are lots of rating systems out there, but what isn’t there

other basic information as proof to receive a ranking. Prospective

currently is a way to determine how the building envelope alone

homebuyers are increasingly curious about what it will cost them in

of one house stacks up against another.

utilities to run a house, so showing them that yours uses only one-

Achieving the German Passive House standard in a Canadian climate is a monumental task and has a very firm cut off; LEED

third of the energy needed to heat the house next door could be a deciding factor.

gives a great 'Eco' overview, but doesn't necessarily mean a

More information on PSI and the design service can be found at

house is a high performer. The closest thing to what PSI offers is

Ecohome.net, along with a full video series detailing the construction

EnerGuide which gives an idea of the overall energy consumption

of the 15 kWh/m2 Edelweiss House.

of a house, but a great EnerGuide rating could be achieved with a leaky old relic of a home that has a mountain of solar panels on

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it to compensate.

PSI is a service offered by Ecohome where they help you design a house to perform at a targeted level. Send them your building plans and they help you design your building envelope.

So this really isn't intended as much as a rating system, you just come out the back end of it with a number attached to your house so buyers can tell how well it performs compared to others.

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The Edelweiss Demo House in Quebec just north of Ottawa served as the launch of the Passive Solar Index [PSI] program, a design service offered by Ecohome to ensure a house will achieve a targeTted level of energy performance.

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BUILDINGS-in-review The 2015 list of LEED-certified buildings, and selected building profiles

WORKING TO MAKE EVERY BUILDING GREENER Welcome to the seventh edition of the LEED® Canada Buildings-in-Review supplement, produced in partnership with SABMag. In this supplement, you will see some of the most innovative and well-designed LEED certified buildings in Canada. LEED certification provides a critical third-party seal of approval in the marketplace, and is the most important aspect in confirming that a building has gone through a rigorous process to verify their environmental performance targets.

Over the past decade, the CaGBC has worked with the industry to change the way that buildings are designed, built and operated making Canada home to the second-highest number of LEED certified buildings in the world with over 2,500 LEED certified projects, and well over 5,000 registered.

Last year was a milestone year for green buildings in Canada as Canada saw its first LEED v4-certifed project.

We have also been working with the industry in order to take building performance to the next level. We also continue to expand our educational offerings and technical training via webinars and in-classroom sessions, and by bringing you the latest ideas, information and innovation at Building Lasting Change, our national conference and expo, this year in Toronto June 4 to 6, 2016.

The CaGBC is pleased to continue our work with SABMag in providing professionals and contractors, building owners and developers, and manufacturers and suppliers with the national exposure and recognition they deserve for being at the forefront of green building innovation.

Thank you for your commitment and support for this supplement and congratulations to all for your ongoing contributions toward making “Every Building Greener” in Canada.

- Canada Green Building Council

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ÌÌ Résidence Hugo Lapointe-Massicotte, St. Adolfe d'Howard, QC, ENERGECO Construction inc. ÌÌ Résidence Ouellet-Bergeron, Petite-Rivière St François, QC, ENERGECO Construction inc. ÌÌ Siège social STGM Architectes, Quebec, QC, St-Gelais Montminy et Associés, architectes ÌÌ Slightly Snug Home, Squamish, BC, Wakefield Construction Inc. ÌÌ Square du Nordet, Saint-Laurent, QC, Sotramont ÌÌ TD Bank Group Office, TD Tower, Toronto, ON, TD Bank Group ÌÌ The Berczy, Toronto, ON, Concert Properties Ltd. ÌÌ Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto, ON, Cadillac Fairview

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ÌÌ 5875 Explorer Drive, Mississauga, ON, Bentall Kennedy [Canada] LP ÌÌ 6th Floor, PHC BC-CfE West Wing Vancouver, BC, BC Centre for Excellence ÌÌ 7025 Langer Drive, Mississauga, ON, GWL Realty Advisors Inc. ÌÌ 7100 West Credit Avenue, Mississauga, ON, Standard Life Investments [Real Estate] Inc. ÌÌ 77 Bloor Street, Toronto, ON, Morguard Investments Ltd. ÌÌ 775 King West, Toronto, ON, The Minto Group ÌÌ 84 Centre Street West, Richmond Hill, ON, Teddington Homes ÌÌ Abbotsford Senior Secondary School, Abbotsford, BC, School District No. 34 ÌÌ Aerocentre V, Mississauga, ON, Menkes Property Management Services Ltd. ÌÌ Airdrie High School, Airdrie, AB, AI - Learning Facilities & Alternative Procurement Branch ÌÌ Alouette Heights, Maple Ridge, BC, Alouette Home Start Society ÌÌ Arborgate Middle School Addition, La Broquerie, MB, Seine River School Division ÌÌ Artists for Kids Gallery / Education Services Centre, North Vancouver, BC, North Vancouver School District 44 ÌÌ Athabasca University Academic and Research Centre, Athabasca, AB, Athabasca University ÌÌ Audley Recreation Centre, Ajax, ON, Town of Ajax

ÌÌ Banque Nationale, Gatineau, QC, Banque Nationale du Canada ÌÌ BC Hydro Horne Payne Field Operations Building, Burnaby, BC, BC Hydro Properties ÌÌ Berry Architecture; Downey, Roth, Hrywkiw, Fidek Office Building, Red Deer, AB, Berry Architecture & Associates ÌÌ Bluenose Academy, Lunenburg, NS, Dept. of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal ÌÌ Blythwood at Huntington, Toronto, ON, Tridel Corporation & Concert Properties ÌÌ Brampton Fire Station 211 and Peel Region Paramedic Services, Brampton, ON, City of Brampton ÌÌ British Columbia Lotteries Corporation, Vancouver, BC, BC Lotteries Corporation ÌÌ Broadway Tech Centre Building 4, Vancouver, BC, Bentall Kennedy ÌÌ Brunelle-Quagebeur, Waterville, QC, Urban_co construction ÌÌ Burnaby Central Secondary School, Burnaby, BC, Burnaby School District No. 41 ÌÌ Caisse Desjardins Siège social de Louiseville, Louiseville, QC, Caisse Desjardins ÌÌ Canadian Tire Bowmanville, Bowmanville, ON, Canadian Tire Real Estate Ltd. ÌÌ Canadian Tire Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canadian Tire Real Estate Ltd. ÌÌ Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario Regional Office, Markham, ON, Canadian Union of Public Employees ÌÌ Caserne 59, Montreal, QC, City of Montreal

ÌÌ Centre CDP Capital, Montreal, QC, Ivanhoé Cambridge ÌÌ Centre de transport Stinson, St-Laurent, QC, Société de transport de Montréal [STM] ÌÌ Centre des arts - Assaly - Arts Centre, LCC Montreal, QC, Lower Canada College ÌÌ Centre des congrès de Québec - Secteur 300 Quebec, QC, Société du Centre des congrès de Québec ÌÌ Centre des loisirs de Westmount, Westmount, QC, Ville de Westmount ÌÌ Centre d'opérations Turcot / MTQ - CGER Montreal, QC, Société québecoise des infrastructures ÌÌ Centre Nature-Action, Beloeil, QC, NATURE-ACTION QUÉBEC ÌÌ Centre sportif de Gatineau, Gatineau, QC, Ville de Gatineau ÌÌ Chemical and Materials Engineering Building, Edmonton, AB, University of Alberta ÌÌ Children's and Women's Health Centre Child Care Center, Vancouver, BC, Provincial Health Services Authority ÌÌ Christine Lamb Residence, Abbotsford, BC, Women's Res. Society of the Fraser Valley ÌÌ City of Dawson Creek, Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts, Dawson Creek, BC, City of Dawson Creek ÌÌ City of Edmonton Engineering Services Building, Edmonton, AB, City of Edmonton

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ÌÌ City of Kingston Public Works Staff & Operations Building, Kingston, ON, Corportation of the City of Kingston ÌÌ City of Vancouver Fire Hall No. 15 - Renfrew, Vancouver, BC, City of Vancouver ÌÌ Clearspring Middle School, Steinbach, MB, Hanover School Division ÌÌ CMHA Kelowna - Willowbridge, Kelowna, BC, CMHA, Kelowna Branch ÌÌ Commerce South Office Park A, Edmonton, AB, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ÌÌ Commission de la construction du Québec, Montreal, QC, Comm. de la Constr. du Québec Community Safety Building, Richmond, BC, City of Richmond ÌÌ Community Services Department Service Building, Cambridge, ON, City of Cambridge ÌÌ Cooling Plant on Campus [CPOC], Edmonton, AB, University of Alberta ÌÌ Coquitlam UV Disinfection Facility, Coquitlam, BC, IMetro Vancouver ÌÌ Crestwood Corporate Centre, Richmond, BC, GWL Realty Advisors ÌÌ Dansereau Meadows School and Saint-André Academy, Beaumont, AB, Clark Builders ÌÌ David Braley Athletic & Recreation Centre, Hamilton, ON, Mohawk College ÌÌ Douglas Glen Fire station 39, Calgary, AB, City of Calgary ÌÌ DuPont Canada Corporate Office, Mississauga, ON, E.I. du Pont Company Canada ÌÌ East Gwillimbury Bus Facility, East Gwillimbury, ON, GO Metrolinx ÌÌ Éco-développement du Pied-de-Vent, Chelsea, QC ÌÌ Écohabitations boréales - Le boisé du Val, Morin-Heights, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc. ÌÌ École La Prairie, Red Deer, AB, Alberta Infrastructure, Learning Facilities & Alternative ÌÌ École Mer-et-montagne [CSF], Campbell River, BC, Conseil Scolaire Francophone ÌÌ École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont, London, ON, Conseil scolaire Viamonde ÌÌ Eden Park Towers - Phase Two, Markham, ON, Times Group Corporation ÌÌ Édifice Caron Building, Montreal, QC, Gold Castle Holdings Ltd. ÌÌ Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Airport ÌÌ Elgin County Courthouse, St Thomas, ON, Infrastructure Ontario ÌÌ Enbridge Technology and Operations Centre, Markham, ON, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.

ÌÌ Evolo, Montreal, QC, Evolo Condominiums inc. ÌÌ Father Henri Voisin School, Red Deer, AB, Alberta Infrastructure ÌÌ FCR Red Deer Village Mall, Red Deer, AB, First Capital Asset Management Corporation ÌÌ Fire Station # 8, Burlington, ON, City of Burlington, Corp. Strategic Initiatives Dept. ÌÌ Fire Station #40 - Symons Valley, Calgary, AB, Calgary Fire Department ÌÌ Forensic Services and Coroners Complex, Toronto, ON, Carillion Canada ÌÌ Fuzion, Toronto, ON, King Liberty North Corporation c/o Urbancorp ÌÌ Gagné-Tran, Canton de Hatley, QC ÌÌ Goodes Hall West Wing, Kingston, ON, Queen's University ÌÌ Gore Meadows Community Centre & Library, Brampton, ON, City of Brampton ÌÌ Grosvenor Americas Vancouver Office, Vancouver, BC, Grosvenor Americas ÌÌ GRT Strasburg Road Facility Expansion, Kitchener, ON, Municipality of Waterloo ÌÌ Guildford Town Centre - Phase 2, Surrey, BC, Ivanhoe Cambridge ÌÌ Gulf Canada Square, Calgary, AB, GWL Realty Advisors ÌÌ Harmonie des Rapides 2, Gatineau, QC, Les développements Terra Verde ÌÌ Hastings Child Care Center, Vancouver, BC, Great Canadian Gaming Corp. ÌÌ Hazel McCallion Campus - Phase 1, Mississauga, ON, Sheridan College ÌÌ Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Lethbridge, ON, City of Lethbridge ÌÌ Holland Cross, Ottawa, ON, Lasalle Invest.

Management c/o Colonnade Management Inc. ÌÌ HSBC Broadway Green, Vancouver, BC, HSBC ÌÌ Hullmark Centre Inc. - 2 Anndale, North York, ON, Deltera Inc. ÌÌ ICBC Lansdowne Driver Licensing Office, Richmond, BC, ICBC ÌÌ Kasian Vancouver Office, Vancouver, BC, Kasian Archit. Int. Design and Planning Ltd. ÌÌ Kennedale Waste Operations East Facility, Edmonton, AB, City of Edmonton ÌÌ Keynote Office Tower 1, Calgary, AB, Triovest Realty Advisors Inc. ÌÌ KingSett Capital Office Expansion, Toronto, ON, Kingsett Capital ÌÌ Kitchener Central Library, Kitchener, ON, Kitchener Public Library ÌÌ Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, Vancouver, BC, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House ÌÌ La tour de la Banque Nationale, Montreal, QC, Immobilière Banque Nationale Incorporée

ÌÌ Leaside Village Heritage Building, Toronto, ON, First Capital Asset Management ÌÌ Leaside Village, Toronto, ON, First Capital Asset Management ÌÌ Les Maisons Roco - Sommet Vert, St-Adolphe-d'Howard, QC, Les Maisons Roco ÌÌ Les Villas du Mistral, St-Laurent, QC, Sotramont ÌÌ Little Mountain Non-Market Housing, Vancouver, BC, Holborn Properties Ltd. ÌÌ Local Government House, Victoria, BC, Union of BC Municipalities ÌÌ Lutron Electronics Canada, Markham, QC, Lutron Electronics ÌÌ Lynn Fripps Elementary, Langley, BC School District No. 35 ÌÌ Maintenance Hangar 2, Trenton, ON Department of National Defence ÌÌ Maison de M. Couillard, Harrington, QC, Énergéco Construction Inc. ÌÌ Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, ON, City of Markham ÌÌ Stampede Station Calgary, AB, Artis REIT ÌÌ MaRS Phase 2-661 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, MaRS Discovery District ÌÌ MD Financial Management Head Office, Ottawa, ON, MD Physician Services Inc. ÌÌ MEC Longueuil, Longueuil, QC, Mountain Equipment Co-op ÌÌ MEC North Vancouver, North Vancouver, BC, Mountain Equipment Co-op ÌÌ Minto Southshore [Carnation] - Building 1-7 Toronto, ON ÌÌ Mission Community Health Project, Mission, BC, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Providence Health, Provincial Health Services ÌÌ New Gate Apartments, Kelowna, BC, John Howard Society of the Central & South Okanagan ÌÌ Nike Factory Store, multiple locations, ON ÌÌ North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver, BC, City of North Vancouver ÌÌ Northlands Parkway Collegiate, Winkler, MB, Garden Valley School Division ÌÌ Siège social Caisse Desjardins, Terrebonne, QC, Caisse Desjardins de Terrebonne ÌÌ Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, Victoria, BC, Office of the Auditor General of BC ÌÌ One Park Boutique Condominiums, Toronto, ON, Dundas & Parliament Development Corp. ÌÌ Panorama, Victoria, BC, Tergos Écoconstruction inc.

ÌÌ Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto, ON, City of Toronto, Pan/Parapan Am Games Office ÌÌ Paragon, Victoria, BC, Tri-Eagle Development Corp. ÌÌ Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care, London, ON, St. Joseph's Health Care London ÌÌ Pavillon des sciences Anne-Marie Edward, St-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, John Abbott College ÌÌ Pavillon horticole écoresponsable ITA, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, MAPAQ ÌÌ PCL Building 5, Edmonton, AB, PCL Construction Management Inc. ÌÌ Penguin Plunge Complex, Calgary, AB, Calgary Zoological Society ÌÌ Peter Gilgan Centre, Toronto, ON, SickKids Research Tower ÌÌ Place Viau, Montreal, QC, First Capital Asset Management LP ÌÌ PricewaterhouseCooper's Place, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. ÌÌ Prince George Technical Education Centre, Prince George, BC, College of New Caledonia ÌÌ Quesnel Technical Education Centre, Quesnel, BC, College of New Caledonia ÌÌ Residence Sam / Demers, Saint-Colomban, QC, Marquis Inc. ÌÌ RCMP-GRC H Division Headquarters, Dartmouth, NS, PWGSC ÌÌ Residences at One Old Mill, Toronto, ON, Tridel ÌÌ Residences of Avonshire Inc., Toronto, ON, Deltera Inc. ÌÌ Richard Bulpitt Elementary, Langley, BC, School District #35 ÌÌ Richard Ivey Building, London, ON, The University of Western Ontario ÌÌ Richardson College for the Environment, Winnipeg, MB, University of Winnipeg ÌÌ Ridgeway Elementary School, North Vancouver, BC, School District 44 ÌÌ Roderick Mah Centre, Calgary, AB, Mount Royal University ÌÌ Ronald McDonald House, Vancouver, BC, Ronald McDonald House ÌÌ Rose Harbour, Campbell River, BC, Campbell River & North Island Transition Society ÌÌ Rosedale Elementary Middle School, Chilliwack, BC, School Districk No. 33 ÌÌ Roxul Inc. NA Head Office, Milton, ON, Roxul INC. ÌÌ Seven Stones Community School, Regina SK, Regina Public Schools ÌÌ Shell Centre, Calgary, AB, Cadillac Fairview Corp.

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ÌÌ 126 Duncan Road, Richmond Hill, ON, Garden Homes ÌÌ 209 Oak Park Blvd., Oakville, ON, The Metrontario Group ÌÌ 2611 Queensview Drive, Ottawa, ON, Windmill Developments ÌÌ AECOM Kitchener Office, Kitchener, ON, AECOM Canada Ltd. ÌÌ Aérogare de Waskaganish, Waskaganish, QC, Transport Canada ÌÌ Albion-Heatherington Recreation Centre, Ottawa, ON, City of Ottawa ÌÌ Appleby Village, Buildings A-G, Burlington, ON, First Capital Asset Management ULC ÌÌ Arts & Science Extension, Corner Brook, NL, Memorial University of Newfoundland ÌÌ Bay Side Home Addition, Barrington, NS, Barrington, NS, Bay Side Home ÌÌ XL Catlin Toronto Office, Toronto, ON, Catlin Holdings Ltd. ÌÌ BC Assessment Authority, BC, BC Assessment Authority ÌÌ Bearspaw Christian School, Calgary, AB, Bearspaw Christian School ÌÌ Bill Woodward School, Anzac, AB, Northland School Division 61 ÌÌ Boundary Bay Airport Terminal, Delta, BC, Alpha-Aviation Inc. ÌÌ Bow Valley College, North Campus, Calgary, AB, Bow Valley College ÌÌ Brooklin Towne Centre, Brooklin, ON, First Capital Asset Management Corporation ÌÌ C.D Howe Commercial Level Common Areas, Ottawa, ON, CB Richard Ellis ÌÌ Canada Post Ottawa Delivery Depot, Stittsville, ON, Canada Post Corporation ÌÌ Carrefour St-Hubert, St-Hubert, First Capital Asset Management ULC

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ÌÌ Centre de livraison du CFG, Dorval, QC, Bombardier Aéronautique ÌÌ Centre de traitement massif RQ, Quebec, QC, Socièté Immobilière du Québec (SIQ) ÌÌ Centre de tri Valoris, Bury, QC, Valoris ÌÌ Cinema Tower, Toronto, ON, Daniels HR Corporation ÌÌ City of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Corp. Properties & Buildgs, Build. Infrastructure ÌÌ City of Saskatoon: Access Transit Garage, Saskatoon, SK, City of Saskatoon ÌÌ Cooper Place, Regina, SK, Ministry of Central Services ÌÌ École des Tournesols, Gatineau, QC, Comm. scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais ÌÌ École Secondaire du Sommet, Halifax, NS, NS Dept Trans. & Infrasture Renewal ÌÌ Édifice SSQ - Tour du St-Laurent, Quebec, QC, SSQ Immobilier ÌÌ EllisDon Calgary Office, Calgary, AB, EllisDon Construction Services Inc. ÌÌ Rescue Services Capilano Station No. 5-11, Edmonton, AB, City of Edmonton ÌÌ Gameloft - 7250 Marconi, Montreal, QC, Divertissements Gameloft Inc. ÌÌ Gateway Retail District, Calgary, AB, Brookfield Residential ÌÌ Gloucester City Centre, Ottawa, ON, First Capital Asset Management ULC ÌÌ Grande Prairie RCMP Detachment, Grande Prairie, AB, City of Grande Prairie ÌÌ Groupe Montoni-Tour L, S, Laval, QC, Groupe montoni (1995) Division construction Inc. ÌÌ Halton Hills - Building G, Halton Hills, ON, First Capital Asset Management Corporation ÌÌ Hangar de la ligne dynamique, Dorval, QC, Bombardier Aéronautique ÌÌ High Street Shopping Centre, Abbotsford, BC, Hotel Dieu Hospital

ÌÌ IGA Millen, Montreal, QC, IGA Millen ÌÌ Kingston Transit Garage, Kingston, ON, The Corporation of the City of Kingston ÌÌ Kolostat Head Office, Laval, QC, Kolostat Inc. ÌÌ La Capitale Financial Security Offices, Mississauga, ON, La Capitale groupe financier ÌÌ Bâtiment de la ligne d'assemblage du programme CSeries, Mirabel, QC, Bombardier Aéronautique ÌÌ LeDrew / Evans Residence, Calgary, AB, Barham Contracting/ Arc Financial ÌÌ Longos Support Center, Vaughan, ON, Longo's ÌÌ Lunenburg Provincial Building, Lunenburg, NS, Dept. Transp. & Infrastructure Renewal ÌÌ Markham Delivery Depot, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada Post Corporation ÌÌ McDonald's - Plateau Gatineau, Gatineau, QC, Restaurants McDonald du Canada Limitée ÌÌ Meadowvale Distribution Centre, Mississauga, ON, Prologis Canada ÌÌ Metro Plus Charlemagne, Charlemagne, QC, Metro Richelieu lnc. ÌÌ Murray Library, floor 1-6, Saskatoon, SK, University of Saskatchewan FMD ÌÌ North Coast Transition Soc. Building, Prince Rupert, BC, North Coast Transition Society ÌÌ One3One Holland Residences by Domicile, Ottawa, ON, Domicile Developments Inc. ÌÌ Oxford P-12 School, Oxford, NS, Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal ÌÌ Oyster Pond Academy, Oyster Pond, NS, Department of Education, Province of N.S. ÌÌ Physics and Astronomy Building, London, ON, University of Western Ontario ÌÌ Poste de la MRC des Laurentides Sureté du Québec, Ste-agathe, QC, Soc. Québécoise des Infrastructures

ÌÌ Poste de la Sûreté du Québec MRC de Témiscamingue, Ville-Marie, QC, SIQ ÌÌ Poste Sureté du Québec Mont-Laurier, MontLaurier, QC, Société Immobilière du Québec ÌÌ Quarry Park Heritage Arts Centre, Stonewall, MB, Quarry Park Heritage Arts Centre ÌÌ Richcraft Sensplex [Ottawa East], Ottawa, ON, Morely Hoppner ÌÌ Riverside Estates, 1-13 Grigglestone Lane, Marshall Homes [Riverside] Ltd. ÌÌ Sackville Emergency Services Town Hall Facility, Sackville, NB, Town of Sackville ÌÌ SAQ Sélection Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Société des alcools du Québec ÌÌ SAQ Sélection Charlesbourg, Quebec, QC, Société des alcools du Québec ÌÌ Saskatoon Fire Department, Station No. 8, Saskatoon, SK, City of Saskatoon ÌÌ School of Kinesiology, Kingston, ON, Queen's University ÌÌ Selkirk College Tenth Street Residences and Music Theatre, Nelson, BC, Selkirk College ÌÌ Starbucks, multiple locations, ON, NS, BC ÌÌ TD Bank - McKenzie Towne, Calgary, AB, First Capital Asset Management LP ÌÌ The Westside Gallery Lofts, Toronto, ON, Westside Gallery Lofts Inc. C/O Urbancorp ÌÌ Tower Lane Mall Blg. B, Airdrie, AB ÌÌ Vaughan Mills - Sport Neighbourhood, Vaughan, ON, Ivanhoe Cambridge ÌÌ Westmount Village - Rexall, Edmonton, AB, First Capital Realty Inc. ÌÌ Winnipeg Downtown Depot, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Post Corporation ÌÌ XL Catlin Calgary Office, Calgary, AB, Catlin Holdings LLC

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LEED SCORE CARD - PLATINUM Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy & Atmosphere Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Innovation & Design Process Total

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BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU BOISÉ 2727, boulevard Thimens, Saint-Laurent QC The Bibliothèque du Boisé is a multi-purpose building, with approximately 6,000 m2 in area, comprising a public library, an exhibition centre and a museum storage facility. It features original, contemporary design - the outcome of an architectural competition. Since opening to the public in 2013, the building has proven to be a new, significant community hub.

Design geared toward sustainable development From an ecological standpoint, constructing a building targeting LEED standards greatly influenced the project. Providing a new gateway to the adjacent protected woodland and enhancing the site were an essential part of the project. The plants on the site are all native ones, to draw a connection with the woodland. Trees of interest have been preserved. Trees green the parking lot [40% canopy coverage at maturity].

Light, air, water The light shaft, the skylight on the 2nd floor and the curtain walls provide extensive natural light to 75% of the spaces. Light shines through 90% of the spaces, with the help of such features as glass partitions and unobstructed views [the views overlooking the woodland are marvellous!]. Automatic faucets and low-flow toilets enable 42% savings in drinking water over standard plumbing installations [LEED Innovation]. The landscaping requires no irrigation [xeriscaping]. Rainwater is contained in green retention ponds, in addition to being filtered before going back to the sewage system.

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Energy, both present and future The building’s efficiency is outstanding, with a reduction in energy consumption of 64.4% over the Model National Energy Code for Buildings. Geothermy is a key measurement, making it possible to meet 100% of heating and air conditioning needs. The energy from the hot air accumulated in the light shaft is recovered and sent back into the ventilation system.

Materials and resources A number of measures promote the occupants’ comfort and health: certified wood and low-emission materials were chosen. The percentage of recycled debris during construction amounted to 85.6%, while over 16.34% of recycled materials were used for the building in addition to 33.09% of regional materials [LEED Innovation]. The roof is “green” [vegetated] or white.

2015

In 2015, Montoni celebrated its 25th LEED certified project.

For a total of more than 2 100 000 square feet.

Throughout the years, Montoni has helped: • Save 17 million KWh of energy annually • Save 10 million liters of drinking water annually • Save 2000 tons of construction waste material • Reach 24 % of recycled content • Reach 45 % of local content

Montoni is proud that in 2015 Four [4] of our projects were certified under LEED® NC or CI.

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Askew's Uptown Supermarket

In such a ‘placeless’ place, one might reasonably expect a new supermarket to adopt the expedient and ubiquitous automobilefriendly typology, that of a mute metal or concrete box adrift in a sea of parking.

However, Askew’s Uptown Supermarket breaks with convention, and in so doing, speaks to several of the key pieces that make up the sustainability puzzle.

The flagship of a locally-owned business that has operated in Salmon Arm for more than 80 years, the supermarket is the first phase in a planned six hectare mixed use development that will include retail, office and residential space. The site is on a ‘frontage road’ that parallels the Trans Canada Highway, northeast of the city centre, in an

Flagship building delivers performance, anchors fresh ideas in mixed-use development

area that has seen significant residential growth in the past two decades. In this context, the Askew’s development aims to set a precedent and encourage a move away from inefficient and unsustainable single-

A rapidly growing community of about 18,000 residents, Salmon Arm lies midway between Calgary and Vancouver on the south shore of Shuswap Lake. Established in the 1880s during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, it has a compact and characterful downtown core, now unfortunately surrounded by the kind of sprawling and generic development typical of every other Canadian city of similar age and size.

use zoning.

As architect Florian Maurer puts it, “The guiding principle is as simple as turning a negative photograph into a positive: instead of placing buildings in the middle of parking lots, they are used to create streetscapes and squares.” The starting point is the creation of a Street Wall. Next is a row of trees, then a walking and cycling path, and finally parallel parking - this last a strategy to slow

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down traffic and announce a ‘destination’ rather than a thoroughfare.

The west face of the building creates a sheltered plaza for the café [1].

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Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre South shore Nova Scotian building combines sustainable design and local culture Both the land and the sea provided design inspiration for this new lifestyle centre on the south shore of Nova Scotia.

Lunenburg County is both coastal and deeply forested with centuries-long traditions of timber construction and wooden boat building.

By Jarle Lovlin and Keith Tufts

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an aquatics facility that includes a six-lane, 25-metre lap pool, a leisure pool, and a therapy spa pool; a 740m2 regional library, and a complement of fitness, multi-purpose and administrative spaces.

The arena is acoustically designed to operate as a hockey rink, concert venue and conference facility.

Raised seating in the arena provides improved spectator viewing and unimpeded circulation around the rink

east elevation: View of main entrance at night [1].

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The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute recently began publishing a new kind of document, something we call Environmental Building Declarations [EBDs]. An EBD is a summary report of comprehensive environmental footprint data for a building and declares the life cycle impacts of a building according to a standardized format.

It is a statement of performance and is typically publicly disclosed, like a nutrition label on a food package.

The intent of the document is to present results as transparently and concisely as possible.

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The EN 15978 Standard EN 15978 is the most advanced consensus standard for wholebuilding LCA. It includes provisions on how to calculate results for a uniform set of environmental indicators, and how to report the results transparently. The standard has filled a critical gap in building LCA practice and taken the guesswork out of what constitutes a good assessment. EN 15978 is now the most widely-used standard for building LCA studies and is referenced by various green building rating systems worldwide. Athena’s EBDs aim to advance the emerging consensus on whole-building LCA practice.

Quantification and Validation of Green Building Performance

Athena’s EBDs are compliant with the European standard EN 15978,

Our mandate at the Athena Institute is to help bring quantifi-

a whole-building life cycle assessment [LCA] standard that is intended

cation and validation to sustainability decisions. How confident

to support decision-making and documentation around the assessment

is the design community that self-declared “green” buildings

of environmental performance of buildings. Since one of the stated pur-

deliver measurable environmental benefits over standard build-

poses of the standard is to guide “environmental declarations,” we’ve

ings? We believe it is time for performance assessment and

adopted the name “environmental building declaration” for this kind

standardized transparent reporting on what the community

of report. While many people are using EN 15978 in their practice and

calls sustainable design.

reporting of whole-building LCA, Athena may be the first to formalize the documentation and apply the term “EBD.”

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INTERVIEw WITH Scott Maloney Scott Maloney is Director of Renewable Power at Carbon Solutions Group [www.carbonsolutionsgroup.com], a project development, environmental asset management and advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, and Lima, Peru.

uCarbon Credits and RECs are different assets. How are they different and how are they treated differently in the build environment?

SMtMany people confuse RECs and Carbon Credits; they are similar, however in the built environment they conquer different issues.

RECs should be used to cover a building’s electricity consumption.

However, a Carbon Credit can be used to offset ALL energy consumption. We are seeing a shift from RECs in LEED’s requirements to the usage of Carbon Credits for the Green Power Points. The difference between a REC and a Carbon Credit is the way they are created. A REC is the generation of 1 MWh of renewable electricity.

Creating a Carbon Credit is the reduction of 1 tonne of CO2 emissions that are occurring in current practices. This can be achieved in multiple ways; for example, fuel switches from coal to natural gas, reducing methane emissions from farm/dairy operations, and the capping of unused landfills/coal mines that are releasing methane.

The captured methane in these situations can be flared to create oxygen and CO2, which is 21 times less as destructive as methane, or the methane can be cleaned into renewable natural gas and used instead of coal or another fossil fuel. uIs there a way that a city or a group of buildings could create carbon credits within a city?

SMtOne way for cities to create a carbon project could be to provide a fuel switch to existing district energy projects. There are over 100 district energy systems currently in operation in Canada,

SABMAG uWhat does your company do?

some of which are currently using gaseous and liquid fossil fuels. If

SMtCarbon Solutions Group is headquartered in Chicago, and

all of these systems were to make a switch to biomass, surplus heat

we have offices in Birmingham, Alabama and Lima, Peru. Our

from industrial processes, or possibly even the natural gas from a

Renewable Energy Certificate [REC] desk is in Chicago, which

project mentioned in the last question, we could easily reduce the

handles Green-e RECs and Solar RECs. Our Birmingham office

amount of gaseous and liquid fossil fuels, thus reducing the amount

operates a facility that creates biofuels out of waste grease and

of CO2 emissions. This reduction in CO2 emissions could be verified

blends onsite with diesel to reduce emissions from the addition of

and monetized in the form of Carbon Credits to help fund the fuel

up to 10% biofuels. The Lima office was created to immerse us in

switch operations.

the South American Carbon Credit market. We have consulted on a first-of-a-kind Bus Rapid Transit System project with the municipality of Lima and multiple other Carbon projects in South America. uYou personally are mainly involved with Green Building and LEED projects. How exactly do you help LEED projects?

SMtWe work within LEED to provide Green Power/Renewable Energy Certificates [RECs] for projects to achieve points within LEED. Projects can achieve up to 6 points depending on the LEED rating system. The Green Power Points are a very quick and cost effective way to achieve points. We work with renewable energy generators to help them monetize their environmental assets. For every 1 MWh of electricity generated from a renewable resource, the generator is awarded 1 REC. These RECs are then bought, sold and traded independently of the actual power, providing an additional revenue stream to the generator. Renewable electricity is more expensive to generate than traditional “Brown” coal/nuclear power, therefore, any way to help these generators achieve additional revenue streams to help bridge that gap is very important.

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The Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI), the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) recently released Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in three key precast concrete product categories. The EPDs will allow architects, engineers, building owners, and other specifiers to better understand the environmental impacts of precast and prestressed concrete products.

An EPD is an ISO-compliant and third-party verified, standardized and internationally recognized comprehensive tool for providing information on a product’s environmental impact.

The precast concrete industry wide EPDs are now available for Architectural and Insulated Wall Panels, Structural Precast Concrete Products and Underground Precast Concrete Products.

Download the precast concrete EPDs: www.sustainableprecast.ca | precast.org | pci.org

The members of CPCI, NPCA and PCI are proud partners of these two North American industry sustainability initiatives:

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