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The disappointment of the recent COP 25 climate conference in Madrid, due mostly to an impasse over a global carbon pricing protocol, is worth some further reflection. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has been a central
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prevarication was the name of the game. The official statement from Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s newly appointed Minister for Environment and Climate Change, sounded hopeful: “We must unlock opportunities for deeper emission reductions and help countries meet and exceed their targets. On Article 6, Canada is committed to ensuring environmental integrity—by avoiding double counting, ensuring transparency, and promoting sustainable development—so that international
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However, based on past experience, living up to our commitments would not appear to be our strong suit. The International Institute for Sustainable Development, an independent think tank with charitable status and offices in Winnipeg, Ottawa, New York and Geneva, concluded (after much digging) that, despite a 2009 G-20 commitment to reduce subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, the federal government still provides $375 million annually in subsidies of various kinds. Worse than that, our provincial governments give a whopping $2.5 billion between them.
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What the subsidies do, of course, is keep the price of fossil fuels artificially low and reduce the incentive to invest in renewable alternatives. They are also, no doubt, a contributing factor to our unforgivably slow progress on GHG emissions reduction. Despite its promises, Canada still figures in the world top ten C02 emitters, coming in at ninth place. Factoring in population, however, Canada ranks second only to Saudi Arabia in per capita emissions. China, India, the US and Russia are all doing better. Let us pray that the tightrope walk of minority government leads us from
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NEWS/PRODUCTS RAIC REPORT: STRIVING FOR NET-ZERO
The goal of net-zero is to balance the car-
By Tanner Morton, RAIC The 2020 rebranding of the RAIC's Festival of Architecture, to the Conference on Architecture, is not the only change on the way for Canada's largest celebration of architecture. Last year, the RAIC worked with our partnering organizations to introduce new sustainability initiatives for the weeklong event–but for 2020–the RAIC is attempting a more ambitious goal. Our aim: make Conference 2020 a net-zero carbon-neutral event.
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they can have a profoundly positive impact
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For Conference 2020, strategies, initia-
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tives, and partnerships are underway to
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limit the carbon emissions, and waste pro-
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and hosts to Conference 2020.
carbon waste that can't be outright elimi-
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while sustainability projects like the Nakhon biogas
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The winners of the 2019 Canadian Green Building Awards
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The Awards presentation of the 2019 Canadian Green Building Awards, the annual program of Sustainable Architecture & Building [SABMag], took place in Vancouver on May 27, 2019 where the winning firms were recognized. We especially thank our sponsors who make the Awards possible.
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1. Muhammad Kashif (right) of Category Sponsor Mitsubishi Electric Sales of Canada presents the Commercial/Industrial [Large] Award for the Evolv1 Building to Dr. Andrea Frisque of Stantec.
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8. Representing National Sponsor the Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute, juror Ron Kato (right) presents the Existing Building Upgrade Award for the Bank of Canada Renewal to Zeina Elali (left) of Perkins+Will and Colleen Sullivan of the Bank of Canada. 9. Lindsay Oster (left), principal of Prairie Architects Inc. receives the Institutional [Small] Award for the Building Blocks on Balmoral at Great West Life from Jennifer McGill of National Sponsor Masonite Architectural.
UBC AQUATIC CENTRE Advanced sustainable design strategies improve performance in this challenging building type
1 1. Aquatic centres present some major challenges from the sustainability perspective, including water conservation, air quality, energy optimization, light control and acoustic performance.
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THE ROTUNDA
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Occupying a prominent downtown corner across from Victoria’s historic City Hall, this mixed-use commercial complex includes two levels of underground parking, a street level with landscaped boulevards and public plazas flanked by ground floor retail spaces. The six-storey, 10,362 m2 west building and 13-storey, 16,299 m2 east building house class-A office space above.
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1. The skylight of the atrium that brings natural light into the centre of the west building and also functions as the return air plenum for the ventilation system. 2. Section through the skylight. 3. Looking from west to east. As a complex of two buildings, the project is in scale with the surrounding context.
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ROB AND CHERYL MCEWEN
Graduate Study & Research Building
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Solar chimney marks addition to Schulich School of Business, York University By Barry Sampson Architecture and engineering are seamlessly integrated in the Rob and Cheryl McEwen graduate 6,166m2 academic research and classroom building to create a unique, climate responsive, hybrid environmental design that promotes occupant wellbeing, while reducing energy use intensity to a level significantly below the model national reference standard.
Environmental design strategies include: • Optimized building orientation and façade design for effective shading
and solar harvesting; • A high-performance envelope with window-to-wall ratio carefully calibrated for effective daylighting and maximized insulation; • High-efficiency mechanical systems including activated concrete with
radiant heating and cooling, high output metal cooling acoustic baffles and dedicated outside air displacement system. • A hybrid active/passive bioclimatic system featuring a climate responsive solar chimney that uses stack effect to drive effective building-wide natural ventilation, and contributes to passive pre-heating
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Selkirk Regional Health Centre Design makes access to natural light and the outdoors fundamental to patient health
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CANADIAN DIRECTORY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING
THE ANNUAL GUIDE
LEED CATEGORIES noted for the products listed in the following pages are intended to show how these products can potentially help a project earn LEED v4 points
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Hydrotech Membrane Corporation
Techno Protection
All Weather Insulated Panels
TerraFirm Enterprises
Alumicor Building Excellence
Integrated Paving Concepts Inc.
Terratechnik
Arclin
Unilock
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Canadian Brass and Copper Co.
RAINWATER HARVESTING
CBR Products
Invisible Structures Inc. Liveroof Ontario Inc. Maglin Site Furniture Midpoint International Inc. Millennium Decking
Bordna Mona Inc.
CRS Electronics
Molok North America Ltd.
Deltalok Inc. – Green Retaining Wall Structures
Mutual Materials
Catec Rainwater Harvesting Systems
D. Litchfield & Co Ltd.
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Envirobond Products Corporation
Permacon
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Smart Ditch
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GSE Lining Technology, Inc.
Syntal Products Ltd.
N.A.T.S. Nursery Ltd.
Jay R. Smith Co.
Pontarolo Engineering Inc.
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Dryvit Systems Canda Dupont/Tyvek Engineered Assemblies Flynn Canada Ltd. Fraser Wood Siding Insulspan Kawneer Company Inc. Kingspan Insulated Panels
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Nordic Engineered Wood
Uniboard Canada Linc.
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Nucor-Yamato Steel
United Stages Aluminum
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G.E.M. Inc. manufactures Euroshield®, environmentally friendly recycled rubber roofing products from a facility located in Calgary, Alberta. Vermont Slate HP (shown above) is the latest product release and the world’s first Hail Proof Roof material. Warranty coverage for ANY size hail impact. www.euroshieldroofing.com LEED BC+C: MR-Construction and Demolition Waste Management, Building Product Disclosure and OptimizationSourcing of Raw Materials LEED Homes: MR-Environmentally Preferable Products and Construction Waste Management
NATS NURSERY LTD. Green Roof and Living Wall Plants, including native grasses and perennials as well as site specific custom grows. Licensed growers of the LiveRoof Hybrid Green Roof System™. 604-530-9300 www.NATSnursery.com
LEED NC SS 5.5, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2 / WE 1.1, 1.2 / EA 1.1 to 1.19 / MR 2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6
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THERMAL, WINDOWS & DYNAMIC GLASS
* companies in bold have a 1/8-page listing
LiveRoof is the premier pre-vegetated green roof system available across Canada. Regionally grown modules with vegetation specifically selected and tested for your climate by the horticultural professionals at LiveRoof. Wind uplift tested according to CSA A123.24-15.
Fraser Wood Siding manufactures premium quality prefinished wood siding and Shingles. Made from Canadian softwood, sustainably harvested from 100% PEFC Certified forests and backed by an industry leading warranty.
[800] 875-1392 www.LiveRoof.ca
(888) 457-3898 fraserwoodsiding.com
LEED BD+C: SS- Rainwater Management, Heat Island Reduction; WE-Outdoor Water Use Reduction; Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials; LEED O+M: Rainwater Management, Heat Island Reduction
LEED BC+C: MR- Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials; Building Product Disclosure and Optimization- Material Ingredients LEED Homes: MR-Environmentally Preferable Products
BUILDING BEYOND THE STANDARD: Radon Environmental is a building and environmental health sciences company reducing public exposures to radon gas. So much more than just a, “green wall.” A Nedlaw Living Wall Bio-Filter is a patented building subsystem that cleans indoor air, improves occupant health and wellness, and increases building performance. www.nedlawlivingwalls.com LEED Energy and Atmosphere Environmental Quality Innovation
We provide code-evaluated, high-performance radon mitigation solutions for commercial and residential builds, including Radon Guard™ ventilation-insulation structural panels and Radon Block™ barrier membrane. Find radon measurement tools in our Testing Shop. 888.527.4717 | 778.327.4717 www.radoncorp.com info@radoncorp.com
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Award-winning Harvey Woods Lofts by Invizij Architects Inc.
INLINE FIBERGLASS LTD. Thames Valley Brick & Tile - a trusted source for Clay Face Brick, Thin Brick and Paving Brick, including LEED qualifying products, that meet the challenges of the Canadian architectural and designer marketplace. 800-567-5800 www.thamesvalleybrick.com info@thamesvalleybrick.com
WindowsPassive House Institute certified Windows and Doors. • Cold Climate • Energy efficient and future-proof • Visionary performance • Clean aesthetics • Best performance values for ENERsign Primus Ú R10
www.enersign.com
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Inline Fiberglass highperformance windows and doors are environmentally friendly, durable and sustainable. They offer: • Time-tested durability • Superior energy efficiency • Residential and commercial applications in LEED-certified Platinum, Gold, and Silver projects. Canada & USA
LEED BD+C and ID+C:EA-Optimize Energy Performance LEED Homes:EA-Windows
Trusted by leading building professionals, Innotech manufactures high-performance European-style windows and exterior doors for energy-efficient, comfortable and durable single family, low to high rise multi-family, and commercial projects.
www.inlinefiberglass.com
www.innotech-windows.com
LEED BD+C and ID+C:EA-Optimize Energy Performance LEED Homes:EA-Windows
LEED BD+C and ID+C:EA-Optimize Energy Performance LEED Homes:EA-Windows
THERMAL, WINDOWS & DYNAMIC GLASS DYNAMIC GLASS SageGlass
* companies in bold have a 1/8-page listing
Logix Insulated Concrete Forms
McGill Architectural Products
Edgetech I.G. Inc.
MechoShade Systems, Inc.
Louiseville Specialty Products
Enersign Windows and Doors
INSULATION
Magwall Inc.
Sun Glow Window Covering Canada
Accurate Dorwin
Monoglass Inc.
SunProject Toro Inc.
Fibertec Window and Door
Arxx Building Products
Nudura Corporation
Urban Edge Shading Inc.
Fulton Windows/Oldcastle
BASF Canada
Owens Corning
Benolec Llt.
PFSI - Polarfoam Soya
BioBased Insulation
Phil Insul Corp
Demilec, Heatlok Soya
Plastiques Cellulaires Polyfoam Inc.
Dura Foam/Canadian Industrial Distributors Inc.
Polycrete
Dow Building Solutions
SealTight
Durisol Building Systems Inc.
SilveRboard®
Efficiency Nova Scotia
Tech-Crete Processors Ltd.
Emercor Ltd.
Thermapan
Good Shepard Wool Insulation
Thermo-Cell Industries Ltd. Therm-O-Comfort Co Ltd.
Icynene Insulation
SHADING
Igloo Cellulose Inc. IntegraSpec
C/S Construction Specialties
Isolofoam Group
Convenience Group Inc.
Kingspan Insulated Panels
Fraser Shading Systems Inc.
Knauf Insulation
Hunter Douglas Canada Ltd.
EuroLine Windows
High Performance Glass Ltd.
WINDOWS AND DOORS Advanced Glazing Systems All Weather Windows Allan Window Technologies Belisle Ancestral Doors & Windows Cascadia Design Products Cascadia Windows Ltd. Clearstream Architectural Glass
Hi-Tech Energy Windows Inline Fiberglass Ltd. Innotech Windows + Doors Jeld-Wen Windows & Doors/ Willmar LiteZone™ Insulating Glass Loewen Windows Marvin Windows and Doors North Star Windows & Doors Pollard Windows
Cossins Windows Canada Ltd.
Radon Mitigation
CWD Windows & Doors
Thermotech Windows Ltd.
Donat Flamand Inc.
UNILUX WIndows and Doors
Duo-Gard Industries Inc.
Velux
Duxton Windows
View Dynamic Glass
Solatube International Inc.
Eco Insulating Glass
®
LiteZone® Insulating Glass • Up to R17 for a window (including glass and frame) • Up to R19.6 centre of glass • 60 year life Award Winner for 2016 “CaGBC Product of the Year”
www.litezone.ca LEED BD+C: EA-Optimize Energy Performance LEED Homes: EA -Windows
POLLARD WINDOWS & DOORS
CBR PRODUCTS
Pollard has been producing quality windows and doors for over 70 years. We design, develop and manufacture using our own R&D facility and 300,000+ sq ft state-of-the-art plant. We provide ENERGY STAR® products that are specified in many Net Zero and LEED® certified homes.
Got a tough low-VOC job to spec? Choose BRODA® oil-based and water-based wood and concrete coatings by CBR Products, with architect-proven LEED-compliant formulas. Custom colours and factory pre-finishing services available.
800-263-6616 www.pollardwindows.com LEED BD+C and ID+C:EA-Optimize Energy Performance LEED Homes EA-Windows Net Zero
SageGlass is the global leader in dynamic glass which tints automatically in response to the sun. Through intelligent tinting we harvest or reject heat, helping buildings save energy, reduce peak demand, downsize HVAC systems and improve occupant comfort.
www.sageglass.com LEED BD+C and O+M: EA-Optimize Energy Performance, Demand Response
1-888-311-5339 www.cbrproducts.com/architect
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INTERIOR FINISHES
* companies in bold have a 1/8-page listing
FLOORING Abet Laminati
Goodfellow Inc.
Taproot
American Biltrite
Healthiest Home Building Supplies
Tarkett
Arclin
Interface
Tate Access Floors
Bamboo Direct
Interstyle ceramic + glass ltd.
Teragren
Bentley Prince Street, Inc.
Jelinek Cork Group
The Tandus Group
Bona US
Johnsonite
Torlys
Camino Modular Systems Inc.
Mapei
Turion Bamboo Traders
Century Wood Inc.
Maxxon
Victor Innovatex
Ceramica Concept
MirageBoa-Franc Inc
Vintage Prefinished Wood Flooring
Colin Campbell
Mondo Flooring
W.R. Meadows
Columbia Forest Products
Nadurra Wood Corp.
Wood Anchor
C/S Construction Specialtie
Nora Systems, Inc.
Country Wood Inc.
Norelco Cabinets Ltd.
Dinoflex
Olympia Tile International Inc.
Elite Flooring
Orchid Ceramics
Arborite
Eterna
Roppe Corporation USA
Armstrong World Industries
Flexco Corp
Shaw Contract Group
Aya Kitchens & Bath
Forbo Flooring Systems
Sierra Pine Ltd.
FreeAxez USA
Solida Cork/Eraco International
Dulux Paints operates the largest network of company-owned paint stores across Canada. Our highly experienced team of account representatives provides specification and on-site support and we have the scale to deliver outstanding services to help you meet any of your design challenges. www.dulux.ca/pro LEED BD+C and ID+C EQ- Low-Emitting Materials MR- Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Environmental Product Declarations; MR- Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients LEED for Homes EQ- Low-Emitting Products
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FORBO FLOORING SYSTEMS Marmoleum is CO2 neutral (from cradle to gate) due to natural ingredients that absorb carbon dioxide and a low energy production process, resulting in a sustainable floor that looks beautiful and lasts over 30 years.
INTERIOR PRODUCTS
SHAPING BETTER ENVIRONMENTS™ Architectural Door Solutions Impactful Experiences, Truly Custom looks 1-800-804-5666 MASONITEARCHITECTURAL.CA
1-800-268-8108 www.forboflooringna.com LEED BD+C and ID+C: MR-Source Reduction:Mercury, Lead, Cadmium. Copper; Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials; Low-Emitting Materials
“For the largest selection of Ceramic Tiles, Stones and Slabs, please visit a showroom near you”
www.olympiatile.com
LEED v4 BD+C and ID+C: Building Product Disclosure and OptimizationEnvironmental Product Declarations
LEED BC+C, ID+C: MR- Building Product Disclosure and OptimizationSourcing of Raw Materials; Building Product Disclosure and OptimizationMaterial Ingredients LEED Homes: MR-Environmentally Preferable Products
INTERIOR FINISHES CBR Products Busch Systems Ltd. C/S Construction Specialtie Century Wood Inc. CertainTeed AirRenew Essential CGC Inc. Columbia Forest Forest Products Products Columbia CORFLEX Dirtt Environmental Solutions Ltd. Ecomix Environ Biocomposites GenYDoors Inc
Olympia Tile Walls International Inc. Nedlaw Living Renovators ReSource Octopus Products Limited Roseburg Products Olympia TileForest International Inc. Tectum Acoustical Renovators ReSourceRoof Deck Teknion Forest LimitedProducts Roseburg The Global Shaw ContractGroup Timber ProductsRoof Company Tectum Acoustical Deck TMI Direct Teknion Limited
Herman Miller Canada Inc.
Treasured Timbers Inc. The Global Group Trove TMI Direct
Homasote Company
Upper Canada Treasured TimbersForest Inc. Products Ltd.
Ice Stone
Upper Canada Forest Products Ltd.
Georgia-Pacific Canada Inc.
Mapei Masonite Architectural Nedlaw Living Walls
Peintures Laurentide Benjamin Moore PPG Industries, Coatings Boomerang RecycledArchitectural Paint & Lambert CBR Pratt Products Premium Products Inc. Dulux/PPG Sansin Corp. Eco Stucco Schwartz Chemical Corporation Laurentide Resources Inc. Sico/PPG Peintures Laurentide Pratt & Lambert Premium Products Inc. Sansin Corp. Schwartz Chemical Corporation
Knoll, Inc. Lynden Doors
Eco Stucco American Formulating & Laurentide Resources Inc. Manufacturing
PPG Industries, Architectural Coatings
Keilhauer Lambton Doors
Dulux/
Octopus PAINTS PPG
Mapei Products Limited Masonite Architectural
Sico/PPG
PAINTS American Formulating & Manufacturing Benjamin Moore Boomerang Recycled Paint
AQUATECH™
Dedicated to innovative, sustainable design, Teknion provides a diverse office furnishings portfolio. Long-term corporate responsibility efforts empower us to invest in programs and processes that raise the bar and further sustainability and well-being.
www.teknion.com LEED ID+C: MR- Building Product Disclosure and Optimization-Sourcing of Raw Materials; Building Product Disclosure and Optimization Material Ingredients; EQ- Low-Emitting Materials
Acuity Brands is a leading provider of innovative lighting systems. Our comprehensive portfolio of luminaires, controls and daylighting, delivers intelligent lighting solutions to our customers in key market segments.
delivers the market with high efficiency Lochinvar condensing boiler and water heater products. LEED v4 Category potential for New Construction for energy performance.
Daikin Applied designs and manufactures technologically advanced commercial HVAC systems for customers around the world. Our goal is to deliver superior air quality and energy efficiency to every solution with innovation in advanced technology, IoT, and next generation compressors.
www.acuitybrands.com
www.daikinapplied.com
LEED BD+C and ID+C: Optimize Energy Performance
LEED BD+C, O+M: EA-Optimize Energy Performance, EQ-Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
www.aquatech-canada.com
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ELECTRICAL | PLUMBING | HVAC | RENEWABLES
* companies in bold have a 1/8-page listing
CONTROLS
HVAC
LIGHTING
PLUMBING FIXTURES
Automated Logic
Air Quality Engineering Inc.
Acuity Brands
American Standard Canada
CorporationDelta Controls Inc.
Air Quality Solutions Ltd.
Cree Lighting Canada
Blanco Canada Inc.
Airia Brands Inc.
Eaton Cooper Lighting
Clivus Multrum Inc.
Distech Controls Inc.
Big Ass Fans
Encelium Technologies Inc.
Crane Plumbing Corporation
Douglas Lighting Control
Broan-NuTone Canada Inc.
Eureka Lighting
Duravit
Cristal Controls
Eurofase Inc.
Elkay / Dobbin Sales
Echoflex Solutions Inc.
Busch Systems International Inc.
GE Lighting
Kohler Canada
Ecobee
Carver Climate System
Gotham Lighting
Masco Canada
Energex Inc.
CGC Group
H.E. Williams, Inc.
Novanni Stainless Inc.
EnergyBank
Hubbell Canada LP
Sancor Industries Ltd.
Honeywell Building Solutions
Conematic Heating Systems Inc.
Sloan Valve / Dobbin Sales
Integrated Lighting Systems
Continental Fan/Aeroflow
Illumineer Ltd.
Daikin Applied
Ledalite Architectural Products Inc.
Water Matrix Inc.
Lutron Optimum Energy Products Ltd.
Enershield Air Barrier
Leviton
Engineered Air
Osram Sylvania Ltd.
Reliable Controls Corporation
Fantech
Philips Color Kinetics
Texmar Control Systems
IPEX Inc.
Philips Lighting
WattStopper
Isolation Algon 2000 Inc.
Rebelle Architectural Lighting
Zero Footprint
Jaga Canada Climate Systems Inc.
Selux
ELECTRICAL
JAS Filtration Inc. Klimatrol
Dyson Canada
Kiko Water Systems
VÄNEE Deco-Touch™
L2B Environmental Systems Inc.
GROUND SOURCE
Legalett
Sistemalux
Waterless Co.
SOLAR AIR Conserval Engineering Inc. Matrix Energy, Inc. Your Solar Home Inc.
Solera Corp. Solera Sustainable Energies Standard Lighting Ushio Canada Inc. Westinghouse Lighting Corporation
SOLAR - PV Bullfrog Power Inc. BP Solar CARMA Industries Inc.
Airtechni
Lochinvar/Aqua-Tech Sales and Marketing Inc.
Boreal Geothermal Inc.
Mammoth-WEBCO Inc.
CGC Group
Maritime Geothermal/Nordic
Aquatech
Generation PV
Delta Geothermaique
Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc.
Bosch Water Heating
Sanyo Canada Inc.
Nu-Air Ventilation Systems Inc.
Caroma Inc.
Siemens Building
De Dietrich Boilers
Technologies Ltd.
Eco Innovation
VCT Group
GROHE Canada Inc.
Xantrex Technology Inc.
Ecologix Heating Technologies Enertran Technology Inc. FHP Manufacturing GeoSmart Energy Inc. Geothermal Utilities Inc. Geothermix Groundheat Systems Geo-Xergy HeatLink Group Inc. Ice Kube systems Ltd. NextEnergy Inc. WaterFurnace Int’l Inc.
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RadiantLink In-wall Heating Runtal North America, Inc. Seresco Step Warmfloor Ontario Ltd. Tate Access Floors
PLUMBING
Carmanah Technologies Corp. GE Industrial
HeatLink group Inc. – N Moen Canada Marathon International/Baxi
SOLAR THERMAL
Tempeff North America
Marathon International/ Eternal
Termobuild
Noritz
TermoDeck Canada
RenewABILITY Energy Inc.
Therma-Ray Inc.
ReTherm Energy Systems Inc.
Uponor Ltd.
Rheem Canada Ltd.
Venmar Ventilation Inc.
Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc.
Taco
Ventacity’s Smart Ventilation
Hybridyne Power Systems
Takagi Canada, Inc.
Viessmann Manufacturing Company Inc.
Uponor Ltd.
NY Thermal Inc. Roth Canada Simple Solar SunPump Solar Inc.
ELECTRICAL | PLUMBING | HVAC | RENEWABLES
ELKAY Cleaner, Healthier Water Elkay filtered ezH2O bottle filling stations reduce lead and other harmful particulates, putting cleaner, healthier water within everyone’s reach. We continue to expand our ezH2O bottle filling station offerings. This innovative and award-winning product line upholds our commitment to delivering clean water and sustainable design. It provides a rapid fill of drinking water to quench thirst and minimize plastic bottle waste in the environment. Distributed in Canada by Dobbin Sales, 1 800 565 8515 or info@dobbinsales.com
Make Fantech your source for high quality residential and commercial ventilation products. You’ll find a wide range of products to fit any application. Each one engineered for quality and dependability.
www.fantech.net 1-800-565-3548 LEED BD+C, ID+C and O+M EA- Optimize Energy Performance EQ- Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies LEED for Homes EA- Space Heating and Cooling Equipment; EQ- Ventilation
Geo-Xergy Systems is a leading designer of ground source (geothermal) heating and cooling systems across North America. Our team specializes in implementation of cost effective solutions to integrate with low carbon HVAC systems for commercial buildings of all types. www.geoxergy.com
LEED BD+C, O+M EA- Optimize Energy Performance -Green Power and Carbon Offsets
Klimatrol, 25 Years providing Radiant Floor Heating and Cooling system. We use only the highest quality PEX pipe and provide field support to ensure your system is correctly installed. YOUR SOURCE FOR ULTIMATE COMFORT AND ENERGY SAVINGS.
• www.klimatrol.com • 905-454-1742 • info@klimatrol.com LEED BD+C, O+M, ID+C: EA-Optimize Energy Performance, EQ-Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
Trust Mitsubishi Electric for Smart VRF, Net Zero Carbon Buildings
SLOAN VALVE
RADIANTLINK
Designed specifically for the Canadian HVAC market, City Multi water-source system provides optimum occupant comfort while substantially minimizing installation costs and energy consumption with it’s 2-pipe VRF technology.
Planning on Renovating? Tired of a cold damp basement? Consider RadiantLink. Connecting the warmth from your furnace to Uponor’s Fast Trak system will create comfort and a whole new way to live life large. See our “Blanket of Warmth” project: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=KUNcj5WBHiU
How can Sloan products help your project? Sloan’s EPDs are produced in accordance with international standards and verified by an independent third party to ensure the data we communicate is credible, resulting in full LEED Material and Resource credits for your project.
TEMPEFF NORTH AMERICA Tempeff North America manufactures Semi-Custom air to air energy recovery equipment with up to 90% energy efficiency in winter without any requirement for an energy robbing defrost strategy.
Dobbin Sales: 1-800-565-8515 www.dobbinsales.com
[204] 783-1902 www.tempeffnorthamerica.com
LEED BD+C, ID+C:WE-Water Use Reduction, Materials and Resources LEED O+M: Indoor Water Use Reduction
LEED BD+C and LEED O+M: EA-Optimize Energy Performance
Owned and Developed by the Cora Group
VRF575.ca 1.800.268.9828 ext. 5710 LEED BD+C, ID+C and O+M EA- Optimize Energy Performance EQ- Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies.
www.radiantlink.ca LEED Homes: EA- Heating and Cooling Distribution Systems, Space Heating and Cooling Equipment EQ- Low-Emitting Products, Contaminant Control, ID - Innovation
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GREEN DESIGN SUPPORT + PROFESSIONALS
Rechargeable Buildings with
Drive your dollar further. Turn your concrete into a smart asset. Gain a competitive advantage and sense of pride. Energy efficient, Health conscious, Climate resilient and Smart-City ready. Call us for a free consultation and learn how to boost your building’s performance. 416.993.5225 www.termobuild.com greenteam@termobuild.com LEED BC+C: EA Optimize Energy Performance, Renewable Energy Production. EQ: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies, Thermal Comfort ID: Innovation
VCT GROUP VCT Group specializes in design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of solar energy projects and electric vehicle charging stations. We complete quality installations with a commitment to performance and transparent pricing. www.vctgroup.com
LEED BD+C and O+M EA- Renewable energy production • Advanced energy monitoring • Optimizing energy production • Green power and carbon offsets
EFFICIENCY NOVA SCOTIA Vitoligno 300-C: compact, fully automatic wood pellet boiler for new construction or heating system modernization projects with a heating input range of 44 to 193 MBH / 13 to 57 kW.
800-387-7373 www.viessmann.ca
LEED BD+C, O+M: EA- Optimize Energy Performance LEED Homes: EA- Space Heating and Cooling Equipment
It’s easy to build-in a competitive advantage to your new construction project, with help from Efficiency Nova Scotia. Building a competitive advantage through energy efficiency will increase your tenant’s comfort, and a happy tenant is a long-term tenant. Learn more at: www.efficiencyns.ca/ commercialbuildings
Curtiss Dining Hall, CFB Borden*, in JV with ZAS. Photo: © Brenda Liu. .
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVE FABRIQ architecture is a Montreal based firm that delivers innovative and sustainable design solutions for clients in the public and private sectors. Currently have eight major LEED projects certified or underway. www.fabriq.com, 514.934.1500 x224 *Curtiss Dining Hall, CFB Borden: - LEED Silver certified [July 2017] - Ontario Woodworks – 2016 Wood Advocate Award - Real Property Institute of Canada [RPIC] 2017 Best Practices/Environmental Sustainability Award - 2016 OAA Design Excellence Award – finalist - 2016 Grand Prix du Design - finalist - 2016 World Architecture News [WAN] Awards – Wood in Architecture – finalist - 2016 Prix d’excellence Cecobois - finalist
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The CPCQA Certification Program qualifies precast concrete manufacturers who fabricate structural, architectural and specialty precast concrete products, including concrete pipe and underground utility and drainage products. The program validates capabilities of superior quality assurance for owners, agencies, specifiers, and producers.
Find out more at: www.precastcertification.ca
Environmentally responsive and holistic engineering Our passion around environmentally responsible design forces us to challenge norms regarding energy efficiencies and materials used on every one of our projects. Calgary City Centre - Phase I | LEED® Platinum
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Using wood products from responsibly managed forests, like SFI, is key to any green building project. Architects and builders are turning to products certified to the SFI Standard to meet their green building needs. sfiprogram.org
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REFLECTIONS ON THE MISSING MIDDLE By Shirley Shen The term ‘Missing Middle’ is now in common use in major cities across the country in discussions around densification, housing choice and affordability. It was first coined by American architect Daniel Parolek to describe “a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types, compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living.” EVERGREEN’S TORONTO HOUSING ACTION LAB RESEARCH AND REPORT According to Michelle German, Manager of Evergreen’s Toronto Housing Action Lab, the ‘missing middle’ is already negatively impacting the city in a variety of ways: “From a social perspective, a market that no longer provides housing opportunities for everyday households risks robbing the city of its vitality, creativity and opportunity. Future generations will seek to live elsewhere and newcomers will face discouraging prospects." In 2017-2018, Evergreen convened a working group to identify the issues arising from the ‘missing middle’ in Toronto and to report on potential solutions. The Working Group identified three reasons why attention should be paid to the missing middle now:
1 1 The Comox Street project, in the historic Mole Hill neighbourhood of Vancouver’s West End, achieves a six-fold increase in density, replacing a singlefamily bungalow with a larger, six-unit complex that provides a transition in scale between a seven-storey heritage apartment building to the west and the smaller heritage houses to the east.
1. Many families renting in Toronto are living in housing that does not have enough bedrooms for their size and makeup. 2. Middle income wages have not kept pace with the cost of housing – both rental and ownership options. 3. Many middle age households can’t access the ownership market – so are staying longer in the rental market creating stagnation and record low vacancy rates.
Competitors were required to address affordability, sociability and design excellence. Central to their work was the creation of pro forma including revenue, land costs and construction value. There was a strong consensus amongst the competitors around the required changes in municipal policy that would support the creation of a
Evergreen's report was published in August of 2018 and is
much greater range of housing options in current single family neighbour-
available at https://www.evergreen.ca/downloads/pdfs/2018/
hoods. The four winners presented their prposals to staff around Metro
What_is_the_Missing_Middle_Evergreen_CUI_s2.pdf
Vancouver, including Vancouver, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody
The following year, Vancouver architects began a similar
and New Westminster as of September 2018.
investigation, in this case the aim being not only to propose new guidelines to promote Missing Middle forms of development, but also to offer design solutions.
HEACCITY STUDIO WINNING ENTRY Increasing affordable housing in Metro Vancouver requires the provision of additional units that break from existing models of development
THE URBANARIUM DESIGN COMPETITION, VANCOUVER In 2018, led by architect Bruce Haden, the Urbanarium held an open design competition to develop and present options
and financing, while shifting the constrictive culture around tenure and ownership. We proposed a zoning amendment for the ‘buffer zones’ - the first
for addressing Metro Vancouver’s affordability and social
three blocks flanking arterial roads
health challenges. There were four study areas in Vancouver,
cial zones and single-family neighbourhoods. Signaling the residential
Port Coquitlam, Burnaby and Surrey, with each entrant being
renewal that will help house future generations in an affordable manner,
assigned one area at random.
our proposed zone “R-5R” would specifically address the land value
- between mixed use / commer-
Each study area was around four blocks in size and competi-
speculation that has arisen along with densification. In order to ease the
tors selected one-or two single-family lots to design, provid-
transition of R5 zones, guidelines would cultivate a new typology that
ing some contextual assessment based on the study area and
can both co-exist with detached homes, and support the formation of a
municipal plans and by-laws.
cohesive community.
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INTERVIEW WITH:
Anthony Owolabi, PACE Canada Volunteer
PACE CANADA GETTING A FOOTHOLD Originating in California, the property assessed clean energy (PACE) program offered by PACE Canada (https://www.paceab.ca/) wants to make energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrade measures affordable to all Canadians. What is PACE? Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is an innovative financing tool which property owners can use to upgrade the energy efficiency of their buildings and install renewable energy systems with no money down and with repayment through their property tax bill. The source of funds is usually private lenders who are looking for long term, low risk investments. The key requirements of a PACE program are that the building owner must own the property and must be paying (or be able to pay) property taxes: secondly the program will cover 100% of the financing for these types of measures: • renewables such as solar panels and geothermal heating systems • energy efficiency upgrades such as insulation and windows In the last five years in the USA, over 220,000 PACE projects have been completed with over $6B invested.
Who is PACE Canada? PACE Canada is a non-profit, education and advocacy organization. We are dedicated to bringing the PACE program to Canada, and in the process will create thousands of jobs and dramatically reduce Canada's GHG footprint. Our vision is for every building in Canada to be opti-
Think of both programs sharing the DNA of the cat family, but one is a kitten and one is a tiger. Based on US market data, the average PACE financing per project has been $456,000 for C-PACE projects and $24,000 for R-PACE projects. The largest single C-PACE financed project to date is $32 million. A C PACE best practices guideline can be found at http://www.c-pacealliance.com: (Well-Designed-C PACE-Programs-2018-07-02)
Does PACE require government involvement even down to the municipal level?
mized with renewable energy and energy efficiency
Even though the loan repayment is made through the property tax system,
measures to achieve net-zero performance - and for
the municipality should have only two simple tasks – place the tax lien and col-
PACE financing to be the tool that makes the measures
lect/remit the annual payments. All other tasks should be handled by the PACE
affordable to all.
Administrator - approve contractors, projects, and upgrade types allowed; and
Can you explain a little more how the financing system works?
find the investors.
The PACE administrator acts as a coordinator between investors (lenders) and home/property own-
What are the full economic benefits? 1. Energy Savings to property owners: Since the target is to be net positive cash flow from day 1, property owners save money on their energy bills.
ers (buyers). Investors lend the money to home/prop-
2. Increased property value: Unlike subjective upgrades like countertops and
erty owners and money flows to the contractor who
paint, PACE upgrades are quantifiable and calculations can show increased prop-
completes the job.
erty value. This feature can be translated into a higher price at the time of sale.
Once the project is complete, the PACE Administrator
3. Green Jobs: Apart from the public good benefits of reduced green house
facilitates the placement of a property tax lien and the
gases, many new jobs are created. Statistics show that for every million dollars
home/property owner starts repayment via their prop-
invested, 15 new market transition jobs are created.
erty tax bill. Since investors provide long-term, fixed interest rate money, the model is usually cash flow positive from day one. Energy savings are meant to more than offset the increase in taxes.
What are the available markets for PACE Financing in Canada? There are two very distinct markets for PACE financ-
4. Reduced fiscal debt: Since PACE attracts private investors, it reduces the use of public tax dollars in the retrofit economy. Governments don’t have to provide rebates, subsidies, or give-aways that contribute to increased public debt levels.
What are the next steps for PACE Canada? PACE Canada is committed to advocating for the adoption of a best practices PACE model across Canada. We will continue our efforts to educate governments and politicians on PACE and its economic benefits (see the website at PACECanada.green)
ing – C Pace (commercial) and R Pace (residential).
We will be expanding our membership base by organizing educational events on
Even though there are similarities, there are major dif-
PACE and its components and to help the public understand all the PACE benefits.
ferences when it comes to implementation processes and approvals for each market. 46
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