750+  businesses  from  all  sectors  

TRAINED  

training,  tools  and  cer>fica>on  for  businesses  to  manage  greenhouse  gas  emissions  and  associated  expenses    

who  industries,  size,  revenue  

GHGs  sub-­‐sector  carbon  profiles  benchmarking  among  peers  

reduc>on  strategies  &    cost  savings  

why  drivers  for  GHG  mgmt  

case  study  

industry    brief  

Why  are  you  choosing  to  manage  carbon?  

“The  City  of  Surrey  is  our  customer  and  they  are  moving  towards  being  greener.”    ligh%ng  contractor  Surrey,  BC  

11%  Supply  chain  /  other  requirements  

28%  An%cipa%ng  future  requirements  

42%  Marke%ng  /  reputa%on  /  brand  image  

38%  Building  on  exis%ng  green  ini%a%ves  

38%  Cost-­‐cuBng  /  efficiency  36%  Interest  /  personal  mo%va%on  

25%  Industry  /  community  engagement  

23%  CSR  mandate  

17%  Customer  /  investor  /  partner  demand  

9%  Networking  /  B2B  opportuni%es  

4%  Employee  reten%on  

51%of emissions come from

transport and equipment

Building construction emissions profile

10%Heat

51%Transport and equipment38%Waste

1%Electricity

carbon  profiles  

92%of emissions come from

transport and equipment

Specialty tradesemissions profile

2%Heat

92%Transport and equipment5%Waste

1%Electricity

benchmarking  

likely  upper  range  

likely  lower  range  

reduc>on  opportuni>es  may  exist  

you  may  have  a  story  to  tell  

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Real  estate  lessors  and  managers  

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$7,800projected  cost  of  carbon-­‐  emiJng  acKviKes  to  a    construcKon  firm,  per  FTE  

of  Metro  Vancouver’s  emissions  come  from  40%   commercial  and  residen>al  buildings  

 

source:  Metro  Vancouver  Regional  District  

Emissions in Construction Jonathan Meads, Sustainability Manager October 29, 2013

Who is Concert?

•  Exclusively owned by union & management pension plans representing over 200,000 Canadians

•  Developed some 10,000

condominium and rental apartments since 1989

•  Over 10 million square feet of

income producing properties

•  Assets in excess of $1.6 billion

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Energy Audit

Energy Audit

Energy Audit

ANGELA LAI, SENIOR COST CONSULTANT

ADVISORS & PRACTITIONERS

Cutting Carbon + Costs: Taking Stock of Your Business

BTY GROUP’S JOURNEY TO BECOME A

SUSTAINABILITY

BUSINESS

October 29, 2013

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

ABOUT BTY GROUP

WHY CLIMATE SMART?

MAIN GHG EMISSION SOURCES

KEY REDUCTION STRATEGY

GOING CARBON NEUTRAL

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

ABOUT BTY GROUP

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WE CONDUCT TIMELY AND THOROUGH DUE DILIGENCE BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL MARKETS, FOR THOSE WHO DESIGN, BUILD, FINANCE, AND OPERATE BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

CORE SERVICES:

•  Cost Management •  Cost Planning/ Estimating •  Risk Management

•  P3 Advisory •  Lenders’ Technical Advisor •  Independent Certifier

•  Management Consulting •  Value Engineering •  Sustainability Consulting •  Asset & Facilities Management Consulting •  Scheduling

8 OFFICES: Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, St. Catharines, Ottawa, and Montréal.

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

WHY CLIMATE SMART?

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SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING  

BUSINESS SAVINGS  

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE  

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

MAIN GHG EMISSION SOURCES

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Air  Travel  64.79  

Road  3.14  

CommuKng  57.34  

Gross  2012  GHG  Emissions      132.09  metric  tonnes  

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

KEY REDUCTION STRATEGY - SHIFT IN FUNDING

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SHIFT IN FUNDING FROM PARKING TO SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT  

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

PROMOTING A REDUCTION CULTURE

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A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

GOING CARBON NEUTRAL

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WE BELIEVE BUYING CARBON CREDITS SHOULD BE PART OF OUR EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGY

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

BTY GROUP RETIRED OFFSETS

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TIMBERWEST (IMPROVED FOREST MANAGEMENT) STRATHCONA PARK, VANCOUVER ISLAND ESTIMATED VOLUME: 600,000 tCO2 BENEFITS: Habitat for protected species, marbled murrelet, Vancouver Island marmot, Northern goshawk.

COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT (COMMUNITY ENERGY SYSTEM)

ESTIMATED VOLUME: 20,000 tonnes of GHG reduced

BENEFITS: employed over 30 companies for construction.

A D V I S O R S & P R A C T I T I O N E R S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

October 29, 2013

CONTACT US

ANGELA LAI, SENIOR COST CONSULTANT AngelaLai@BTY.com

VANCOUVER OFFICE

2288 Manitoba Street, Vancouver, BC V5Y 4B5 T: 604-734-3126

BTY.COM

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@BTYGroup

WALKING THE WALK SUSTAINABILITY AT PERKINS+WILL

Vancouver, BC, October 29 2013

  Design

  Sustainability

  Social Responsibility

Core Strengths.

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SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP •  Founders and Current Board Members of the Canada

Green Building Council

•  CaGBC LEED Faculty and LEED certification team

•  Two completed projects targeting Living Building Status

•  163 LEED Certified projects and 236 LEED Registered projects

•  The first LEED-NC Gold certified new construction project in Canada – the City of White Rock Operations Centre in White Rock, BC

•  The first LEED-NC Platinum certified multi-family residential project in North America – The Vento Residences in Calgary, AB

•  3 Projects amongst the highest scoring LEED-NC Platinum projects in the world - Dockside Phase 1 + 2 in Victoria, BC and Perkins+Will Offices, Atlanta, GA

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GREEN OPERATIONS PLAN 2005

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% Change From 2011: •  Electricity: 7% •  Heat: -10% •  Transporting

people: 31% •  Overall

reduction from 2011: 21%

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•  Building re-commissioned •  Recent upgrades:

–  Window Control –  Blinds for daylight –  CO2 monitoring and control –  Schedule for fans –  Schedule for lights

VANCOUVER INTERNAL OPERATIONS

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BUILDING ENERGY USE INTENSITY

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Inter Office Energy Competitions

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CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada

•  Project Vision: to be the most innovative and high performance building in North America that will assist in accelerating sustainability.

•  Building Area: 5,675 sm (61,085 sf) •  Budget: $23 million CAD •  Project Duration: 2008-2011

•  Designed to be net zero energy •  Saving 185 tCO2e/yr

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•  Compact: Home to 30,000

•  Complete: Live-work-play-learn

•  Carbon neutral: 100% renewable energy

•  Significantly reduced ecological footprint

•  Many sustainable lifestyle choices

Westwood

Prince Rupert

Spruce Avenue

Kingsway Mall

YHT

NAIT

Agrihood

Town Centre

Technology & Research

Blatchford Redevelopment, Edmonton Global model for sustainable city-building

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THANK YOU

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www.climatesmartbusiness.com michelle@climatesmartbusiness.com 604-CLIMATE

thank  you!