LEED for

Canada!
An Overview

Green Buildings
& Interiors for
the 21st
Century
A Conversation at Schulich
Toronto March 2005

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What Makes a Building Green?
• Green = Greatly improved Current Practice
performance over current
mainstream practice
Green

• Most definitions include:

Sustainable
9 greatly reduced energy &
water consumption
9 improved resource efficiency
9 reduced air, water & soil impacts
9 improved indoor environment
9 greater durability
9 less impact on local infrastructure
9 enhanced asset value
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Canada Green Building Council

www.cagbc.org
Our Vision

“A transformed built environment

contributing to a sustainable
future”

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currently 695 member organizations
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CaGBC Membership by Province
Prince Edward
Island, 3 Nfld &
Nova Scotia, Labrador, 3
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Yukon, 1
New Brunswick, NWT, 1
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Nunavut, 2
British
Quebec, 86 Columbia, 193

Alberta, 101
Ontario, 218 Saskatchewan,
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Manitoba, 27

CaGBC Members by Province, Feb 10, 2005

Reasons for LEED Momentum
• Easy for major owners to adopt
• Demonstrably improved commercial & institutional
buildings
• Capital cost effective (LEED Silver 0-2% premium in
established markets) if Integrated Design process
used
• Greatly reduced life-cycle costs
• Third party credibility and independent verification
process
• Key to Kyoto commitments and reduced energy
demand

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LEED Adoption in Canada
• APEGG BC (engineering association)
• Greater Vancouver Regional District
• City of Vancouver
• University of BC
• BC Buildings Corporation
• Vancouver 2010 Olympic Committee

• Alberta Infrastructure, Schools Pilot

• City of Calgary Sustainable Buildings Policy
• Manitoba Hydro $150 million building
• Public Works & Government Services Canada Capital Projects
> $10 million: LEED Gold or equivalent
• La Société Immobillière du Québec, all new construction,
• City of Toronto Waterfront
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Green Building Market
Transformation
• Design process
• Materials
• Construction methods
• Construction management
• Commissioning
• Product positioning
• Need for training 9
Green Building Market Positioning

• Growth of the Green Buildings market is

increasing demand for green products and
services

• Changing markets create “winners and losers”

• The market shift presents an opportunity for

product and service positioning and sales growth

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Concrete in LEED Canada

Positioning concrete in the developing

green buildings market

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 Potential Credits Influenced by
Concrete
• Site Credit 7: Landscape and Exterior Design to Reduce Heat Islands –
high-albedo Portland cement paving
• Energy, Prerequisite 2 Credit 1: Minimum Energy Performance – thermal
mass
• Materials Credit 1: Building Reuse – if existing building is concrete
• Materials Credit 2: Construction Waste Management – available when
demolishing existing concrete buildings
• Materials Credit 4: Recycled Content – pozzolans, fly-ash, ground
granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), silica fume, recycled aggregates
all contribute
• Materials Credit 5: Local/Regional Materials – depending on location of
ready-mix or pre-cast plant
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LEED for Commercial Interiors

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USGBC LEED Rating Systems

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“LEED-NC v2.x” Interiors Shell
Interiors Shell

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developers For building For residential For residential
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LEED
owners and owners, tenants and design owners and building owners, building owners,
owners and owners, tenants and design owners and building owners, building owners,
design teams and design teams that service providers developers and developers and
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and construction upgrades and design and design and
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and installation interiors arenot
interiors are not improvements. process. process.
improvements. process. process.
renovations.
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part of the initial
designprocess.
design process.

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LEED CI Pilot Projects
Restaurants
University Buildings
Libraries
NGO Offices
Medical Facilities
Animation Studio
Design Offices
Banks
Corporate Offices
Law Firms
Historic Buildings
Showrooms
Arts Centers
Theaters
Hospitality Suites
Government Offices

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LEED Point Distribution
Category LEED-NC LEED-CI LEED-CS LEED-EB
Sustainable Sites 14 7 14 16
Water Efficiency 5 2 5 5
Energy & Atmosphere 17 14 17 22
Materials & Resources 13 14 8 10
Indoor Environmental Quality 15 15 11 18
Innovation & Design Process 5 5 5 5
Total 69 57 60 76

Category LEED-NC LEED-CI LEED-CS LEED-EB

Sustainable Sites 20% 12% 23% 21%
Water Efficiency 7% 4% 8% 7%
Energy & Atmosphere 25% 25% 28% 29%
Materials & Resources 19% 25% 13% 13%
Indoor Environmental Quality 22% 26% 18% 24%
Innovation & Design Process 7% 9% 8% 7%

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LEED for Commercial Interiors

For building owners,

tenants and design
teams that address
commercial interiors
design and
installation process.

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Sustainable Sites
LEED for Commercial Interiors

Goals
• Develop only appropriate sites
• Reuse existing buildings and/or sites
• Protect natural and agricultural lands
• Reduce need for automobiles
• Protect and restore sites

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Water Use and Water Efficiency
LEED for Commercial Interiors

Goals
• Reduce the quantity
of water needed for the
building

• Reduce municipal
water supply and
treatment burden

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 Energy and Atmosphere
LEED for Commercial Interiors

Goals
• Superior energy efficiency and system performance
• Optimize energy efficiency
• Encourage renewable and alternative energy sources
• Include ozone protection protocols

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Materials & Resources
LEED for Commercial Interiors
Goals
• Reduce the amount of
materials needed
• Use materials with
less environmental
impact
• Reduce and manage
waste

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Materials & Resources
LEED for Commercial Interiors
Credit Point(s)
• Storage and Collection of Recyclables Required
• Building Reuse 1-3
• Construction Waste Management 1-2
• Resource Reuse 1-3
• Recycled Content 1-2
• Local/Regional Materials 1-2
• Rapidly Renewable Materials 1
• Certified Wood 1

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Indoor Environmental Quality
LEED for Commercial Interiors
Goals

• Establish good indoor air quality

• Eliminate, reduce and manage

the sources of indoor pollutants

• Ensure thermal comfort and

system controllability

• Provide for occupant connection

to the outdoor environment

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Indoor Environmental Quality
LEED for Commercial Interiors
Credit Point(s)
• Minimum IAQ Performance Required
• Enviro Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Required
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Monitoring 1
• Increase Ventilation Effectiveness 1
• Construction IAQ Management Plan 1-2
• Low-Emitting Materials 1-5
• Control Chemical & Pollutant Sources 1
• Controllability of Systems 1
• Thermal Comfort 1-2
• Daylighting and Views 1-2

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The Tipping Point
• Growing momentum towards a sustainable,
green, energy efficient, low-carbon society
• Drivers are energy supply, climate change,
urban growth, and infrastructure renewal
• Public-sector leadership and private-sector
support
• Demonstrated improvement over traditional
practice
• The best, and perhaps the only way to prosper
in the years to come

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