Green Building Market Transformation

1
Green Building Market Transformation

• Enerlife Consulting
• Bringing Energy Management to Life
• June 11, 2003

2
Growing Interest

• Policy study for Ministry of Energy into
  integrated energy management strategy
• Reduce 22b provincial energy expenditures by 10
• Reduce public-sector energy use by 25
• Reduce GHG emissions by 19 MT/year
• Establish market leadership in energy efficiency
  and alternative energy products and services
• Ontario Realty Corporation is responsible for
  government commitment to 10 energy reduction,
  seeking help
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
  supporting community initiatives through Smart
  Growth
• Possible meetings around June NACEE gathering in
  Toronto?

3
Living City Centre

• GTA-wide initiative of the Toronto and Region
  Conservation Authority aimed at market
  transformation for sustainability
• Strong influence with municipal and regional
  governments, developers, business and communities
• Physical campus being developed at Kortright,
  north of Toronto, to demonstrate all aspects of
  sustainable living
• Outreach projects aimed at measurable
  improvements in energy efficiency, renewable
  energy and green building design/performance

4
Living City Centre and Ontario Communities

• The Living City Centre aims to engage leadership
  from across the Greater Toronto Area in
  transforming the region into one of the most
  sustainable, livable communities in the world.
• Under this community-wide banner, the Mayors from
  across the region are invited to join forces in
  expanding their municipal building energy
  efficiency programs for the betterment of their
  communities, the province and Canada.

5
Ontario Communities Working Together

• It is proposed that municipal governments across
  the Greater Toronto Area will pool their energy
  management knowledge and experience, in order to
  achieve at least ONE megawatt of electrical
  demand savings during 2003.
• The Mayors Challenge will then be extended to
  other sectors interested in taking similar
  collaborative action to lower energy use and
  costs. Energy efficiency benefits everyone.

6
Living City Centres Role

• Convening a strategic planning meeting to define
  the most productive areas of collaboration
• Creating a web-accessible information system to
  benchmark the energy performance and programs in
  effect for different facility types in each
  municipality
• Establishing partnerships with the federal and
  provincial governments, utility companies,
  businesses and foundations
• Defining and reporting on energy, economic and
  environmental indicators, targets and milestones
• Conducting technical workshops to define,
  facilitate and support implementation of
  individual municipal action plans and
• Communicating with stakeholders, and promoting
  the program through local and national media and
  the Living City website.

7
Funding

• Preliminary Budget (10 participants, 12 months)
  
• Organization initial planning meeting
  9,000
• Information system creation operation 17,500
• Technical workshops (8) and support 30,000
• Partnership development 3,500
• Program reporting 6,000
• Communications 10,000
• Project management and administration 15,200
• 91,200

8
Living City Centre - Mayors Megawatt Challenge

• Initiative championed by Mayor Hazel McCallion
  of Mississauga
• FCM support potential for group feasibility study
  and project implementation through GMEF and GMIF
• Upstream funding support being sought towards the
  91,200 program development and management budget

9
Living City Centre - Greening the Urban Village

• Ongoing program engaging owners and design teams
  of new commercial/institutional buildings in
  improved energy efficiency
• Sponsored by Canada Green Building Council and
  Sustainable Buildings Canada, complementary with
  CBIP
• Green Buildings Website being developed to track
  and make available building information, green
  features, and actual performance
• Design charettes to facilitate peer learning,
  integrated design, and introduction of green
  building expertise
• Funding support for program development and pilot
  project being sought 6 buildings, 6 charettes,
  over 12 months, 130,000 project budget

10
Energy Services for Small Building Owners

• Pilot project in Peterborough to develop,
  demonstrate and evaluate a comprehensive energy
  services offering to homeowners, low-rise
  apartment buildings and small businesses
• Managed by Peterborough Green-Up under their
  Sustainable Peterborough program
• Program development and management budget
  352,000
• Application for 50 matching funding (176,000)
  made to Smart Growth

11
Energywatchers in Laboratory Facilities

• First phase of pilot project complete in 3
  federal and 2 provincial facilities
• Web-based energy use benchmarking, target-setting
  and monitoring
• 5.7m energy costs, average potential savings 26
• Peer-learning, problem-solving and introduction
  of outside expertise through facilitated
  workshops
• Best practices guide supplemented with new
  developments e.g. interval metering applications,
  scientist engagement

12
Energywatchers in Laboratory Facilities

• FBI projects have identified substantial
  additional energy and water savings
• Provincial facilities have potential for 35-40
  energy savings
• It is proposed to continue the pilot project with
  Public Works, Environment Canada and Ontario
  Realty Corp
• It is proposed to replicate the project with
  these and other departments and provinces