Cagbc 2018AR WEB.Pdf

2 0 1 8 LA GÉODE LEED Platinum, Montreal, Quebec | Owner: Gestion Knightsbridge | Architect: ADHOC Architectes Contents Letter from Thomas Mueller, President and CEO, CaGBC and CEO, GBCI Canada 3 Helping Canada meet its environmental commitments 7 Regional conferences and events 11 Building Lasting Change—Driving a low-carbon economy 13 Helping professionals build green skills 15 Green building program advancements 17 Advocating for climate action 21 Green Building in Canada 24 Highlighting Achievements 27 National sponsors 31 Board of Directors 32 National Committees and Technical Advisory Groups 33 CaGBC Chapters 35 Summary Annual Financial Statements 37 2 0 1 8 THE INNOVATION CENTRE AT BAYVIEW YARDS LEED Gold, Ottawa, Ontario | Owner: Bayview Yards | Architect: Barry J. Hobin and Associates Architects THE JOYCE CENTRE FOR PARTNERSHIP & INNOVATION Zero Carbon Building - Design, Hamilton, Ontario | Owner: Mohawk College | Architect: McCallum Sather Architects and B+H Architects Letter from Thomas Mueller, President and CEO, CaGBC and CEO, GBCI Canada Over the last three years, innovation in the building As part of its national advocacy strategy to support sector was predominantly driven by reducing uptake of a broader retrofit strategy, the CaGBC carbon emissions. The recent warnings issued by the released A Roadmap for Retrofits in Canada II: United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Building Strong Market Infrastructure for the Retrofit Change (IPCC) gave our work a renewed sense of Economy in February 2018. The report provides urgency and purpose. Their findings highlighted the the industry with clear actions to establish a strong undeniable need to accelerate the reduction of carbon retrofit economy. This includes using tools such emissions to meet Canada’s 2030 climate change as the Investor Confidence Project (ICP), to drive goals. They also confirmed that our work is on target quality retrofit projects and de-risk investments. by advocating for large-scale retrofits, driving the The ICP program provides a standardized approach adoption of zero carbon buildings, and advancing for assessing and implementing building retrofits, programs that enable enhanced energy and water measuring and verifying energy efficiency outcomes efficiency, waste and reduction, and human health. and ongoing performance. We know that the critical measure of success for In tandem with the report’s publication, we worked achieving net carbon emission reductions in the with Natural Resources Canada to bring together building sector by 2030 will be our ability to retrofit senior federal ministers and industry leaders for large existing buildings and build to zero carbon a roundtable to discuss the options for putting performance to create the low-carbon building stock large-scale retrofits into motion. These efforts of the future. contributed to the House of Commons Report of the Standing Committee on Finance (December 2018) recommendations to develop a pool of capital that can be leveraged to encourage private sector financing for commercial building retrofits. THE JOYCE CENTRE FOR PARTNERSHIP & INNOVATION cagbc.org 2018 Annual Report | Canada Green Building Council 3 We also advanced innovation with our Zero Carbon Canadians. Buildings that reduce impact are also more Building Standard (ZCB). Drawing on the industry resilient and contribute to healthy cities. Our flagship knowledge and market readiness from designing product, LEED is doing just that by going through buildings to LEED since 2004, the first Zero Carbon important updates last year starting with the release certifications included evolv1, an urban office of LEED v4.1 for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) building in Waterloo, Ontario and the Joyce Centre and LEED BD+C in January 2019. The updates are for Partnership & Innovation at Mohawk College in aimed at streamlining the rating systems, simplifying Hamilton, Ontario. The evolv1 and Mohawk College certification and focusing on performance outcomes. projects are part of a larger group of 18 registered The updated rating system also recognizes and projects targeting zero carbon emissions spanning assesses carbon emissions from operations and the country from Halifax to Vancouver. These include provides a path to zero carbon performance. new and existing institutional buildings, commercial Canada remains the second largest market for LEED in offices, multi-unit residential buildings, fire halls, and the world ahead of more populous countries like China warehouses proving that the market is ready to deliver. and India with close to 4,000 LEED certifications CaGBC also made organizational changes to better at the end of 2018. The federal government, which support the industry in verifying and managing the maintains a LEED Gold policy for Real Property since performance of buildings. February marked the launch 2005, renewed its commitment to the LEED program of GBCI Canada, a new for-profit joint venture between in 2018. The Department of National Defence (DND) CaGBC and the global Green Business Certification committed that all its new buildings will be LEED Institute. This new organization was created to Silver through their Defence Energy and Environment accelerate green building market transformation and Strategy. As the largest property owners in Canada, impact in Canada by providing expert certification the federal government’s decision to continue to use credentialing services and to deliver a broad suite of LEED will be critical in meeting climate change targets. integrated green building standards for retrofit, health Looking at the achievements outlined in this report, and wellbeing, and zero waste. we can feel positive that our efforts, and those of our In a carbon-constrained economy, it is important members and stakeholders, represent a significant to continue to emphasize and support the holistic step toward achieving Canada’s ambitious climate benefits of green building. We need buildings to be change targets. This is the beginning of a concerted more than low-carbon, we must continue to support large-scale industry effort to transition the buildings a healthy environment and better quality of life for sector to a low-carbon future. 4 2018 Annual Report | Canada Green Building Council cagbc.org THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. SINCE 2005, LEED® CANADA HAS LED TO: Energy Savings Energy savings of 16.7 million eMWh which is enough to power 570,000 homes in Canada for a full year. Empowering the industry, the CaGBC: Helps Canada achieve its greenhouse gas Defines and recognizes green building emission reduction targets by advancing excellence through certification systems green buildings and the low-carbon such as LEED and the Zero Carbon Building economy. Standard. Supports the transformation of Canada’s Engages Canadian industry leaders and built environment by advancing green practitioners who are passionate about buildings and sustainable community green buildings. development practices. Builds industry skills and capacity through Advocates at all levels of government and educational programs and a variety of develops market research to move the green membership services. building industry forward. Provides on-the-ground access to regional markets through local Chapter networking and educational programming. cagbc.org 2018 Annual Report | Canada Green Building Council 5 Corporate Members across key industries 8 Financial and Support Services 11 158 86 Healthcare Construction Government 45 Non-proﬁt Organizations 54 and Industry Associations Academia, Research and Policy 13 Utilities 1,185 Corporate Members 204 Product Manufacturers, Suppliers and Retail 497 Professional Firms 109 Real Estate Managers, Owners and Tenants 6 2018 Annual Report | Canada Green Building Council cagbc.org THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. SINCE 2005, LEED® CANADA HAS LED TO: Water Savings Water savings totaling over 30 billion litres, as much as courses over the Canadian Horseshoe of Niagara Falls in four hours. Helping Canada meet its environmental commitments In 2018, CaGBC’s governance processes were further strengthened to more effectively advance its mission and contribute to the organization’s long-term sustainability and relevance in Canada. Specific actions were taken to promote Board succession planning, including the recruitment and development of leadership at the Board and Committee levels. At the regional level, efforts were made to identify, develop and leverage the expertise and influence of Corporate Membership Chapter leaders to advance market expansion through CaGBC encourages all organizations with corporate enhanced program offerings and opportunities for sustainability goals, or an eye on green buildings as scaling up impact. Quebec Chapter members were an actionable approach to fighting climate change, asked to consider joining CaGBC’s governance to become a corporate member of the CaGBC. and organizational structure and they approved Membership gives individuals and organizations proceeding with the integration. This process is resources, access, and recognition they can leverage underway and expected to be completed in 2019. to become active participants and leaders in Canada’s green building industry. Beyond demonstrating The CaGBC is Canada’s only industry association their support of CaGBC’s mission, members help that offers innovative green building solutions aimed accelerate the transformation of the built environment at combating climate change, and education and by growing their networks, their

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