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[email protected] Opposite page and cover page: Queen’s University Beamish-Munro Hall Integrated Learning Centre, 2007 RAIC medal recipient, SB08 Tokyo Canadian representative and BREEAM/Green Leaf certified national leader (photo credit: Richard Johnson). Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 3 PART 1: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN 4 Why Sustainable Design? 10 What Makes a Building “Green”? 28 Measuring Performance 34 The Business Case for High Performance Design 43 PART 2: SuccESS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGN 44 Surrey District Education Centre 52 University of Windsor Centre for Engineering Innovation 65 PART 3: NEXT GENERATION DESIGN B+H | High Performance Buildings | v INTRODUCTION think about the global footprint our buildings make, and Buildings represent the multifold advantages to be found in creating more high performance buildings. nearly 40% of final The essential nature of true high performance design is energy used globally. that it not only serves to advance sustainable mandates but also serves to increase the positive effect these If we include the buildings have on the occupants, urban environment and broader society. These buildings not only save energy consumed in energy, save water and employ healthy materials, they produce greater comfort, produce healthier indoor building construction, air quality, provide greater access to natural light and improve the sense of well-being and connectivity of this number grows people in general by providing more beautiful living and working spaces. to more than 50%.