2015 BOMA Best® National Green Building Report BOMA Canada Is the Voice of the Canadian Commercial Real Estate Industry
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2015 BOMA BESt® National Green Building Report BOMA Canada is the voice of the Canadian commercial real estate industry. BOMA BESt® BOMA NETWORK IN CANADA BOMA Ottawa (includes the regions www.bomabest.org BOMA British Columbia of Ottawa, Gatineau, and Kingston): Twitter: @BOMA_BESt (includes Yukon Territory): www.bomaottawa.org www.boma.bc.ca CONTACT US: BOMA Quebec (includes all of Quebec BOMA Canada BOMA Calgary (includes Southern Alberta except for the Gatineau region): www.bomacanada.ca from Red Deer to the Montana Border): www.boma-quebec.org www.boma.ca Benjamin Shinewald, BOMA New Brunswick President and CEO: BOMA Edmonton (includes the area north and Prince Edward Island: [email protected] of Red Deer and the Northwest Territories): www.bomanbpei.com www.bomaedmonton.org John Smiciklas, BOMA Nova Scotia: Director of Energy and Environment: BOMA Regina (includes all of Saskatchewan): www.bomanovascotia.com [email protected] www.bomaregina.ca BOMA Newfoundland and Labrador: Hazel Sutton, BOMA Manitoba (includes Nunavut): www.bomanl.com Manager of Environmental Standards: www.bomamanitoba.ca [email protected] BOMA Toronto (includes all of Ontario except for the Kingston and Ottawa regions): www.bomatoronto.org Roland-Giroux Building, Quebec, Level 1 (certified 2014) BOMA BOMA Edmonton British Columbia BOMA BOMA Newfoundland Quebec and Labrador BOMA Manitoba BOMA BOMA New Brunswick Calgary BOMA and Prince Edward Island Regina BOMA Nova Scotia BOMA Ottawa BOMA Toronto We are very pleased to advise that 2014 was a banner year for BOMA BESt® certification in Canada. Randal Froebelius Benjamin L. Shinewald Chair, BOMA Canada President and CEO, Board of Directors BOMA Canada Letter from BOMA Canada President and Chair The number of applications and the quality of We have many exciting things coming up in 2015 and beyond, submissions continue to reach new heights. This including ways to make BOMA BESt® even more useful to our level of achievement confirms that BOMA BESt® members and partners. Please stay tuned by subscribing to the ® maintains its leadership position as the program BOMA BESt newsletter. of choice for environmental certification for BOMA Canada would like to thank all of you for contributing to our Canada’s commercial real estate industry. shared success as we continue to fulfil our vision of being the voice of Canada’s commercial real estate industry. In this report, you’ll find performance data from the 562 buildings certified BOMA BESt® in 2014. You’ll learn that BOMA BESt® Sincerely, recertifications are on the rise, proving that owners and operators continue to find value in the program. Further, you’ll find tips on how to use the BOMA BESt® program as an ongoing management tool to improve building performance and reduce environmental impact over time. This report is unlike anything we’ve ever done before. Our goal was to highlight the broader trends while maintaining the quality Randal Froebelius and detailed analysis that the industry has come to expect of us Chair, BOMA Canada Board of Directors in our annual publication. We’ve done this by streamlining the data and key charts presented in the body of the report while keeping the more detailed data and charts in a useful appendix. In addition to compiling this report, BOMA Canada and its 11 Local Associations had much to be proud of in 2014 including the launch ® of our new BOMA BESt Heath Care module for medical offices, Benjamin L. Shinewald hospitals and long term care facilities as well as the launch of our President and CEO, BOMA Canada new BOMA BESt® Portfolio Program. 2015 BOMA BESt® NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING REPORT 3 BOMA BESt® – THE INDUSTRY STANDARD CREATING A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT, ONE BUILDING AT A TIME. BOMA BESt®: By the Industry. For the Industry. BOMA BESt® is an environmental certification process created by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for existing buildings. Developed by the industry, for the industry, BOMA BESt® meets the market demand for an accessible, affordable, easy-to-use green building rating system for all buildings, regardless of size or class. BOMA Canada is committed to sharing the BOMA BESt® empowers building owners data collected through the BOMA BESt® and operators to continually learn about best program to improve the environmental management practices and encourages them to performance of Canada’s existing buildings. continually progress towards achieving higher performance buildings that contribute to healthy, sustainable communities throughout Canada. 4 2015 BOMA BESt® NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING REPORT BOMA CANADA: The National Green Building Report: • Performance results compared to the The Industry’s Voice What Gets Measured Gets Managed previous years or the industry as a whole. BOMA Canada is a national not-for-profit The 2015 National Green Building Report • Special features on best-in-class association with over 3,200 members (NGBR) celebrates – and details – the property managers. across Canada, including building owners, 562 buildings that achieved BOMA BESt® managers, developers, facilities managers, certification between January st1 and Since it was launched in 2005, BOMA BESt® asset managers, leasing agents and brokers, December 31st, 2014. has seen tremendous uptake by the Canadian investors and service providers. Together, real estate industry. As of December 31, 2014, This year’s report is structured around our members own, manage and operate over 4,124 buildings, representing hundreds of performance achievements and includes: close to 2.1 billion square feet of commercial millions of square feet of Canadian commercial space in the public and private sector. • Trends in the total number of buildings real estate, have achieved BOMA BESt® certification and/or recertification. At the regional level, BOMA is represented by certified/recertified; 11 Local BOMA Associations. BOMA Canada, • Levels/scores achieved across different with the support of the eleven regional asset classes and regions; and BOMA Associations, administers the BOMA BESt® certification program. Granville Square, Vancouver, Level 3 (certified 2014) 2015 BOMA BESt® NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING REPORT 5 IMPROVEMENT FOUR LEVELS OF CERTIFICATION VERIFICATION EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT How We Do It: Behind the Scenes THE BOMA BESt® PROGRAM’S Education and Engagement • Level 3: SIX ENVIRONMENTAL • The survey process guides managers > The building has met all BESt Practices IMPACT AREAS and operators through a comprehensive AND has achieved a score of 80 to 89%. 1. Energy Performance and Management building performance review. > The building is moving towards 2. Water Performance and Management • The program boosts awareness of excellence in energy and environmental 3. Waste Reduction and Site Enhancement environmental impacts and fosters performance through excellent a culture of improvement. management practices. 4. Management of Emissions and Effluents Verification • Level 4: 5. Quality of the Indoor Environment • Submitted information is verified > The building has met all BESt Practices 6. Presence of Environmental by an independent third-party. and has achieved a score of over 90%. Management Systems • An on-site assessment is used to confirm > These buildings are high performers with THE FIVE PILLARS OF BOMA BESt® that policies and practices have been low energy consumption, best-in-class Holistic Assessment accurately portrayed. management, and often combining new technologies with industry leadership. • The BOMA BESt® building assessment Four Levels of Certification consists of 175 online questions. • Level 1: Improvement • Questions cover the program’s > The building has met all • The BOMA BESt® Report helps six environmental impact areas. 14 BESt Practices. building teams identify a building’s baseline performance and opportunities > BESt Practices include implementing • A completed survey triggers a building for improvement. report with specific recommendations an energy reduction program, a water for improvement. conservation policy and a tenant • BOMA BESt® certification is valid for communication work plan. 3 years. If recommended measures are implemented, a building can achieve a • Level 2: higher score on recertification and be better > The building has met all BESt Practices positioned to improve their energy and AND has achieved a score of 70 to 79% water use intensities. on the BOMA BESt® assessment. 6 2015 BOMA BESt® NATIONAL GREEN BUILDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER FROM BOMA CANADA Open Air Retail score highest PRESIDENT AND CHAIR 2 in Waste and Site category 30 BOMA BESt® – Waste diversion rates holding steady 32 THE INDUSTRY STANDARD 4 Looking to improve your BOMA BESt®: building’s performance? 32 By the Industry. For the Industry. 4 SPECIAL FEATURE: FIRST CAPITAL BOMA CANADA: The Industry’s Voice 5 REALTY’S SCOTT 72 33 The National Green Building Report: 6 PERFORMANCE REPORT: What Gets Measured Gets Managed 5 EMISSIONS AND EFFLUENTS 34 How We Do It: Behind the Scenes 6 Open Air Retail buildings lead slightly KEY FINDINGS AND in reducing emissions and effluents 34 RECOMMENDATIONS 8 Looking to improve your building’s performance? 36 1 CERTIFICATIONS 10 Total certifications on the rise since 2005 10 SPECIAL FEATURE: BOMA BESt® ALIGNS WITH More Level 2, 3 and 4 certified CROWN’S GREEN INITIATIVES 37 buildings in 2014 12 7 PERFORMANCE REPORT: Buildings perform better in recertification 13 INDOOR ENVIRONMENT 38 2 PERFORMANCE Indoor Environment scores holding steady