Exhibition Place Sustainability Plan

Transcription

1 Sustainability Plan Ryerson University Environmental Applied Science & Management Symposium March 22, 2013

2 Agenda Who We Are Background & History What We Are Business Enterprises Corporate Sustainability Initiatives Environmental Sustainability Financial Sustainability Best Practices What s Next

3 Who We Are Local board of the City of Toronto All assets owned by City of Toronto All surpluses paid to City of Toronto & deficits paid by City of Toronto Uses of under City of Toronto Act, 2006 Parks and exhibition purposes Trade centres and trade and agricultural fairs Displays, agricultural activities, sporting events, athletic contests Public entertainment and meetings Highways, electrical transmissions, or public utility purposes Any other purposes that the City Council may approve

4 Location Aerial View

5 What We Are Canada s largest entertainment venue - attracting 5.3 Million visitors annually Several Business Enterprises Trade & consumer show venue Direct Energy Centre - Hosts more than 350 events annually / 100 trade & consumer shows Conference / Conventions / Meetings Venue Allstream Centre - Reopened in October 2009 after $50.0M renovation Parking Operations - $6.2M gross / $4.0M net Sports Venues - MLS Toronto Football Club; AHL Hockey Club, Honda Indy Race Real Estate Developer new Hotel Complex Landlord permanent long-term tenants with focus on entertainment Public Park

6 Exhibition Industry Exhibition Industry Trade & Consumer shows Conventions Conferences / Meetings 2009 USA statistics Conventions / Conferences / Meetings - $263B(US) Economic Impact (direct) 2006 Study all events - $400M Economic Impact (direct) Sustainable Initiatives / Standards LEED New Construction & LEED EBOM ISO20121 (sustainable management system for event) ISO9001 (quality management) ISO14001 (waste management) ASTM / APEX Standards for meetings, conventions, exhibitions & events Global Reporting Initiative - Green Globe Certified - BCA Green Mark - German Sustainable Building Council Standard - British Standard for Sustainability for Events (BS8901)

7 Key Environmental Impacts Waste Energy Visitation Transportation

8 Sustainability Program

9 GREENSmart Program GREENSmart: Award-Winning Environmental Program established in 2004 by Board of Governors & focused on Aggressive Goals 80% Waste Diversion Net Electrical Energy Self-Sufficient Objectives: Waste Diversion Innovative Green Technologies Energy Conservation Program

10 Waste Diversion 2003 Waste Diversion 32% Waste Diversion 83% equal to 3.8M Kg of waste recycled / diverted Single sort into 28 different categories Aggressive Composting Program required to achieve Goal Hand towel diverted to compost Food waste diverted to compost Implementation of compostable cutlery & food serving/dispensing containers to replace non-recycling products

11 Waste Diversion Partnership with On-Site Exclusive Food & Beverage Providers Centerplate & Cerise Fine Dining Sourcing Local Food Donates Leftover Food Composts Food Waste Support our Tenants BMO Field Aiming for Zero Waste Diversion Program % diverted Ricoh Coliseum 87% diverted 2012 CNE Event 83% diverted Fine Sorting

12 Energy Consumption 52% reduction in grid supplied electricity comparing 2012 to 2005 Equivalent to reduction of GHG: 17,083,857 kg of CO2, 4,406 SOx & 24,362 kg of NOx Production Conservation Green Energy purchases

13 Energy Generation Wind Turbine (2002) Photovoltaic 100 kw under RESOP Program (2006) Added 500 kilowatts under the FIT program & in partnership with Toronto Hydro (2012) Tri-generation Plant (2007) Geothermal Plant (2008) Back Pressure Steam Turbine (2013)

14 Energy Conservation Energy Policies Lighting Upgrades Lighting Retrofits throughout Direct Energy Centre Encellium Lighting Controls in underground garage LED Pathway lighting projects $12M of Building Envelop Upgrades roof, windows part of the $27M ISF program completed on time & on budget Rebuilt Automotive Building to LEED Silver Certified Allstream Centre Building Automation System Upgrades across all facilities on the site 19,465 sf. of green roofs & 1.2M sf. of cool, insulated white roofs LEED EBOM Silver Certification for Direct Energy Centre

15 Keeping it GREEN Launched in March 2009 Keeping it Green Campaign Provides clients with detailed information about energy use & waste production show by show Provides clients with advice on how to green up their shows Addresses waste & energy use with shows & events early and often Energy offset program through our naming partner Direct Energy Business purchase Renewable Energy Attributes equivalent to energy used by show Offered to shows & events in Direct Energy Centre Move program down to individual exhibitor Lights out Tagging Program Exhibitor Green Award Program

16 Green Meetings Made Easy Launched with Opening of Allstream Centre in October 2009 LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) for New Construction White cool roof Rainwater harvesting & grey water in toilets Natural light throughout Replica windows with high performance glazing filled with argon gas & coated with low-emissivity coatings to control heat loss Lighting controls & daylighting HVAC designed systems to adapt to varying loads Each meeting room can control temperature & AV Water-loop heat pump system (114 heat pumps) provides heating & cooling only to areas occupied & C02 sensors throughout to monitor indoor air quality Central cooling system from Trigeneration Plant in Direct Energy Centre Plant has waste heat recovery mechanism 100% Green Power

17 Financially Sustainable

18 Financial Benefits Annual Savings on electrical energy is $1.0M (2012) Naming partnerships with Direct Energy Services & MTS Allstream $15M of investment the result of initiatives New Business Major part of our sales plan Cost Avoidance $254,384 of landfill costs (2012 actuals = $83,584) Grants/ low interest loans / partnerships $2.5M grants $15M low interest / no interest loans Employee Motivation / Commitment

19 Partnerships City of Toronto Better Building Partnerships (no interest loans & energy retrofit payments per kwh post construction based on audit) Energy Efficiency Office (repayable loan) Public Sector Organizations FCM (loans, grants) NARCAN (grants) Toronto Hydro Enbridge Gas CMHC (demonstration projects) Climate Change Organizations Toronto Atmospheric Fund (grants, loans) Toronto Renewable Energy Cooperative (TREC) Private Sector Naming Demonstration projects

20 Best Practices

21 Best Practices Long-term Vision with Set Goals Green Initiatives Study (2004) Understanding the Issue & Determining Measurement Tools Green Energy Plan (2004) Political commitment of the Board of Governors of Education & commitment of Employees GREENSmart Team with employees from all divisions Restating of Capital Programs with Focus on Building Envelop Improvements / Waste Management Equipment Setting Realistic Financial Pay-Back Scenarios

22 Best Practices Partnerships with City, broader Public Sector, Climate Change Organizations, Private Sector Funding New ideas Education (Getting the Message Out Demonstration Projects, Studies, Awards) First putting our house in order Next supporting & challenging our clients to adopt change Making it easy to change Promote the financial value of sustainable practices

23 What s Next

24 What s Next District Energy System Use of existing generation facilities Trigeneration Plant, Steam Boilers, Back Pressure Steam Turbine Connect facilities to produce efficiencies/ additional supply 400 room Hotel District Energy System LEED Silver Certification / City of Toronto Green Standard 5 acres of parkland being created Development of Festival Plaza Multi-purpose space Permeable pavement Enhance landscaping & event infrastructure

25 Thank you Dianne Young