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1 LEED v4 and Beyond: Next Generation of Green Building in Canada UDI Vancouver Breakfast Jan 18, 2014 Thomas Mueller President & CEO

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9 Improved Environmental Outcomes Click to add name of presentation 9

10 LEED v4 LEED v4 More stringent More sophisticated o o o o More holistic, life-cycle approach More flexible Integrative Greater focus on performance

11 LEED v4: Scope of Market Sectors

12 Building Design & Construction Existing New Construction and Major Renovations Core and Shell New to Canada Schools Healthcare Retail New Data Centers Warehouse and Distribution Centers Hospitality 12

13 Neighbourhood Development Modified Neighbourhood Development Plan Neighbourhood Development 13

14 Homes Existing Homes (up to 3 stories) New to Canada Multifamily Midrise (4-8 stories) 14

15 LEED v4: Improved Environmental Outcomes

16 LEED v4 System Goals Reduce contribution to global climate change Enhance individual human health Protect and restore water resources Protect and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services Promote sustainable and regenerative material cycles Build a green economy Enhance community quality of life

17 New credit category to improve alignment between commercial rating systems & LEED ND More performance-based credits with improved ties to anticipated outcome o bicycle facilities [link to bike network] o quality transit [trip frequency, walking distance]

18 o Outdoor water use prerequisite (BD&C) o Addressing all water uses including fixtures & fittings, process, appliances, cooling towers, and outdoor water o Building level water metering prerequisite o Credit for metering of subsystems

19 Minimum Energy Performance: 5% above ASHRAE ; minimum ENERGY STAR score now 75 Building level energy metering required for all projects Enhanced Commissioning incl. envelope option New credit for Demand Response Green Power includes carbon offsets Renewable Energy: community-scale central systems

20 1. Building Lifecycle Impact Reduction o Top priority o Historic Building Reuse o Renovation of Abandoned or Blighted Building o Building and material re-use o Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment

21 o Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment Global warming potential Depletion of stratospheric ozone Acidification of land & water resources Eutrophication Formation of tropospheric ozone Depletion of nonrenewable resources

22 2. Building Product Disclosure & Optimization o Environmental Product Declarations

23 2. Building Product Disclosure & Optimization o Environmental Product Declarations o Sourcing of raw materials o Material ingredients

24 3. Waste management o Planning (prerequisite) o Diverting o Minimizing total waste o Closed-loop recycling programs

25 1. Building and material re-use 2. Transparency and optimization Whole-building LCA EPDs Resource extraction Material ingredients Building Life Cycle Impact Reduction BPDO Environmental Product Declarations BPDO Sourcing of Raw Materials BPDO Material Ingredients 3. Waste Management Construction and demolition waste management

26 LEED v4: LEED is Global

27 LEED International

28 Model for Internationalization Principle of Global consistency + local relevancy o Regional Priority Credits o Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs) 28

29 What is an ACP? An alterative approach to easily apply LEED in Canada o o Alternative national-level standards Revised definitions where requirements rely heavily on US programs What wouldn t be an ACP? o Increasing or decreasing a credit threshold to address market differences 29

30 Model for Internationalization Delivery: o Certification provided by CaGBC to GBCI standards o LEED Online o More frequent updates 30

31 Timeline LEED v4 launched November 2013 Regional Priority Credits embedded at launch Canadian ACPs to be announced June 2014 LEED v2009 will remain open until June

32 Towards Carbon Neutral Buildings & Communities 32

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34 Next Generation of Design Centre for Interactive Research Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability on Sustainability, UBC 34 Target is to be carbon-negative for both construction and operation

35 VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre 35 Click to add name of presentation

36 Tall Wood Buildings

37 CREE Lifecycle Tower Dornbirn, Austria 37 Click to add name of presentation

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40 Cenni di Cambiamento Milan, Italy 40 Click to add name of presentation

41 Passive House

42 Rainbow Duplex, Whistler Passive House certified 42 Click to add name of presentation

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44 EcoDistricts

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46 urban design & nature complete connected mixed use communities naturalized

47 uildings Infrastructure district energy water waste systems

48 alternative transportation walking biking transit alternative fuel vehicles

49 green lifestyle local sustainable food home energy use reducing waste

50 Main Office 47 Clarence St. Suite 202 Ottawa, ON K1N 9K Western Office 319 W. Pender St. Suite 310 Vancouver, BC V6B 1T

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