CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT

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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Subject: COUNCIL MOTION SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS On March 2, 2015 Councillor Prefontaine provided notice in accordance with Section 23 of Procedure Bylaw 35/2009 that he intended to bring forward the following motion: In order for Council to debate the motion, the motion must be formally moved. (Councillor Prefontaine) Whereas the City of St. Albert is committed to environmental, economic and social stewardship of City-owned buildings and facilities and continues to demonstrate environmental leadership in the community; Whereas buildings within the City of St. Albert account for approximately 55% our city's Green House Gas emissions, nearly 50% more than emissions created by all types of vehicles on the road; That the City Manager propose a Sustainable Building Development Policy that ensures that City-owned new facilities and major renovations are designed and constructed to an environmentally sustainable standard that enhances the indoor and outdoor environments, reduces the impact on natural resources and provides long-term economic savings which benefits all City of St. Albert residents, now and in the future. Attachments: 1. Administrative Backgrounder Originating Department(s): Author(s): City Manager Signature: Legislative Services B. Gaskarth, Legislative Officer Date: City Council Agenda April 7, 2015 / Page 1 File No.: 600-6

2 ATTACHMENT 1 Administrative Backgrounder Sustainable Buildings On March 2, 2015 Councillor Prefontaine provided notice in accordance with Section 23 of Procedure Bylaw 35/2009 that he intended to bring forward the following motion: In order for Council to debate the motion, the motion must be formally moved. (Councillor Prefontaine) Whereas the City of St. Albert is committed to environmental, economic and social stewardship of City-owned buildings and facilities and continues to demonstrate environmental leadership in the community; Whereas buildings within the City of St. Albert account for approximately 55% our city's Green House Gas emissions, nearly 50% more than emissions created by all types of vehicles on the road; That the City Manager propose a Sustainable Building Development Policy that ensures that City-owned new facilities and major renovations are designed and constructed to an environmentally sustainable standard that enhances the indoor and outdoor environments, reduces the impact on natural resources and provides long-term economic savings which benefits all City of St. Albert residents, now and in the future. BACKGROUND: Sustainable building can be defined as a process that minimizes the environmental and resource impacts throughout a building s entire life-cycle from site selection, design and construction to its operation, maintenance and ultimate demolition. While many municipalities and governments already place a strong emphasis on minimizing the environmental impacts from vehicles and traffic congestion, it is important to also recognize the environmental impacts from the design, construction and operation of buildings as well. For sustainable building practices to be the most effective, they must be integrated in the building process as soon as possible ideally at site selection and design. Many municipalities are moving to establishing sustainable building policies that address everything from site selections (i.e. strategically placing an office building on a transit route), to the material selection of building materials and the types of water and energy systems incorporated in order to promote and ensure sustainable building practices. Sustainable building policies may contain Page 1

3 ATTACHMENT 1 many aspects and can be stand- alone or woven into other overarching policies as a key input. While the City does not have an official sustainable building policy, many of the considerations or practices that are typically incorporated into one have been used in recent renovation and construction projects. For example, when constructing Fire Hall #3 in 2006, the City set and obtained the goal of achieving LEED Gold. Some of the sustainable practices incorporated into that project included: Approximately 85 metric tonnes of construction waste was diverted from local landfills. When accessing materials and resources for construction: o 15% of the building materials contain recycled content o 20% of materials were manufactured locally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions o 50% of certified wood products were used in the construction. For the first two years of operation, 100 per cent of the building s estimated electricity requirements was purchased from wind power resulting in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions For a complete listing please refer to Attachment A. It is estimated that the additional upfront costs to obtain the LEED Gold Certification added approximately 8% of the overall budget of $13.1M. It should also be noted Administration is currently undergoing an energy audit to determine if the anticipated reductions in energy use and costs have been achieved for this building. In creating and implementing a sustainable building policy there are many factors one must consider including: Whether or not the policy should be incorporated into an overarching policy document such as a facility/capital costing policy. The level of complexity of the policy and what, if any flexibility there may be. This is one of the more challenging considerations as each situation will be different and it is difficult to create a one size fits all approach. What circumstances or where the policy should be applied (new buildings, renovations of a certain size etc.). The right balance between environmental, economic and social benefits. How and what the performance metrics will be set at in order to measure the success of the policy. As Administration is currently in the preliminary stages of developing an overarching facility/capital costing policy as well as completing an energy audit of Page 2

4 ATTACHMENT 1 Fire Hall #3 to determine whether or not the LEED Gold goals and objectives have been achieved, development of a separate sustainable building policy at this time is premature. Administration is instead recommending that the development of a sustainable building policy be incorporated into the overarching facility/capital costing policy. This will allow Administration the necessary time to properly review not only what sustainable practices are realistic to implement via policy but the impacts of doing so. Further, as any sustainable building policy will have a key impact on the overall costing for a project, incorporating it into an over-arching facility/capital costing policy will provide both Administration and Council a more complete picture. ATTACHMENT: A. Fire Station No. 3 LEED Gold Certification Report Date March 5, 2015 Committee/Department Planning & Engineering General Manager Review Patrick Draper, Acting GM Page 3

5 Fire Station No. 3 Category: Sustainable Sites, Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof Category: Energy & Atmosphere, Credit 6 Green Power Category: Water Efficiency, Credits 1.1 & 1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping Reduce by 50%; No Potable Use or No Irrigation Category: Indoor Environmental Quality, Credit 5 Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control Category: Indoor Environmental Quality, Credit 4.4 Low-Emitting Materials: Composite Wood & Laminate Adhesives

6 L E E D Canada - NC 1.0 G R E E N B U I L D I N G R A T I N G S Y S T E M City of St. Albert Fire Station No. 3 CaGBC Project # March 18, 2011 Points Achieved Certified points Silver points Gold points Platinum points Possible Points: 40 Gold Rating Achieved 70 9 Sustainable Sites Possible Points 14 4 Energy & Atmosphere Possible Points 17 Y Prereq 1 Erosion & Sedimentation Control Required Y Prereq 1 Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning Required 1 Credit 1 Site Selection 1 Y Prereq 2 Minimum Energy Performance Required Credit 2 Development Density 1 Y Prereq 3 CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment Required Credit 3 Redevelopment of Contaminated Site 1 2 Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance 1 to 10 Credit 4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access 1 Credit 2.1 Renewable Energy, 5% 1 1 Credit 4.2 Alternative Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Changing Rooms 1 Credit 2.2 Renewable Energy, 10% 1 Credit 4.3 Alternative Transportation, Alternative Fuel Vehicles 1 Credit 2.3 Renewable Energy, 20% 1 1 Credit 4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity 1 Credit 3 Best Practice Commissioning 1 Credit 5.1 Reduced Site Disturbance, Protect or Restore Open Space 1 1 Credit 4 Ozone Protection 1 1 Credit 5.2 Reduced Site Disturbance, Development Footprint 1 Credit 5 Measurement & Verification 1 1 Credit 6.1 Stormwater Management, Rate and Quantity 1 1 Credit 6 Green Power 1 1 Credit 6.2 Stormwater Management, Treatment 1 1 Credit 7.1 Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof 1 7 Materials & Resources Possible Points 14 1 Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof 1 1 Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction 1 Y Prereq 1 Storage & Collection of Recyclables Required Credit 1.1 Building Reuse: Maintain 75% of Existing Walls, Floors, & Roof 1 4 Water Efficiency Possible Points 5 Credit 1.2 Building Reuse: Maintain 95% of Existing Walls, Floors, & Roof 1 Credit 1.3 Building Reuse: Maintain 50% of Interior Non-Structural Elements 1 1 Credit 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping, Reduce by 50% 1 1 Credit 2.1 Construction Waste Management: Divert 50% from Landfill 1 1 Credit 1.2 Water Efficient Landscaping, No Potable Use or No Irrigation 1 1 Credit 2.2 Construction Waste Management: Divert 75% from Landfill 1 Credit 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies 1 Credit 3.1 Resource Reuse: 5% 1 1 Credit 3.1 Water Use Reduction, 20% Reduction 1 Credit 3.2 Resource Reuse: 10% 1 1 Credit 3.2 Water Use Reduction, 30% Reduction 1 1 Credit 4.1 Recycled Content: 7.5% (post-consumer + ½ post-industrial) 1 1 Credit 4.2 Recycled Content: 15% (post-consumer + ½ post-industrial) 1 1 Credit 5.1 Regional Materials: 10% Extracted & Manufactured Regionally 1 1 Credit 5.2 Regional Materials: 20% Extracted & Manufactured Regionally 1 Achieved Points Possible Points Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Materials 1 1 Credit 7 Certified Wood 1 Credit 8 Durable Building 1 Sustainable Sites Indoor Environmental Quality Possible Points 15 Water Efficiency Energy & Atmosphere Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Y Prereq 1 Minimum IAQ Performance Required Y Prereq 2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Required 1 Credit 1 Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) Monitoring 1 Credit 2 Ventilation Effectiveness 1 1 Credit 3.1 Construction IAQ Management Plan: During Construction 1 1 Credit 3.2 Construction IAQ Management Plan: Testing Before Occupancy 1 1 Credit 4.1 Low-Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants 1 1 Credit 4.2 Low-Emitting Materials: Paints and Coating 1 1 Credit 4.3 Low-Emitting Materials: Carpet 1 1 Credit 4.4 Low-Emitting Materials: Composite Wood & Laminate Adhesives 1 1 Credit 5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control 1 Credit 6.1 Controllability of Systems: Perimeter Spaces 1 1 Credit 6.2 Controllability of Systems: Non-Perimeter Spaces 1 1 Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort: Compliance with ASHRAE Credit 7.2 Thermal Comfort: Monitoring 1 Credit 8.1 Daylight & Views: Daylight 75% of Spaces 1 Credit 8.2 Daylight & Views: Views 90% of Spaces 1 5 Innovation & Design Process Possible Points 5 Innovation & Design Credit 1.1 Innovation in Design: Exceptional Performance - Water Use 49% 1 1 Credit 1.2 Innovation in Design: Exceptional Performance - Green 100% 1 1 Credit 1.3 Innovation in Design: Low-Emitting Materials: Systems Furniture and Seating CI v1.0 EQc 1 1 Credit 1.4 Innovation in Design: Green Housekeeping Program 1 1 Credit 2 LEED Accredited Professional 1