Environment Committee
Comité de l’environnement
14 October 2011 / le 14 octobre 2011
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/Directrice municipale adjointe, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability/Services d'infrastructure et viabilité des collectivités
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Wayne Newell, General Manager
Infrastructure Services/Services des infrastructures
(613) 580-2424 x16002, wayne.newell@ottawa.ca
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Politique sur les bĂtiments Écologiques – rapport de situation 2010 |
That the Environment Committee receive this report for information.
Que le Comité de l’environnement prenne connaissance du présent rapport.
The Green Building Policy for the Construction of Corporate Buildings, approved by Council on 28 September 2005 and amended on 26 September 2007, requires an annual status update on City of Ottawa Capital Building Projects being designed and delivered in accordance with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification rating system.
Green building practices not only reduce the environmental impact of building activities on limited renewable and non-renewable resources, they also reduce the cost of owning and operating those facilities over their full life cycle.
The current Green Building Policy requires that:
Ø 40% to 50% annual utility cost savings over current practices;
Ø Reduced Greenhouse Gas emissions;
Ø Reduced Life Cycle costs through enhanced material selection;
Ø Reduced material consumption during manufacturing and transportation;
Ø Reduced waste generation during construction;
Ø Reduced water consumption resulting from more efficient systems and devices;
Ø Improved indoor environment;
Ø Healthy and productive work environments; and
Ø Demonstrated leadership in environmental stewardship.
Sustainable building practices not only demonstrate responsible leadership practices, they also demonstrate good business practices.
This report provides an update on initiatives that have been undertaken to date, upcoming initiatives, and issues identified to date.
The City of Ottawa LEED projects that are completed and certified by CaGBC:
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Project
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Size (square feet) |
Project Value |
Completion |
LEED Rating |
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Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters |
100,000 |
$18.9 M |
Mar. 2006 |
Certified |
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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority Headquarters |
22,000 |
$5.6 M |
Oct. 2007 |
Gold |
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Vars Fire Station No.73 |
8,800 |
$2.4 M |
Mar. 2007 |
Certified |
The City of Ottawa LEED projects that are completed and currently submitted for review and validation by CaGBC:
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Project
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Size |
Project Value |
Completion |
LEED Rating (target) |
Update |
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Goulbourn Recreation Complex Expansion |
22,000 |
$5.0 M |
Nov. 2008 |
Silver |
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OC Transpo Interior Fit-Up (LEED C.I.) |
18,000 |
$2.3 M |
Nov 2008 |
CI Gold |
Review in progress |
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Albion-Heatherington Community Centre |
7,000 |
Dec. 2008 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Orleans (Shenkman) Arts Centre |
78,000 |
$25 M |
June 2009 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre |
6,000 |
$ 3.7M |
March 2010 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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OC Transpo Dispatch Building |
10,000 |
$4.5 M |
May 2010 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Paramedic Dispatch Building |
25,000 |
$6.7 M |
June 2010 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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OC Transpo Articulated Bus Garage |
162,000 |
$58.0 M |
Sept 2010 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Huron Early Learning Centre |
5,500 |
$2.97M |
Sept 2010 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Kanata Recreation Complex Expansion |
14,000 |
$1.9M |
Sept 2010 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Central Archives and Library Materials Centre |
92,000 |
$27 M |
March 2011 |
Silver |
Submission in Progress |
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Centrepointe Theatre Expansion |
25,600 |
$9.3M |
March 2011 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
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Greenboro Community Centre Expansion |
10,000 |
$3.1M |
March 2011 |
Silver |
Submission in Progress |
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Overbrook Community Centre Expansion |
10,000 |
$3.1M |
March 2011 |
Silver |
Submission in Progress |
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Carlsbad Springs Community Centre |
6,500 |
$2.5M |
Dec 2010 |
Certified |
Submission in Progress |
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Kanata West Fire Station No. 46 |
12,250 |
$ 4.4 M |
Summer 2011 |
Silver |
Review in progress |
The City of Ottawa LEED projects that are currently under construction and will be submitted to CaGBC for review and validation following completion:
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Project
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Size |
Value |
Estimated Completion |
LEED Rating (target) |
UPDATE |
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Barrhaven Fire Station No. 47 |
12,250 |
$ 4.4 M |
Summer 2011 |
Silver |
Under construction |
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Conroy Works Yard |
18,700 |
$9.5 M |
Fall 2011 |
Silver |
Under construction |
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Trail Road |
35,000 |
13.1 M |
Nov 2011 |
Silver |
Tender stage |
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Goulbourn Recreation Complex Arena Expansion |
35,000 |
$ 9M |
Dec 2011 |
Certified |
Under construction |
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East District Pool |
38,000 |
$12 M |
Summer 2012 |
Silver |
Under construction |
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Kanata North Recreation Complex |
105,000 |
$40 M |
Summer 2012 |
Gold |
Under construction |
Moving forward – to be reported in 2012
Enhancing the current Policy
As the industry of professionals and builders gain knowledge of working with LEED certified buildings, the ability to improve on our current requirement of; minimum Certified and targeting Silver, should be reviewed and possibly enhanced for specific building types.
A brief scan of some other major municipalities across Canada illustrates that they are at enhanced targets for new, municipal buildings:
Victoria Minimum Silver, target Gold
Vancouver Gold for all new development
Calgary Meet or exceed Gold
Halifax Minimum Silver
In Ontario, a scan of municipalities shows many that currently have the same targets as the City of Ottawa. These include:
· The Town of East Gwillimbury;
· The Region of Waterloo;
· The Region of York;
· The City of Toronto; and
· The City of Kingston.
Measuring performance of LEED constructed buildings
In order to determine if these newly constructed buildings are operating as designed, ISD will work with Public Works Building Operations and Building Engineering & Energy Management (BEEM) group, on a small sample of LEED constructed buildings, to investigate and measure true and actual utility and energy usage in order to compare against similar non-LEED facilities.
Additional training for staff
The LEED process is fairly complex and the industry trend is to retain consultants as part of the project design team on a project by project basis. There is a need to provide senior project management staff with at minimum the basic level of LEED training and this accreditation is referred to “Green Associate” and is the entry level accreditation. The Canadian Green building Council describes this level as:
“For professionals who support green building design, construction, and operations, the LEED Green Associate credential denotes basic knowledge of green building principles and practices and LEED.”
As outlined in the background section of the report, constructing LEED certified buildings benefits the community and environment by reducing utility costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing waste generation during construction, reducing water consumption of the building, etc.
There are no rural implications.
Public Works, Building Engineering & Energy Management; Public Works, Parks, Buildings & Grounds; Community Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability.
There are no specific Ward Councillor comments as this is a City-wide issue.
There are no legal impediments to implementing the recommendation in this report.
There are no risk implications.
This aligns with the following objective of the Term of Council priorities.
Objective GP3 – Make sustainable choices: Promote a sustainable, resilient and liveable future by applying a sustainability lens to decision-making that considers long-term impacts, and by aligning all City plans toward common long-term goals. In some cases the City will rethink current practices; in others, it will build on existing or past successes. In all cases, the City will make decisions and solve problems in a way that improves economic health, cultural vitality, social equity and environmental responsibility.
There are no technical implications.
There are no financial implications.
No impact on people with disabilities.
There is no supporting documentation.
Upon approval of this report, Infrastructure Services Department will implement the recommendations outlined in this report.