The green building industry is one of the hottest right now. Construction has always been a major contributor to the economy, and Canada is adding enough new buildings every year that over 1,000 kilotons of new emissions are added to the building sector's footprint - compounded every year. The same market in the US adds almost 10 times more. This is obviously a problem.
The Green Building sector is making a significant impact at reversing this trend. Mindscape's partners are leading the way: our latest projects are pursuing net-zero, cost effectively. LEED Platinum is not only affordable, but it's making money for the building owners. Green material costs are continually becoming more competitive as suppliers adapt to the requirements of green building programs. There are brighter days ahead.
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This slide deck was prepared for an internal training event at BASF, the largest chemical company in the world. BASF products are used in everything from insulation to permeable pavement to agriculture. This presentation was designed for their construction market team at a special training event in Ontario, Canada.
17. (from the Green Energy Actā¦)
3.(1) A person making an offer to purchase an interest in
real property has the right to receive from the person
offering to sell the property such information, reports or
ratings as are prescribed,
(a) relating to energy consumption and efficiency with
respect to a prescribed residence on the property or a
class of prescribed residences on the property; and
(b) in such circumstances and at such times as are
prescribed and in such manner as is prescribed. 2009,
c. 12, Sched. A, s. 3 (1).
āPrescribedā implies a coming regulation yet to be
released, likely to rely heavily on EnerGuide/NRCan.
22. A bit of my story:
Derek Satnik, P.Eng., LEEDĀ®
AP
ā¢ From rural Kingston. Studied @ UW (EE ā02)
ā¢ Electrical Engineer, renewable energy / green
building specialist (LEEDĀ®
, net-zero, etc)
ā¢ Consulting with Stantec / Enermodal /
Mindscape since ā99 (various capacities on
engineering / sustainable design teams)
ā¢ Father of six (ages 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, and 7 mos)
ā¢ Volunteer actively (Built Green Canada,
CaGBC, NZEHC, CRESNET, OSEA, GEA,
CREW, LIFE, Sustainable Waterloo, CC, ā¦)
ā¢ hiking, reading, music (mostly percussion:
djembe, didgeridoo, rain sticks, etc)
ā¢ Authoring a book (āUnintended
Consequencesā on globalization, environment,
and community)
Notes:
This presentation is part of a panel of four:
Here are the notes I took on the content of the presentation:Ā
Kerry will introduce me, but I should be prepared to provide more detail
comment on Mindscape, some of our key projects, London
the presentation will be a bit of a "green buildings 101";Ā
review the programs / standards;Ā
trends in green building;Ā
trends in related technology markets;Ā
comments on NZE, and on "beyond NZE";Ā
target 45 mins. slides, incl 5-10 mins. Q&A (target 20 slides);Ā
audience ~70% sales oriented, ~30% technical;Ā
bent towards more commercially oriented.Ā
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Agenda:
Kerry will introduce me, but I should be prepared to provide more detail
comment on Mindscape, some of our key projects, London
the presentation will be a bit of a "green buildings 101";Ā
review the programs / standards;Ā
trends in green building;Ā
trends in related technology markets;Ā
comments on NZE, and on "beyond NZE";Ā
Parks and Trails and Street Vegetation
Any effective āgreenā rating system should be able to give due consideration to each of these topical areas of interest, and to their inter-relation. For example, there are many synergistic benefits between a tight building envelope and an efficient HVAC system.
Site: landscaping, storm water management, site waste management, lightingā¦
Building orientation and massing
Water
Envelope
HVAC: Ventilation, and heating and cooling strategies
Lighting and power
Material selection
And of course, the everpresent need for Quality Assurance, and Communication between designers
Lastly, any system that can assess and compare the merits of green efforts under each of these areas should also afford some opportunity for āValue Engineeringā, or for comparing the relative costs and benefits of different options.
Key points:
There are lots of great programs to help build better homes!
All programs are good. The point is that they should be used (ie: donāt squabble about which is best or exclude any: encourage them all)
Practically speaking, we spend most of our time on ENERGY STAR and LEED, but BUILT GREEN and NZ are up and coming.
Key points:
Again, all programs are good. Just use them.
Key point:
For no more than a couple % on the price (which amounts to pennies/day, or few dollars/month), you get a LOT MORE VALUE, and it pays for itself twice (in resale, and in utility savings)!
$$ aside, there are significant soft benefits, like health and comfort.
The question this slide answers:
CAN I AFFORD IT?
Like anything else, the more you invest, the more you get back. LEEDĀ® Silver is very affordable (~5% premium and ~4-5 yr. payback), and even Gold isnāt too expensive (~10% for <10yr. payback)
Builders we have contact with are telling us that their costs and sale value increases are approximately:
E-star: $4k - $5k avg. increase, (~1.6% on a 250k home). E-star increased sale value: same!
LEEDĀ®-H: ācertifiedā (via US) ~10 - 12% more. LEED āgoldā home will be ~25 - 30% (via US). Weāll fix that when we bring it to Canada!
LEEDĀ®-H increased sale value: __
Capital cost impact affected by:
LEED target level
Spec flexibility (eg: Green Roofās are expensive)
Building type (ie: how energy efficient was the base design?)
Project size (economies of scale): big projects tend to be less expensive on a per unit basis
Green market maturity (in mature markets there is more experience and better availability, thus lower costs)
Climate zone (eg: extreme clients have high cost projects, so the incremental costs tend to be less pronounced)
Team experience
Regardless, incremental costs tend to be very reasonable.
Image is Winnipeg (MH Hydro in background)
We all live somewhere: letās start with homesā¦
Torontoās HELP (Home Energy Loan Program)
Coloradoās NZE loans
By theme (ie: not in the order shown):
Energy:
HRV
ASHP/GSHP
Solar
Advanced water heaters (eg: condensing)
DWHR
Water:
Greywater
Cisterns
Low-flow everything
Commercial products youāll see more of:
VRF
BIPV ā yes, itās now cost effective!
CHP / cogen: more talented ppl doing more talented thingshttp://pulse.blogs.bendbulletin.com/2013/02/11/chuck-colclough-heart-of-the-hospital/
Metering & control ā BASāThereās an app for thatā
Invisible stuff (air tightness)
More building labelling
Weāre waiting for a Regulation that offers details about what is āprescribedā: likely to happen shortly after NRCan releases the next generation (updated ) version of EnerGuide (tent. Spring 2014)
Egās:
London 70 acres
image: TRCA Archetype home
London
Others?
Water?
Carbon?
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Prefer personal power instead of community owned (eg: coop)? Contact Mindscape.
Keep brief: <1 min.
Mindscape Innovations, the 2008 Gowlings "New Business of the Year", which provides core enabling services to both the green building sector and the renewable energy sector: from feasibility studies to renewable energy system solutions to processing grants and incentives to certifying ENERGY STAR or LEED buildings.
Iāve never been one to shy away from a challenge, so the environmental challenge has drawn me in.
Who am I, and why am I here today?
From rural Kingston. Studied @ UW (EE ā02)
Electrical Engineer, renewable energy / green building specialist (LEEDĀ®, net-zero, etc)
Consulting with Stantec / Enermodal / Mindscape since ā99 (various capacities on engineering / sustainable design teams)
Father of six (ages 11, 9, 6, 4, 2, and 5 mos)
Volunteer actively (Built Green Canada, CaGBC, NZEHC, CRESNET, OSEA, GEA, CREW, LIFE, Sustainable Waterloo, CC, ā¦)
hiking, reading, music (mostly percussion: djembe, didgeridoo, rain sticks, etc)
rec sports (ultimate, squash, soccer, more hiking)
Environmental issues (climate change, local energy / food)
Authoring a book (āUnintended Consequencesā)
Volunteer stuff:
CaGBC LEED for Homes (Tech Co-Chair) & ND Committees
Net-Zero Energy Home Coalition (NZEHC), Tech Advisor
High Performance Homes Partnership (HP2), Founding Pres.
Canadian Residential Energy Services Network (CRESNET), Founding Member
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), Director
Green Energy Act, Management Committee
CREW President & CREW-green Founder
LIFE (Baden energy co-op), Advisor
Conestoga College PAC helping create a renewable energy trades program