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LEED Gold Certification Cost Analysis for Alberta Infrastructure
As part of the "Deloitte Team", Eco-Integration partnered with Deloitte and quantity surveyors from the BTY Group to analyse three projects to identify the specific costs and benefits of moving from LEED Silver to LEED Gold. The following three case study projects were:
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Chestermere Lake Elementary School, currently under construction and targeting LEED Silver |
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Dinosaur Provincial Park Visitor Centre and Tyrell Field Station, complete and LEED Gold Certified |
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Mount Royal College Centre for Continuous Learning, complete and LEED Gold Certified |
By analyzing these real projects, the results of the analysis can be used as a guide to assess future provincially funded projects similar to the case study projects.
A further similar study has just been completed on Holy Trinity Academy, complete and LEED Gold Certified.
Millennium Water & Olympic Athletes Village
The City of Vancouver selected Millennium Properties Ltd. to design and construct the first phase of the Southeast False Creek (SEFC) lands known as the Central Shipyard neighbourhood: area 2A. This development is to be a model sustainable community for Vancouver and will house the Olympic athletes for the 2010 Olympic winter games. The project is 1.5million sqft of construction, with 20 buildings and on completion will be one of the largest development projects to be LEED® certified in Canada. This first phase of the SEFC development consists of residential development including modest market and affordable housing, retail, live/work studios, office, restaurants, parks and a community centre. The vision is to create a sustainable neighbourhood community balancing economic, social and environmental issues.
Working on the Millennium development team, Eco-Integration is providing sustainability consulting for the project together with Recollective, Resource Rethinking Building Inc. and Merrick Architecture. Eco-Integration has been involved in the integrated design process from the outset with development of sustainable concepts for the project through to implementation as the project moves into construction. Some strategies include:
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Storage of stormwater to use for toilet flushing and irrigating during drought summers |
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Green roofs on 50% of the buildings reducing heat island effect and stormwater runoff |
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Use of passive design features to reduce energy demand on the buildings such as: solar shading and blinds, ventilation chimneys, and high performing windows and walls |
The City of Vancouver is developing a Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) which will supply heating to the whole SEFC area including the Millennium Water Development. The NEU is currently proposing using sewer heat recovery to reduce use of fossil fuels and optimize energy efficiency.
Client: Millennium Southeast False Creek Properties
Ltd.
Reference: Roger Bayley, Millennium Water Project Manager,
Merrick Architecture,
604.683.4131
South East False Creek (SEFC) Private Lands: 311 West 2nd Ave
Parcel 1: 2-88 West 1st Ave
Parcel 2: 27-99 West 2nd Ave
Parcel 3: 2-26 East 1st Ave
The SEFC lands are the last remaining area of undeveloped waterfront
property in Vancouver. The City of Vancouver has developed sustainable
guidelines for SEFC to provide a framework to create a model sustainable
community. Pinnacle International will be developing four parcels of the
private lands known as sub-areas 1B and 2B. The development is mainly
residential with live/work studios and retail. 311 W.2nd and Parcel 2
are due to be completed prior to the 2010 Olympic games, the other 2 parcels
will be completed shortly thereafter.
Eco-Integration, partnering with Recollective is providing sustainable
consulting to the project, working with the Pinnacle team and coordinating
with the city to contribute positively to the SEFC vision of a sustainable
community. Some strategies for the project include: rainwater harvesting
and storage for irrigation, green roofs, including capacity for urban
agriculture, healthy building materials and energy efficiency.
Architects: IBI/HB Architects/ Howard Bingham Hill
Architects
Owners: Pinnacle International
Consulting Services to increase business development opportunities for the Power Smart High Performance Building (HPB)
Diana has been working with BC Hydro conducting educational sessions and workshops with architects, engineering and green building consulting firms to generate awareness and understanding of the benefits of high performance (HP) buildings, Integrated Design Process and the HPB Program. This scope included:
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Presenting to B.C. architects, engineers, consultants (design teams), developers and building owners to educate them about the HPB Program. |
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Representing BC Hydro at conferences, industry meetings, etc. to increase market awareness of High Performance buildings, the Integrated Design (ID) Process and the HPB Program and promote its multiple audience benefits. |
Green Bricks Education
Eco-Integration partnering with Skye Consulting, form the Green Bricks team. We developed an educational program connected to the BC Ministry of Education's Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for secondary education. The program is designed to encourage youth, in partnership with their schools, to explore, appreciate and adopt green building principals. This project was piloted in five BC school districts in 2007 and has been delivered to over 100 classes / 26 schools this year (2008/09) in BC. This program is sponsored by The Real Estate Foundation of BC, Vancity, The City of Surrey and The City of Vancouver's One Day.
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LEED® Projects
Whilst working at Read Jones Christoffersen's (RJC’s) (visit rjc.ca)
and subsequently as a sustainable design specialist, consultant services
were provided on projects for LEED® and other related sustainable
issues. This included participation in meetings/design charrettes, reports
and consulting through the design process on green issues.
Sample LEED® Projects include:
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Abbotsford Hospital, BC LEED® Target Silver – ongoing consulting |
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1133 West Georgia, Vanvouver |
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Chetwynd BC Hydro, feasibility phase LEED-EB target |
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C&W Mental Health Centre of BC, Vancouver, BC LEED® Target Silver – ongoing consulting |
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Dockside Green, Victoria, BC LEED® Target Platinum - ongoing consulting |
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Gulf Island Operations Centre, Vancouver Island, BC LEED® Platinum |
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Hillcrest Development – Olympic Curling Venue & Percy Norman Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, BC. LEED® Target Gold - ongoing consulting |
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Island Medical Project, University of Victoria (UVIC), Victoria, BC LEED® Gold |
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Life Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC LEED® Gold |
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Metrotower III, Burnaby |
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Technology Enterprises Facility III (TEF III), UBC, Vancouver, BC LEED® Silver |
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Life Sciences Centre, UBC, BC |
Manchester Water Centre, Calgary |
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