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. Enjoy the read! 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.

1. Slide © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Derek Satnik, P.Eng., LEED®
AP
Mindscape Innovations
www.mi-group.ca
Trends in Green Building
BASF, 2014-05-08

2. Slide © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Agenda
• Defining “Green”
• Survey of Industry Programs
• Costs
• Examples of Leadership:
Trends in Buildings & Products
• Policy Trends
• Net-Zero & Beyond
• Mindscape Contact Info

3. © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Sustainable?Green??
Resilient?
Durable?
Appropriate?
Equitable?
Intelligent?
Beautiful?
Effective?

4. Image © s2e Technologies Inc..
“Sustainable” vs Smart
• Technology: Metering, Controls, Automation
• Buildings: Energy, Water, Materials, Form
• District Energy: EV Integration, Storage
• Water Re-Use: Water Features
• Maintenance: Salt-Free Road De-Icing
• Coordinated Uses (Diversity)
• Work Near Home Near Play
• Active Transport (Cycling, Walking)
• Local Food

5. How to Make Better Building Designs
http://www.sandiegocommercialfunding.com/ © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Communication
& Quality Control
Water
Lighting
& Power
HVAC
Building
Envelope
Materials
Selections
Orientation,
Configuration,
Massing
(landscaping,
SWM, …)
Site
Effluents
& Waste

6. Residential Green Building Rating Systems
Environmental Performance
EnergyPerformance
Building Code
Bottom
25% &
code
violators
Main-
stream
50%
LEEDing
25%
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Certified
Silver
Gold
Platinum
© Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.

7. Photo from http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/img/solar_church_onpage.jpg
ICI Green Building Rating Systems
Building Code
Bottom
25% &
code
violators
Main-
stream
50%
LEEDing
25%
Certified
Silver
Gold
Platinum
© Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Energy benchmarking:
mNECB / ASHRAE
LEED NC,
CI, CS,
EB:O&M
Living
Building
Challenge
Environmental Performance
EnergyPerformance
Portfolio
Manager

8. © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Costs of a Green Home
Healthy
Comfortable
Durable
Energy/Water/Resource Efficient
Environmentally Responsible
Comfortable
Energy Efficient
Extra Benefits:
Comparison
Criterion
Code
Home
ENERGY STAR
Home
LEED
Home
Difference
($/month)
Sticker Price $300,000 ~$304,000 ~$308,500 $50 to $70
Energy
Savings
N/A 20-25% 30-70% -$40 to -$60
Water
Savings
N/A N/A 20-50% -$10 to -$30
Value: Good Better Best No net cost!

9. © Mindscape Innovations
How Much Does LEED®
Cost?
Note: These payback numbers are averaged from commercial LEED®
-
Canada NC projects and are conservative: they do not account for
recognized intangible benefits (eg: increased productivity, reduced
health care / sick-time costs, decreased strain on utility networks, etc.)
GreeningOurBuiltWorld:
Costs,Benefits,andStrategies,
GregKats,IslandPress(2009)

10. Case
Study:
Dockside
Green,
Victoria,
BC
© Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
• Closed-loop
design
• LEED® Platinum
everything
• Sewer-gas
transit
• Profitable

11. © Mindscape Innovations
Group Inc.
Case Study: Ontario Green Home
Williamsburg Homes, Kitchener, ON
• 50% energy
savings:
R50 attic,
R32 walls,
R20 bsmt,
R10 slab
• Advanced
HVAC
• 50% water
savings
• Local Ontario
materials
• ENERGY STAR, Solar
Ready, LEED
Platinum, BUILT
GREEN Platinum
• $30k green premium

12. © Mindscape Innovations
Group Inc.
Case Study: REEP House
REEP Green Solutions, Kitchener, ON
http://www.reepwaterlooregion.ca/prog_house.php
• $25k for
~60% energy
savings
• Book a tour!

13. © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Retirement in Vaughan
>50% savings w/ CHP+
geothermal
EarthRangers
>80% savings via
design and control
And so many more…
Ice thermal storage
since 1992

14. Residential Products you’ll see more of…

15. © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
ICI Products you’ll see more of…

16. Photo from http://www.socalofficerealestateblog.com/wp-content/newuploads/2009/06/saddleback-church-solar-electric-panels-1-large.jpg
Policy Trends:
Incentives That Make $ense
Utility based:
• Design assistance grants (conservation)
• Energy audit & retrofit rebates
• Net-metering / Feed-In Tariff (FIT)
Municipality based:
• Expedited approvals
• Density bonuses
• Partial/temporary property tax waivers
• DC credits / cash rebates
• Green Municipal Mortgages (LIC based)
Other: Capital Cost Allowances (tax based)

17. (from the Green Energy Act…)
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).
“Prescribed” implies a coming regulation yet to be
released, likely to rely heavily on EnerGuide/NRCan.

18. © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
As of Today… NZ!
• NZE homes at $25k premium
– Leased energy equipment? Cheaper from start!
• Cost effective PV & LEDs (finally)
• NZE towers >8 storeys w/ BIPV
• Smart / NZE communities emerging
• Certified buildings >50% of new in US
• Homes programs >20% of new in CA
• “Green” words have been abused – back to
measurables: 3rd
party programs: SMART

19. Beyond ‘zero’?

20. Opportunities for BASF…
• Trained staff: today’s session, LEED®
GA/AP
• Environmental properties of your products:
– % renewable content
– % recycled content (PC/PI)
– VOC content
– Locations of origin
• Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s)
& certifications: know your niche

21. © Mindscape Innovations Group Inc.
Mindscape Innovations Group
• In this new library of ideas, we’re the librarians.
• Turn-key full lifecycle solutions for
environmentally and technologically enhanced
homes, businesses, and communities.
• 15 awards since ‘07, municipal through international
• Core enabling services to both the green building
sector and the renewable energy sector:
– Energy audits, feasibility studies, project management
– ENERGY STAR®
, LEED®
, BUILT GREEN®
, etc
– grants and incentives, permits and approvals
…and much more...

22. A bit of my story:
Derek Satnik, P.Eng., LEED®
AP
• From rural Kingston. Studied @ UW (EE ‘02)
• Electrical Engineer, renewable energy / green
building specialist (LEED®
, net-zero, etc)
• Consulting with Stantec / Enermodal /
Mindscape since ’99 (various capacities on
engineering / sustainable design teams)
• Father of six (ages 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, and 7 mos)
• Volunteer actively (Built Green Canada,
CaGBC, NZEHC, CRESNET, OSEA, GEA,
CREW, LIFE, Sustainable Waterloo, CC, …)
• hiking, reading, music (mostly percussion:
djembe, didgeridoo, rain sticks, etc)
• Authoring a book (“Unintended
Consequences” on globalization, environment,
and community)

23. Thank you!
dsatnik@mi-group.ca
519.744.3592
www.mi-group.ca
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