Building Environmental Standards

BOMA BESt:

Delivering Value for

Commercial Buildings

Kim Saunders, RPA, CLO

President, BOMA Newfoundland and Labrador

Property Manager, East Port Properties

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BOMA BESt –Building Environmental Standards

• Environmental certification for commercial

buildings

• Over 1300 buildings currently with a valid

certification

• Certification is valid for three years

• 2,000 buildings have been involved in the

program since inception (2005)

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Level 4 – Best Practices,

>90% on BB assessment

Level 3 – Best Practices,

80-89% on BB assessment

Level 2 – Best Practices,

70-79% on BB assessment

Level 1 – Best Practices

• Best practices –

minimum requirement

• BOMA BESt

assessment score for

higher levels

• Third party

verification

Four Levels of Certification

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• Office

• Light Industrial

•Enclosed Shopping

Centre's

•Open Air Retail

BOMA BESt Certification

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BOMA BESt Energy

and Environmental Report

• Review of BOMA BESt data for office

buildings in Canada with BOMA BESt

Level 2, 3, 4 Certification

• 456 buildings, 132 million sq.ft.

• Largest third-party verified data set of

its kind in North America

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Energy Intensity

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Energy Intensity by Region

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Scotia Centre

235 Water Street

190,857 sq.ft.

• Premier office bldg in St. John’s

• BOMA Award of Excellence (2003)

• BOMA BESt – Best Practices (2007)

• BOMA BESt – Level II (2008)

• BOMA Award of Excellence (2009)

• Safety Audit score - 100% (2010)

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Scotia Centre – EnergyTotal Energy Savings 2009 -

338,840 kWh or $20,670

• Re-scheduled equipment start times

• Lower hot water boiler temperature

• Lighting retrofit - T8’s & electronic ballasts

• Replaced exit lights with LED’s

• Installed lighting sensors in garage

• Replaced chiller (30% more efficient)

• Upgraded lighting controller

• Annual Re-lamping program

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Scotia Centre – Water

Total Water Savings…

453,281 gals in One Year!

• Hands free faucets

• Low Flow Flush-o-Meters

• Charge back to tenants for excessive water

usage

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Scotia Centre – Tenants

Sustainability has become more visible to

tenants-

• Large Tenants now buying in

• All building occupants are more aware

• Increase waste diversion rates

• 2009 – Our Tenants recycle 72% of all waste

• Rechargeable batteries

• Ink cartridges

• Paper & plastic products

• Construction waste materials

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Scotia Centre - Community

• As part of the community, Scotia Centre

has an opportunity to play a role

• Waste diversion ties into community

• Socio-economically challenged schools

• Lions Recycle for Sight

• Canadian Diabetes Assoc – Annual Pickup

• Shoes for Haiti

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Ten “No Cost or Low Cost”

Energy Saving Projects

• Night setback on Temperature controls

• Re-schedule equipment start times

• Water temperature 50-55 degrees Celsius

• Replace aging H/W boilers with high efficiency units

• Replace spent lights with energy efficient T8’s and compact fluorescents

• LED exit signs

• Lighting controllers

• Lighting sensors

• Variable Speed Drives

• Educate your tenants/employees

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THANK YOU!