This Year’s CaGBC National Conference & Expo Looks Beyond Buildings Toward ‘The Green City’
WATER Not surprisingly, plumbing fixures are low flow and toilets are dual flush. Domestic hot water heating costs are minimized by geothermal pre-heating. A rainwater system and cistern were considered but Dewson opted instead for drought-tolerant native plants, no invasive species, a dry well and a permeable parking pad area. The pad is pre-wired for installation of an electric-car charging system. Numerous specifications such as drip edges, sealing and extra membrane protect the house from moisture and control water flow.
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ith a theme that looks Beyond Buildings toward The Green City, this year’s CaGBC National Conference & Expo promises to lay the groundwork of ideas for future innovation, as the industry works to move Canada toward a more holistic approach to city planning and neighbourhood design. Taking place in Toronto this June, this event – the largest of its kind in Canada – will bring together green building experts and enthusiasts from across the country for three days of great events, ideas and networking.
HARMONY Before the previous home was dismantled Habitat for Humanity inspected and recovered both kitchens, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, doors and windows. Recycling of demolition waste was more than 80% efficient thanks to fastidious organization by general contractor Southpark Design Build. “I can’t say enough about how great Southpark was throughout the process,� says Dewson. “They took sustainability very seriously and managed all of the materials well.� Brick for the project was reclaimed from a warehouse demolition in Woodstock, Ontario at a cost of about half what it would be worth. Douglas Fir timber for trusses and steel columns and beams came from Canadian forces airplane hangars in Trenton and Ottawa. Floor joists came from a factory near London Ontario. Harmony. Water. Sun. Earth. Light. Symbiotic indeed. GB
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Here are just a few highlights of the sessions taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this June: Existing Building Commissioning: Making the Best of It, Starting now and Making it Last As building owners and operators look to improve building performance and reduce utility costs, energy audits have become more popular. Join John Kokko, Vice-President and Director of Commissioning Services for Enermodal Engineering, and Jason Manikel, Mechanical Building Systems Engineer with Halsall, for an in-depth look into how no- or low-cost operational improvements can get your building operating at the highest level possible as soon as possible.
To accomplish this, there will be over 30 education sessions being led by a stellar line-up of industry experts. These sessions are organized in six comprehensive streams that look at everything from Revitalizing Existing Neighbourhoods, to Sustainable Building Materials, Moving Beyond Zero: Next Generation Buildings and Communities, Advances in Building Performance Management, Innovation in Greening Homes and Affordable Housing, and of course The Greenest Cities: Planning, Policies and Implementation. Even better, all sessions at the 2012 conference are accredited for continuing education.
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Building Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessment as a Means of Growing Canadian Cities Sustainably This presentation outlines the building infrastructure climate risk methodology developed by Engineers Canada’s “Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee�, using as context three institutional buildings in southern Ontario. The intent of presenters Jeremy Carkner, Principal, Manager at GTA Sustainability, and Sean Capstick, Principal at Golder Associates Ltd. GTA, is to introduce the green building industry to a framework for assessing and responding to future climate change within the Canadian context, and to influence policy decisions and standards development for government implementation and application by the design community.
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