Marek Dziedzic, Building Connectivity Specialist, Professional and Technical Service Management, Real Property Branch, Headquarters, Public Works and Government Services Canada
Robert Marshall, Senior Vice President, Director of Planning, HOK Planning Group, Canada and Dubai

Tunney's Pasture has it all, a Central Heating and Cooling Plant, multiple federal departments with varied services from statistics crunching to product testing, to animal and human health investigation, as well as a large parcel of land, all owned and managed by the federal government.

The campus is old and designed for another era. The panel will be discussing how campus planning can bring about a greater opportunity for a supportive, engaging and rich workplace experience to federal government employees through the use of principles such as intelligent buildings and strategic planning.

Phil Jago, Director, Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada

Gilles Jean, Director General, Varennes Research Centre, Natural Resources Canada

Marc Lalonde, Sustainable Development Specialist, Architecture and Interior Design Services, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Tom Kovendi, Director, Portfolio Operator, Toronto Office Portfolio, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Daniel Choinière, Technology Development Officer, CanmetENERGY Varennes, Natural Resources Canada

The presentation will show that a facility manager or project manager should best use what is in a building before tearing out existing systems. “Low hanging” retrofit options are easy to apply and can be implemented to the project at “low cost” or in some cases “no cost”. This has resulted in operating savings of 30% to 50% and more.

Project managers from public and private sector building retrofits will lead attendees through their project and discuss the challenges and successes that they have encountered.

Chris Jalkotzy, Sustainable Design Technical Specialist, Environmental Services Directorate, Public Works and Government Services Canada

Simone Skopek, Manager, Operations, ECD Jones Lang LaSalle

Debbie Baxter, VP Corporate Sustainability & Facilities Management and Chief Sustainability Officer, LoyaltyOne

This panel presentation, to be lead by Public Works and Government Services Canada’s (PWGSC) Environmental Services Directorate, will explore the role of the real property manager in understanding how CSR relates to the sustainable operation of buildings and the fact that tenant engagement is a necessary component.

A key aspect of energy efficient, sustainable buildings is occupant behaviour. This presentation will show how to assess “green occupant” policies and protocols with a focus on key performance indicators that can be used to identify operational savings, estimate the carbon footprint within an occupancy and provide the basis to negotiate cost-sharing for upgrades, or a green lease. The presentation will also show how to assess a portfolio of leased spaces, and use this as a baseline to develop a corporate sustainability program for tenant spaces. The learning objectives are to:

• Become aware of key performance indicators of green occupant behaviour;
• Be able to analyze results of a green occupant assessment to improve sustainability performance and achieve cost savings; and,
• Be able to apply the assessment to a portfolio of leased spaces.

Moderator: Michael Roth, Director, Klimaat Consulting & Innovation Inc.

This three-part session will identify why climate change matters to the real property community: why climate change is important and how addressing it contributes to an organization’s sustainability; how project design considerations to address adaptation to the impacts of climate change; and, how climate change impacts real property and affects federal real property.

Part 1 – Sustainability and the Bottom Line: Ignore at Your Peril
Franklin Holtforster, President and CEO, MHPM Project Managers Inc.

Designing sustainability into facility projects is an imperative for future worth and return on investment. Paying homage to Philip Crosby’s concept that quality is free, this dynamic presentation tackles the popular notion that sustainability is unaffordable by demonstrating unequivocally that the reverse is true. It is suggested there will be “no future to build on” if we don’t incorporate sustainability and climate change into the equation. The time is already here when you will lose your investment if sustainable design is not included. Naysayers who claim that adapting for climate change costs too much will quickly discover that there is a heavy burden for unsustainable facilities and that the cost of operating and maintaining a non-sustainable facility continues to escalate.

Part 2 – Practical Engineering Approaches for Assessing Future Climate Conditions
John J. Alberico, M.Sc., CCEP, Principal, RWDI

Sustainable design includes many things, climate change being one. As the evidence pointing toward climate change mounts, it is critical to consider future climate conditions in engineering designs and new developments meant to operate over the next 50 years. The purpose of this presentation is to present a few practical engineering approaches for “a best estimate” of plausible future climate conditions.

Part 3 – Climate Change Impacts and Federal Facility Design and Management
Heather Auld, Associate Director, Adaptations and Impacts Research Branch, Environment Canada

The Adaptation and Impacts Research Branch at Environment Canada has undertaken impacts and adaptation science for more than 15 years, developing methodologies and tools, and interpreting climate and weather data. Environment Canada conducts impacts research to improve our understanding of the sensitivities of sectors, regions, people and property to a changing climate in order to help develop appropriate adaptation actions, with implementing partners, for the benefit of all Canadians. Multi-disciplinary studies have led to numerous adaptation success stories to safeguard health, safety, economic competitiveness and the biological diversity of Canada.

The results of these studies will be discussed in relation to their impact on federal real property facility design and management.

In 2008, Parliament passed the Federal Sustainable Development Act. This new legislation set in place the legal framework for developing and implementing a Federal Sustainable Development Strategy (FSDS) that will make environmental decision-making more transparent and accountable to Parliament. The presentation will provide information on the FSDS and its implications for federal planning and reporting.

The value of measuring and reporting on your sustainable development programs will be demonstrated through Canadian experience within the public and private sectors. The role of the real property manager in contributing to the development and implementation of program goals and reporting targets will be discussed.

Part 1 – Monitoring and Measuring Progress
Greg Wilburn, Director, Sustainable Development Strategies, Environment Canada

Greg Wilburn will look at the role of monitoring and measuring progress in sustainable development programs in order to report on and improve performance. Canada’s Federal Sustainable Development Strategy is being released in 2010 and the Real Property community has a role to play in the implementation of these programs and the ability of the government to meet the identified targets.

Part 2 – FSDS Implications: Environment Canada and Beyond
Berny Latreille, Director, National Accommodations, Environment Canada

Berny Latreille will address the implications of the new Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Environment Canada operations as a proxy. He will also present his thoughts on the likely implications for other Real Property Managers across government.

Part 3 – Sustainability Reporting and Communications – Driving Business Performance
Michael van Aanhout, President, Stratos Inc.

Michael van Aanhout will explore the evolution, state of the art and emerging trends of sustainability reporting and explore the business implications in the real property and built environment sector.