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• The Housing Corporation…………………………………. 109 • Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)……………………… 109 • Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)……………………………………………………. 109 • Home Builders Federation (HBF)………………………… 110 • Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)……………… 110 • Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT).. 111 • Other organizations supporting green building……………. 111 • Energy Saving Trust (EST) information & programs……… 111 • Energy Star & Energy Saving Recommended Label……… 113 • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 114 • Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA)……………………………………………………. 114 • Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED)……….. 115 • English Partnerships & Millennium Communities………... 116 • Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (NPBS) & Ecology Building Society…………………………………………… 117 • Waterwise…………………………………………………. 117 • The “London Plan”………………………………………… 117 B-7 International Initiatives……………………………………………. 118 • Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s (CEC) green building advisory group…………………………………… 118 • Super E House Program…………………………………… 118 • United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Sustainable Building & Construction Initiative (SBCI)………………... 118 Appendix C: Information Sources………………………………………………… 119 C-1 United States Sources……………………………………………… 119 C-2 Canada Sources……………………………………………………. 121 C-3 Germany Sources………………………………………………….. 124 C-4 Japan Sources……………………………………………………… 125 C-5 Australia Sources………………………………………………….. 127 C-6 United Kingdom Sources………………………………………….. 129 C-7 International Initiative Sources……………………………………. 131 C-8 Green Building Council, Environmental Labelling System and Green Building Rating System Sources………………………………….. 131 7
1.0 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature regarding current green building practices, strategies, policies, and technologies in Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia so that barriers to green building can be identified and recommendations made to increase the uptake of green building in Canada. More specifically, this report will conduct a comparison of the green building rating systems in place in each of the six aforementioned countries, review the state of their Green Building Councils (GBCs) and environmental labeling programs, and provide information on major green building initiatives of these countries. 2.0 Background: Since global warming has become an undeniable fact, attention in the developed world has focused on reducing resource consumption and the release of greenhouse gases, and on the increasing conservation efforts and environmental protection. The realization that the building industry was a huge consumer of energy and resources and a huge producer of pollution, waste, and greenhouse gases meant that improvements needed to be made in this area. In Canada, there are presently about 12.5 million residential units and 430,000 commercial and institutional buildings. These structures account for 33% of total energy use, 50% of natural resource consumption, create 30% of Canadian greenhouse gas emissions and are the cause of 25% of the nation’s landfill waste. The green building movement aims to reduce resource and energy consumption, increase the use of renewable energy, minimize environmental degradation and the production of waste, and maximize occupant health and comfort. These goals can be achieved through the use of sustainable building products and practices including modern building site environmental management techniques, utilization of recycled or locally-sourced building materials, efficient building designs to maximize daylighting, centrally controlled smart HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems, installation of green roofs and photovoltaic rooftop generators, application of non-toxic interior paints and finishes, use of water-conserving toilets, faucets and showerheads, improved insulation materials and techniques, building designs that maximize open space and promote air circulation, and numerous other techniques. Studies have shown that green buildings have longer lifecycles, lower maintenance and upkeep costs, reduced energy and water bills, and that they can attract higher rents, experience lower tenant turnover, and have higher rates of occupant satisfaction when compared to conventional buildings. The economic, social and environmental benefits of sustainable structures are numerous, and the increased construction and use of these buildings is a key component in maintaining the health of this planet. 3.0 Methodology: The green building rating systems of Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia were reviewed to gain a deeper understanding of how 8
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2005. The expanded program will hel
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voluntarily report on results. The
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the purchase and installation of a
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into a clean energy future and requ
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Energy Star & various rebates: The
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smaller-scale municipal infrastruct
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NGO & NPO programs and incentives:
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council has said that the municipal
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Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DENA) Nat
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natural open space caused by develo
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government covering a portion of th
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took place in 1998 and 1999 togethe
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ECCJ reduced rate loans: The ECCJ a
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standards would be that computers m
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ensure that lights are not on and t
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ebates for homeowners who install p
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product is stamped with the BCJ mar
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esulting in about one-third the car
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initiatives proposed include accele
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the Australian Academy of Sciences.
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or enabling renewable energy techno
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home more energy efficient. It can
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energy, gas-fired generation and en
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active solar technologies and passi
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ecological footprint of Australian
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sustainable living and technologies
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work. As a non-profit association,
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enewable energy target (MRET). This
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electricity and invest it in clean
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only single body able to speak with
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Other CABE initiatives and awards i
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these Smart Meters could help users
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under this system include office eq
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themselves to be living somewhere s
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energy-saving technologies. With Lo
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Ene
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British Columbia Ministry of Provin
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The Sustainable Condo website. Acce
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Japan for Sustainability Informatio
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Energyrating.gov.au. Accessed Augus
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Energy Saving Trust website. Access
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Environmental Choice Program inform
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