Green is Mainstream Calgary Leasing Forum – Calgary – Oct 23-08 An OMERS Company
Agenda 1. Sustainability at Oxford 2. Metro Centre – LEED EB Certification 3. Lessons Learned
About Oxford • Owner, Developer, Investor & Manager • Diversified, Global Portfolio • 50 Million Square Feet Leadership. Returns. Responsibility. • Headquarters - Toronto
Why Sustainability? Risks / Trends Opportunities • Leadership • Price of Carbon • Financial Management • Energy Prices • Stakeholder Requirements • GHG Management • Transparency (labels, rankings) • Customer Satisfaction • Green Leases • Employee Retention
Scorecard % Change Performance Highlights Energy & 2005-2007 Atmosphere Electricity - 6.5% Water Efficiency Water – 2.2% Sustainable Sites Waste Diversion – 8.7% Materials & Resources Indoor Environmental Quality
Target 2012 � Oxford is committed to 2005 a 20% Reduction in GHG Emissions, on a Internal Reductions per square foot basis, by 2012 (2005 Base Year) Green Power 2012 Oxford Oxford Portfolio Portfolio Emissions Emissions * Oxford Portfolio � Industry 1 st Emissions North American Real Estate Owner & Manager
About Metro Centre • Constructed in 1991 • 4 72,200 square feet • 15 Floors • Sole Tenant � Multi-Tenant
LEED EB Project LEED Certification � LEED EB Silver � Achieved 43 Credits (denied 0 credits) Standard � LEED EB Version 2.0 Certification Date � May 30, 2008 � 1 st LEED EB Multi-Tenant in Canada Benchmarking � 3 rd LEED EB Building in Canada Project Partner � HOK Canada
Metro Centre LEED EB Sustainable Water Energy & Materials & Indoor Environmental Sites Efficiency Atmosphere Resources Quality Erosion & Minimum Water Existing Building Waste Policy & Outside Air Sedimentation Efficiency Commissioning Audit Tobacco Smoke Control Discharge Water Minimum Energy Recyclables Control Age of Building Compliance Performance Mercury in Light Asbestos Removal Ozone Protection Bulbs / Encapsulation PCB Removal 14 Available 5 Available 23 Available 16 Available 22 Available 8 Earned 0 Earned 14 Earned 8 Earned 8 Earned
Lessons Learned Scorecard & Carbon Footprint � Organizational & operational boundaries are critical and take time and reflection to set � Prorate consumption & area for properties held for partial years � Portfolio geographic shifts, vacancy rates, space usage, and weather matter
Lessons Learned Metro Centre – LEED EB � Strong senior level support is essential � Project management as important as technical knowledge � Detailed exercise, not to be underestimated � Tenant participation / buy-in opens door to more credits
Summary Sustainability @ Oxford � Metro Centre LEED EB - Project Details � Lessons Learned � FURTHER INFORMATION WEBSITE: www.oxfordproperties.com EMAIL: sustainableintelligence@oxfordproperties.com
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