1. The presentation discussed sustainability efforts in Vancouver including goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote green buildings and transportation, and improve energy management. 2. Key strategies included promoting compact, mixed-use development, requiring electric vehicle infrastructure, and establishing aggressive green building codes and energy retrofit requirements. 3. Vancouver has seen success in reducing emissions through energy service company projects, building monitoring with Pulse Energy, and developing sustainable neighborhoods like Southeast False Creek with features like district energy and solar power.

1. Sustainability in Cities
Sadhu Johnston, Deputy City Manager, City of Vancouver
David Helliwell, Co-founder and CEO, Pulse Energy

2. 3 Things You Want to Know About
This Presentation
1. The presentation will be 60
minutes including Q&A
2. You can send your questions to
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3. We will send out a link to the
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3. Pulse Energy Management Software

4. Pulse Energy Management Software
• Manage Your
Energy Data

5. Pulse Energy Management Software
• Engage Your
Building Occupants
in Energy Reduction

6. Pulse Energy Management Software
• See How Your
Buildings Measure Up

7. Occupant / Public Engagement

8. Reducing Energy Use Through Contests

9. Data Management

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11. Vancouver’s Greenest City Goals
1. Green Economy
2. Climate Leadership
3. Green Buildings
4. Green Transportation
5. Zero Waste
6. Access to Nature
7. Lighter Footprint
8. Clean Water
9. Clean Air
10. Local Food
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12. Visions and Plans

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15. Change in Emissions from 1990-2008
Per
Total
Capita
All Emissions 0% 21%
Buildings 0% 21%
Light Duty Vehicles 15% 9%
Heavy Duty Vehicles 45% 15%
Solid Waste 43% 55% 6

16. Source of Vancouver’s
2008 Community GHG Emissions
Waste
Heavy
Vehicles 5% 8%
Buildings
32% 55%
Light Duty
Vehicles
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17. Community GHG Emissions and Targets
• Since 1990, Vancouver population +27%, jobs +18%
• 2008 community GHG emissions = 1990 levels
• On track to meet Kyoto 6% below 1990 levels by 2012
Annual GHG Tonnes (000,000)
3.0 Vancouver Council
GHG Targets
2.5
6% below 1990 by 2012
2.0
1.5 33% below 2007 by 2020
1.0
80% below 1990 by 2050
0.5
0.0 Carbon neutral new
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buildings by 2030
1990 2006 2008 2012 2020 2050

18. Transportation
Share of All Total Change Per Capita Change
Emissions Since 1990 since 1990
37% + 18% - 7%
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19. Green Transportation
Compact mixed-use communities with
Easy access to work, shopping & recreation
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20. Land Use and Transportation
Clean Vehicles
• Requiring electric vehicle (EV)
charging infrastructure for 20% of
parking stalls in multi-family homes
• Launching public parking charging
program to support EV owners
• Forming agreements with leading
automakers to deploy their EVs
sooner in this region
• Working closely with BC Hydro and
BC Gov’t to accelerate actions
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21. Buildings
Share of All Total Change Per Capita Change
Emissions Since 1990 since 1990
55% 0% - 21%
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22. Green Building- Push & Pull
EcoDensity and Green Rezoning
• LEEDTM gold for all rezonings
• Green roofs for rezonings
• For rezonings on sites greater than 2
acres:
– District Energy Feasibility Study
– Stormwater Management Plan
– Low-carbon TDM Strategy
• Priority permitting for ultra-green
developments
• New housing types including laneway 13
houses and suites within apartments

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25. Green Buildings
Retrofitting Existing Buildings
• Moving toward requiring energy
performance for retrofit permits
• Work with utilities to develop new
financing tools for energy retrofits
and renewable energy technologies
(e.g. on-bill financing)
• With financing tools, City can
regulate improvements more
aggressively
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26. Green Buildings
Green Homes Program (for one and two family dwellings)
“The best code on the continent”
• R-20 Insulation in walls
• In-suite energy use displays
• Energy Star Windows
• Insulated hot water tanks and pipes
• 40% non-incandescent light fixtures
• Direct vent gas fireplaces
• Heat Recovery Ventilation
• Mandatory Energuide audit
• Pre-piping for renewable energy
• Dual flush toilets
• Electric vehicle Charging 17

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29. Energy Management
• Use only the energy that you need
• Using the same principles as financial
management to track energy use
• Once energy use audited, recommend
upgrades
– Major Equipment Upgrade
– Minor Equipment Upgrade
– Automation System changes
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– Behaviour changes

30. Spending to Save
• Paying for investments with Energy Savings
• Payback (PB) is
• GHG impact less relevant when speaking in $
• City of Vancouver’s long-term vision allows for deeper
investments:
– Private Sector – 3-5 year payback
– Public sector ~ 10 year payback
– City of Vancouver is 20 years
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31. How did we do it?
• Set the target: 20% GHG reduction from 1990 levels by
2010
• Provided staff
• Created financing tool
• Three contracts with Ameresco Canada
• Over $15 Million invested
• Saving $941,000 annually
• Reducing 3,290 tonnes of GHG emissions annually
• Projects run from mundane to the leading edge
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32. ESCo Phase 1 – City Hall Campus
• Completed 2007
• $2 Million
• Savings:
– $122,000 per year
– 361 tonnes GHG reduced
• Highlights:
– Lighting
– New Boilers
– Upgraded building
automation throughout
campus
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33. ESCo Phase 2: Park Board
• 30 facilities
• Complete by end of 2010
• $8.6 Million
• Savings:
– $543,000 per year
– 2,240 tonnes GHG reduced
• Highlights:
– 30 lighting retrofits
– 17 new boilers
– Building automation
– Water conservation upgrades
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34. ESCo Phase 3 – Major Facilities
• 4 facilities
• Completed by end of 2010
• Investment: $ 5 Million
• Savings:
– $276,000 per year
– 688 tonnes GHG reduced
• Highlights:
– Lighting retrofits throughout
Library
– Advanced Heat Recovery in
Equipment Services
– Advanced HVAC Solution for
Museum & Archives
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35. New Boilers
The museum
complex’s new
boilers and
desiccant
dehumidification
system will be
reducing GHG
emissions by 54%
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36. Sunset Nursery
• Step 1: New high-efficiency boiler
• Step 2: Recover heat from Sunset
Arena next door
• Once complete, save over $40,000
per year
• Generating half GHGs previously -
over 250 tonnes GHG not being
emitted
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37. Results
• Target to reduce GHG levels 20% below
1990 by 2010
• Increased built area 24% in same period
• Projections are for phenomenal success:
• GHG emissions reduced 22% by end 2010
• GHG intensity reduced by 36%
– Natural gas consumption down 23%
– Electricity consumption up only 8% 28
– Electricity intensity reduction of 13%

38. Pulse Energy Tracking
• PulseTM deployed to
manage over a
million square feet
• City Hall
• Administrative
buildings & works
yards
• Enable energy use
management 29

39. Measuring the Impact of the greenest Games
• Measurement &
Verification
• Venue sustainability
initiatives
• Visitor engagement
• ‘Greenest Games’ legacy
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40. Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games
• Partnership to monitor
the Games
– VANOC
– BC Hydro
• VenueEnergyTracker.com
– Real-time building energy
monitoring at nine
Olympic venues
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41. Focusing on Eco-Districts
Southeast False Creek Neighborhood
• LEED Platinum ND
• Olympic Village Canada’s first Net Zero
Building that generates as much energy as it
consumes
• LEED Platinum Community Centre
• Green roofs (50% coverage)
• Solar hot water systems
• Rainwater capture and reuse
• Low parking and car-sharing
• Neighbourhood Energy Utility based on sewer
heat recovery, the first of its kind in North 33
America

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45. District Energy in South East False Creek
Neighbourhood Energy Utility
• Heat distributed via network
of hot water pipes to in-
building heat exchangers
• Sewer Heat Recovery- 70% of
Energy from Sewage
• Supplementary:
Solar Thermal
• Peaking & Back-up:
Conventional Gas Boilers
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• Over 65% less GHG

46. Final Thought…
“We overestimate what we can achieve in one year
and underestimate what can be done in five …”
1980s
2000s
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55. Thank you!
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