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1. RETROFIT ISSUE Issue 9 | JUNE, 2010
CANADA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL OT TAWA REGION CH A PTER NE WSLET TER
ThE FUTUrE IS NOw hOUSE UPCOMING
EVENTS
While many builders build new homes to greener standards, a number of existing
homes are in need of an environmental tune up. The National Roundtable on the June 23, 8:30 am-1:30pm:
Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) estimates that 66 per cent of the residential ORC CaGBC
buildings that will be standing in Canada in 2050 are already built, so we need to Building Tour:
LEED for Homes Platinum
learn how to retrofit these homes to reduce our ecological footprint.
Candidate
One national research project involves the near Net Zero energy New windows were installed, including increasing the south facing
retrofit of a 60-year-old post-war home in Toronto that produces window area, for passive solar gain and day lighting. June 24, 5pm-8pm: ORC
almost as much energy as it uses on an annual basis. Summer Social
Other improvements made to the home included the installation of
The Now House™ is part of Canada Mortgage and Housing solar hot water panels, a photovoltaic array, Energy Star® -certified
Corporation’s (CMHC) EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing appliances, and a waste water heat recovery system.
October 12:
Demonstration Initiative, which brings together the private and LEED Canada
The mechanical system was changed to allow for the solar thermal
public sectors to build homes and communities designed to be Documentation Course
system to produce energy, while still leaving an existing high
healthy, energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly, resource-efficient
efficiency furnace in place as a backup. A heat recovery ventilator October 26:
and produce as much energy as they consume on an annual basis.
(HRV) was installed to provide increased ventilation. LEED Core Concepts and
Once completed, the demonstration homes remain open for tours
for a minimum six-month period to allow Canadians to learn first- Ultimately, the retrofit reduced green house gas emissions for this Strategies Workshop
hand about available sustainable housing choices. home by 5.4 tonnes annually, reduced electricity use by 60% and
will enable the home to produce enough energy to pay its own November 16:
There were 15 housing projects selected from across the country
energy bills. LEED Canada
for the EQuilibrium™ initiative. Given CMHC’s role in post-war
housing, The Now House™ project had sentimental significance. Since the completion of the renovation, The Now House ™ project Documentation Course
team and CMHC have both built on the success of the project.
CMHC was founded in 1946, in large part, to help create affordable Please check the events
housing for returning Second World War veterans. The project team worked with Ottawa Community Housing calendar on the Ottawa
To ensure there was enough housing, prefabricated Corporation and the Ontario Power Authority to do an extensive
Region Chapter pages
post-war homes were constructed. These houses were energy retrofit of a wartime house in the Overbrook neighbourhood
of the CaGBC website
durable and built to last; however, energy efficiency was not that served as a demonstration project for the area.
(http://ottawachapter.
the main consideration. CMHC has partnered with Natural Resources Canada to launch cagbc.org) for more
“The Now House™ was the only winning retrofit project The EQuilibrium™ information about these
from the EQuilibrium™ housing initiative. The project team, headed Communities Initiative, a $4.2-million sustainable community and other events.
by Lorraine Gauthier of the design firm, “Work Worth Doing”, demonstration project.
selected a 1200 square foot home in east Toronto
To learn more about CMHC’s EQuilibrium
that was built in 1947. They intentionally made simple changes to
Initiatives™, the Now House™ and how
the house to show how to dramatically improve the environmental
you can reduce your own home’s energy
performance of an existing house with straightforward
consumption, visit the CMHC website at
modifications.
www.cmhc.ca
The majority of the work was completed from the exterior of the
(Arlene Etchen is a Senior Consultant
home. The team started by insulating the foundation walls to six
with Ontario Research and Information
feet below grade, then insulating the attic, including the slope of the
Transfer, Canada Mortgage and Housing
roof. They also insulated under the basement and added a layer of
Corporation.
radiant floor heating.
aetchen@cmhc-schl.gc.ca
THE OTTAWA REGION CHAPTER Silver:
SUSTAINING SPONSORS:
Advanced Business Interiors/Haworth M.P. Lundy Construction
Gold:
HOK Architects Morrison Hershfield
MHPM Project Managers PCL Constructors Canada
Capital Office Interiors/Steelcase Thyme and Again Catering

2. PAST EVENT rEPOrT: GrEEN BUILDING OTTAwA
RETROFIT—SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FUTURE
My favorite
CARLETON UNIVERSITY MAY 12-14, 2010
presentation
As an emerging green builder, my experience at Green Building was on how
Ottawa was inspirational and worth every hour. Speakers from all housing retrofit
over the world and varying in all disciplines of the green building projects make
industry showcased their work and accomplishments. With an a difference.
abundance of natural resources, Canada has the potential to CMHC
accommodate a sustainable environment, but it seems we are presented the
lacking on policies and consumer demand. Green Building Ottawa Now House,
brought together a community of dedicated professionals to help a case study of an existing post WWII house, showing how the
inspire change amongst others. Many speakers made it clear that retrofit techniques could be replicated in millions of other homes. I
grassroots action is required to create new policies. could easily relate to the technical retrofits involved into upgrading
The most effective way to achieve the building envelope and implementing renewable technologies. I
a green building is through an found this presentation extremely useful. Visit their
integrated design process, which website at www.nowhouseproject.com for
means collaborating with many more information.
different professionals on a single The Green Building Conference reassured me that
project. In practice, this meant a we have the burning desire and talent to achieve
wide range of people with diverse sustainability in our regional built environment. For
skill sets attended Green Building photos and more information on Green Building
Ottawa, making for interesting Ottawa, visit www.greenbuildingottawa.ca
networking. I am currently
(Jean Carrière recently graduated from the Green
working on a major residential
Architecture Graduate program at Algonquin
renovation and I was able to gear
College, and has a pretty open mind about the
my sessions to suit my goals.
world at this point.)
GREEN GALA WITH
EDWARD BURTYNSKY MAY 13
The Ottawa Region Chapter of the CaGBC brought its most the pathetically
high-profile guest speaker ever to Ottawa, and one hundred and small attempts
fifty lucky souls were in the LeBreton Room of the Canada War organizations are
Museum to enjoy it. After a wonderful three-course dinner, we heard taking to clean it up.
renowned Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky, O.C., speak and “During the course
explain his evocative 4’ x 6’ photographs that capture humanity’s of my work - as the
impact on the landscape. Mr. Burtynsky showed photographs years have turned
from his travels to Chinese factories, mining operations, recycling to decades - it
depots, and quarries around the world, forcing us to confront has become clear
where the resources for our buildings and consumables come to me that the plant, animal and mineral resources of the earth
from – and where they end up when we are finished with them. He are overwhelmed by the robust wheels of economic progress.
had just flown in from the Gulf of Mexico, where he treated us to Cheap fuel in the form of oil, coupled with the internal combustion
a sneak peek of some photographs he took of the BP oil spill and engine, have begun to tear at the edges of nature’s envelope. As my
ideas have evolved, I’ve
looked at railcuts, mines,
quarries, oilfields and
refineries, homesteads,
factories and farms - all
in search of images that
describe our changing
and complex relationship
to nature.”
–Edward Burtynsky
The Lundy Construction table at the Green Gala dinner

3. OFFICE RETROFITS AND WASTE DIVERSION—
OR, HOW LONG DO YOU PLAN TO SIT ON THAT?
Part of any building retrofit involves buying new TIPS FROM JEFF - ASK YOUR DEALER:
NEw SUSTAINABLE
things– from lighting and flooring to office fittings
and furniture. You may have considered the
• What are they doing to reduce waste in their PACKAGING OPTIONS:
product packaging?
impacts on recycled content and indoor air quality
your new purchases will have on your retrofit (and • What can they do to reduce packaging in Eco-Smart Packaging
your LEED® rating). But what about the other your order?
Steelcase International started
impacts? What happens to the packaging your • What happens to any packaging or product
purchases come in? And what happens to your shipping chairs in two, three, or
waste once it leaves your premises?
old things once you are done with them? four parts. Shipping a chair in
MICHAEL HOdGINS: Introduced in 2005
Waste diversion is one area many product by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry parts requires just 30% to 50% of
manufacturers and dealers are focusing on. Jeff (MBDC), Cradle to Cradle® certification is a the room in the warehouse and in
Snyder, a furniture dealer, and Michael Hodgins, multi-attribute eco-label that assesses a product’s the truck compared to a boxed,
representing a furniture manufacturer, each have safety to humans and the environment and
their own viewpoints and tips for reducing waste assembled chair. Eco-smart
design for future life cycles. Steelcase offers more
in an office retrofit. Cradle to Cradle Certified products than any other packaging is available on nine
company in any industry. We’re certifying not only different seating lines, and two
our new lines, but also our older lines. A client more lines will be added this year.
JEff SNydER: Work has changed a lot in the can add on to their existing inventory of 25-year
last 30 years, and office fittings and furniture has old Steelcase product to meet their new workflow
changed with it. Lots of office furniture is built to last, needs, which reduces the likelihood that they will
but may no longer be serving the needs of clients. If have to throw things away. Ecovative Packaging
this happens, we first look at how we might be able
What if you could eliminate non-
to reuse their existing furniture in a more modern
configuration that better suits their workflow. Next, TIPS FROM MICHAEL: recyclable packaging altogether?
we look at how we may be able to redeploy surplus • For more information on the Cradle to What if the packaging could
product instead of sending it to a landfill. If it can be Cradle certification program, visit actually contribute to the
resold, we take it back to our warehouse. Perhaps it http://www.mbdc.com/ environment instead of detract?
is reusable, and we can match it to a charity. Some • We can ship blanket-wrapped or in wood These are the goals behind
product lines can be refurbished. As a last resort, crates. However, blankets take up space,
you can recycle it. We have a supplier that uses
innovative new packaging
and fragile products or those with many small
shredded fabric for stuffing. Most office furniture— components require individual packaging. See Steelcase plans to begin using
like Steelcase—contains lots of steel, probably the the sidebar for some innovative packaging ideas later this year called ecovative
most recycled material in the world. We can have the new from Steelcase. packaging. It’s made with
steel recycled and present a certificate to (Jeff Snyder is with Capital Office Interiors. agricultural byproducts like cotton
clients showing them the tonnage of steel they have Michael Hodgins is with Steelcase Canada.
seed hulls and mushroom roots.
diverted from the landfill. They both enjoy golfing and good furniture.)
It’s so natural you can even eat
it, though admittedly it’s not quite
bon appétit. It requires very little
energy to produce and it provides
the cushioning and strength
of expanded polystyrene foam
—without the hydrofluorocarbon/
non-biodegradable downside. After
its useful life, the packaging can be
composted to add nutrients to the
soil. In just 30 days, it becomes part
of the earth again.

4. OTTAwA rEGION ChAPTEr MEMBEr PrOFILE
They say the habits we learn as children affect our behaviour as adults, and that certainly seems to be the
case for Roy Nandram, ORC CaGBC member and owner of RND Construction, an Ottawa-based general
contractor specializing in green projects.
As a child from a large family in Guyana, Nandram says he had While he sold his interest in this second business to his colleague
no choice but to learn early in life the benefits of conservation, two years ago, Nandram is proud of the environmental initiatives he
resourcefulness, and reuse. was able to lead. “We set up a carpet recycling program in Ottawa,
which has (as of December 2008) diverted over half a million
“We were a very big family – 10 children – and grew up poor,” says
square yards of carpeting back to the manufacturer for recycling
Nandram, “While we were always well-fed, our parents couldn’t
instead of going into our landfills,” he says. “RND Construction
afford to buy us toys so we had to make our own.” Nandram tells
also built an 8000 square foot green warehouse and showroom to
of how he and his brothers would volunteer to help shop owners
house this flooring business.” The facility was certified under the
in exchange for their old codfish boxes, which the future builder
Canadian Building Incentive Program (CBIP) and was designed
would fashion into carts and toys. Nandram says his family lived
to be 42% more efficient than the Model National Energy Code for
a green lifestyle by necessity. Everything that they could possibly
Buildings (MNECB).
re-use, like those codfish boxes, was transformed into something
new. These principles have remained important to him to this day. RND Construction was “green” long before it was trendy to be so.
In Nandram’s office hangs a framed certificate from 1982 showing
Nandram arrived in Canada in 1976 and studied Mechanical
his certification from the Canadian General Standards Board’s
and Industrial Engineering at Algonquin College, later obtaining
course on Insulating Homes for Energy Conservation. In 1998,
a degree in Economics from Ottawa U. He started his own
when LEED® was still on the USGBC’s drawing board, Nandram
contracting outfit, RND Construction, in 1990 and is now
built a house for himself that surpassed the R2000 standard and
celebrating their 20th year of serving the Ottawa area with pride
was measured to be 47% more energy efficient than an average
and environmental responsibility.
house built to code. In 2009, Roy earned his LEED® Accredited
In 1999, Nandram and a colleague had an idea for a system Professional designation.
that would allow offices to replace their carpet without removing
“What he was building back in the eighties was just as energy
all the furniture. They founded Accu-Lift Flooring, a company
efficient as what he’s building today,” says Ross Elliot of Homesol
that mechanically raises cubicles and installs new carpet tiles
Building Solutions, who does all of Nandram’s eco-audits. “Roy
underneath. The lift system is patented in the United States
was really ahead of his time.”
and in Canada.
Nandram’s firm has handled
many green projects in
Ottawa over the years,
including LEED® commercial
interior (CI) renovations,
warehouses, and custom
homes. He is currently
working with Ottawa
architect Linda Chapman on
a custom home in Rockliffe
that is targeting LEED®
Platinum certification. This
home is the focus of the ORC
Building tour June 23rd.
To learn more about
Nandram and his
company, you can visit
them on the web at
www.rndconstruction.ca.
(Do you know a chapter
member who is a
green leader? Contact
ed.ottawa@cagbc.org
to tell their story.)

5. OTTAwA UrBAN DESIGN rEVIEw PANEL: CALL FOr MEMBErS—GrEEN BUILDING ENGINEEr
The City of Ottawa is seeking one Green Building Engineer to serve sustainable building design, construction and operations, have
as a member of the new Ottawa Urban Design Review Panel. an understanding of the municipal planning system and the
The Panel shall provide a peer review of large and medium scale development approval process, have practical work experience,
projects proposed within the City’s designated Design Priority be a champion for design excellence in the City of Ottawa, and
Areas. be a registered member in good standing of their respective
professional associations.
The Panel will play an important role in helping create a design
culture befitting the Nation’s Capital, and in helping achieve better The Ottawa Urban Design Review Panel shall commence in
urban design and an improved public realm in the City. September 2010.
The Panel shall be comprised of 10 professionals, with expertise The application deadline is July 5, 2010. Interested candidates
ranging in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae in PDF or Word
engineering, and heritage conservation. The Panel members will be format to david.atkinson@ottawa.ca
appointed to a three-year term, and a quorum of seven members
For more information on the history of the Ottawa Design Review
will convene up to eleven times annually.
Panel please refer to the following report:
Panel members serve on an unpaid, voluntary basis; however,
travel, accommodation and incidental expenses incurred by the http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/
convening panel members shall be reimbursed by the City. pec/2010/05-11/6%20-%20ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0085%20
-%20Design%20Review%20Panel.htm
All applicants must be able to evaluate projects of varying
complexities and contexts, communicate effectively within a
multidisciplinary panel, have an understanding of environmentally
yOUr 2010/2011 OTTAwA rEGION ChAPTEr BOArD OF DIrECTOrS
don Anderson, LEEd AP Mark Gray, OAA, M.Arch., LEEd AP James J. McNeil, LEEd AP
Vice President, Business Development, Principal Architect, Edward J. Cuhaci Associate Vice President
M.P. Lundy Construction and Associates Architects Inc. Commercial Sales & Leasing,
don@mplundy.com markg@cuhaci.com Cushman & Wakefield Lepage Inc.
james.mcneil@ca.cushwake.com
diane Beaulieu, BId, ARIdO, IdC LEEd AP Teresa Hanna, B.Arch., LEEd AP
Director, Interior Design, CB Richard Ellis Global Founding Partner, live ARCHITECTURE Jay Moore P.Eng, LEEd AP
Corporate Services teresa@livearchitecture.ca Sr. Project Manager, Ashcroft Homes
Diane.Beaulieu@cbre.com jjemoore@hotmail.com
Judy Klenik, PMP, LEEd AP, MBA
Mark T. Brandt, OAA, MRAIC, CAHP, LEEd AP, Principal, Verterra Corp. Paul L. Parsons
Senior Conservation Architect, MTBA Mark judy.klenik@verterracorp.com Director, Environmental Services,
Thompson Brandt Architects SNC-LAVALIN O&M Inc.
mtb@mtbarch.com Lan Chi Nguyen Weekes, Paul.Parsons@snclavalinom.com
P.Eng., ing., LEEd AP
Ann Callaghan, LEEd AP Managing Director / Directrice, Robin Hutcheson P.Eng. LEEd AP
Principal, Callaghan Letellier Wiens InAIR Environmental Ltd. Principal, Arborus Consulting
Gibbons Facility Planning & Design Inc. lanchi.nguyen@inairenvironmental.ca robinh@arborus.ca
ann@clwg.com
OTTAwA rEGION & OUTAOUAIS LEED STATISTICS
LEEd REGISTEREd LEEd CERTIfIEd LEEd ACCREdITEd CaGBC ORC PAId
PROJECTS BUILdINGS PROfESSIONALS MEMBERS
88 11 468 400
The number of LEED Registered buildings in Eastern Ontario and The LEED Certified Buildings directory is available at:
Western Quebec is growing. The CaGBC ORC wishes the proponents of http://www.cagbc.org/database/rte/LEED_Certified_Projects_in_
all registered projects greenspeed as they work toward achieving a LEED Canada_Updated_100604.pdf
Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum
The LEED Registered Projects directory is available at:
Winning ConCept Design for neW CanaDa sCienCe anD
teChnology MuseuM http://www.cagbc.org/leed/leed_projects/registered_projects.php
(CONtINUED ON PG 6)
The LEED AP directory is available at:
www.cagbc.org/leed_ap/directory.htm

6. PrESIDENT’S MESSAGE: OTTAwA NEEDS LEADErShIP IN CrEATING SUSTAINABLE wOrKPLACES
A corporation’s commitment 2. Toronto Green Development Standard
to creating a sustainable http://www.toronto.ca/planning/environment/
workplace is probably the greendevelopment.htm#bbp.
best indicator of their sincere A set of performance measures with supporting guidelines related to
effort to “go green.” Canada’s sustainable site and building design for new development.
commercial building sector 3. Toronto Better Building Partnership http://bbptoronto.ca/ is a City
energy and carbon footprint of Toronto program that works with building owners, managers and
is significant, accounting for builders to ensure that buildings achieve high energy performance and
14% of all end-use energy low environmental impact.
consumption and 13% of the
4. Vancouver requiring all rezoning to be LEED Gold equivalent
country’s carbon emissions.
http://vancouver.ca/sustainability/building_green.htm
Companies incorporating
LEED high performance 5. Vancouver has also set a number of climate protection targets:
features in their buildings will • 2010 - Reduce municipal operations emissions by 20% (achieved)
not only save in operating • 2012 - Reduce community emissions by 6% (on track to achieving)
costs, reduce exposure to • 2020 - Reduce community emissions by 33%
rising utility rates, or enjoy • 2030 - All new buildings are carbon neutral
faster lease-ups. It may also be their single greatest action they can • 2050 - Reduce community emissions by 80%
undertake to have a positive impact on climate change. While vehicles
The City of Ottawa has the potential to become a world-class region
get the most attention, buildings use more energy—and contribute
for eco-innovation. We need a champion who can turn this vision
more to global warming—than cars, trucks, and buses combined.
into reality and true competitive advantage demands collaboration
Companies are starting to understand the benefits of green between local businesses, governments and communities. While
buildings. A full 89 % of corporate real-estate executives have made the City has little power to amend the building code, there are other
sustainability part of their decision when selecting office locations. avenues to make Ottawa more competitive. Creating sustainable
incentives is an obvious answer. But there are also mechanisms
What we need in Ottawa is for City Council and PWGSC to make this they have used in the past, for example, to ensure developers
connection and to include sustainability as part of every aspect of their include things like affordable housing downtown, or parks and
interactions with real property. recreation facilities. Why not use these same approaches to mandate
sustainability within these developments? We have the opportunity
Imagine if the tenets of LEED had a weighting in all RFPs, RFIs, and to gain a competitive advantage if all stakeholders work together to
was a requirement for any federal lease renewals. This action could create an internationally recognized ‘eco-business city’ and turn the
lead to urban renewal for major sections of our downtown. Nation’s capital into a “green beacon” in sustainability both nationally
and internationally.
Municipalities across Canada are encouraging stakeholders to adopt
sustainable strategies to reduce energy consumption and GHG and Sustainable business practices are becoming a competitive
most have made buildings a core part of these strategies. advantage. I believe the business community can do more for the
environment working together than apart. Facilitating innovative,
Great examples of sustainable municipal building collaborative partnerships will help companies achieve results faster,
strategies include: cost effectively and with less individual risk.
1. Partners in Project Green http://www.partnersinprojectgreen. (James McNeil is President of the 2010 Ottawa Region Chapter
com. The Pearson Eco-Business Zone - a joint partnership with Board of Directors, and the Associate Vice President for
Greater Toronto Airport, Toronto Conservation, Region of Peel, City of Commercial Sales and Leasing—and Green Real Estate Practice
Toronto, Brampton and the City of Mississauga Lead—for Cushman and Wakefield Ottawa.)
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW TO GREEN YOUR EXISTING BUILDING AND NOT SURE HOW TO
PROCEED? CHECK OUT THIS QUICK FACTS DOCUMENT ON LEED® FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS: OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE, AND GREEN UP,A PROGRAM THAT HELPS ASSESS AND IMPROVE AN EXISTING
BUILDING’S PERFORMANCE ON WATER, ENERGY, AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
see http://www.cagbc.org/smallbox4/file.php?sb4c24fc6843845

7. ExECUTIVE DIrECTOr’S MESSAGE: UPDATE ON OTTAwA’S
CONSTrUCTION rECyCLING INITIATIVES TASK GrOUP
Our August newsletter last year told the story of how Ottawa does not contractors and a member of the Task Group. “Ontario recycling
recycle drywall, and how a Construction Recycling Initiatives volunteer regulations are not being enforced, so a municipal ban makes a stronger
Task Group formed to research the issue and create a report. Several statement that drywall does not belong in our landfills.”
members of the board of the Ottawa Region Chapter are on the task
The report says the construction and demolition industry generates over
group. Here is our update.
a fifth of solid waste in Ottawa. About 10-15% of that waste is drywall
The Task Group a report on June 2 recommending the City of Ottawa (also called gypsum board)—most of it cut onsite and discarded without
and other neighboring municipalities ban dumping construction ever being used in a building. According to the Ontario Ministry of
and demolition drywall in our landfills. The report, released by the Environment, while Ontarians divert about 39% of our residential waste,
Construction Recycling Initiatives (CRI) Task Group, shows that Ottawa we only divert about 12% at work and play (referred to as Industrial
lags significantly behind other major cities in Canada when it comes to Commercial and Institutional (IC&I) waste, which includes construction
recycling drywall. Ottawa construction and demolition projects transfer and demolition waste).
250g of drywall per resident per year to a recycling facility, compared to
For a complete copy of the report visit www.constructionrecycling.ca
164Kg per capita from Vancouver, 48Kg per capita from Toronto, and
2Kg per capita from Montreal. Since the report was released, the task group has raised awareness
of the report through interviews on local print, TV, and radio. Now, city
“We decided to first focus on drywall as a material for recycling because
Councillor Shad Quadri is putting a motion before the planning and
it is ubiquitous in construction, yet it seems to be mostly ignored”,
environment committee on July 5. Among other things, the motion
says Renee Gratton, leader of the CRI Task Group and Principal of RG
includes requirements
Integration, a building industry consultancy. “Ottawa’s construction and
for recycling in site plan
demolition projects dump the equivalent of 4500 sheets of drywall in our
approvals, subdivision
landfills every day.”
agreements, and demolition
Besides overloading our landfills, gypsum mining and dumping has permits. Stay tuned: the
several environmental impacts. Only about 1% of drywall in Ottawa is efforts of the Task Group
currently recycled, even though several waste disposal companies in the over the last year are
Ottawa region can receive drywall and transfer it for recycling. Ontario certainly having an impact!
Ministry of Environment regulations require building projects over 2000
sq. meters to develop a waste management plan and source separate (Lori Gadzala, LEED AP,
materials, including drywall, for recycling. The Ontario Ministry of the is the Executive Director of
Environment’s own records show 78% of inspected construction and the CaGBC ORC and can
demolition projects in Ontario did not comply with these regulations, and be reached at
95% in the Ottawa area were non-compliant. ed.ottawa@cagbc.org.)
“Contractors like the idea of a ban because it levels the playing field,”
says Guy Beaudoin, Project Director, Ed Brunet & Associés general
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Tomlinson Environmental Walls and Ceilings Contractors Association (WACCA) Arborus Consulting
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Ottawa Regional Society of Architects (ORSA) Minto Communities CGC Inc.
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