The Better Buildings Breakfasts are a golden opportunity to learn about sustainable buildings and network with your peers in the green real estate sector. The breakfasts serve an exciting line up of speakers, leaders in the Canadian real estate industry, who will start your day with informative presentations about how to create a greener  built environment.

For the January 19th, 2012 Better Buildings Breakfast we are honored to host a panel presentation about The Carbon Economy and Commercial Real Estate

Each panelist will make a 15 presentation followed by a discussion and Q&A from the audience.

Francisca Quinn, Business Manager and Sustainability Practice Leader, Loop Initiatives (a PB Halsall company) - Carbon Emissions in Buildings - What are they and why should you care?

Erik Veldman, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) - Getting to Net Zero – A Standardized Approach to Carbon Neutral

Wendy Potomski, Vice President,  PwC - A framework for reporting greenhouse gas emissions - Developing good carbon disclosre framework.

Cushman and Wakefield Ottawa's Green Real Estate Practise Group will also provide green real estate market update.

The Better Buildings Breakfast Series is hosted by RENX in collaboration with the Cushman and Wakefield Ottawa's Green Real Estate Practise Group. Please join us for this compelling discussion where we explore the Carbon Economy and Commercial Real Estate in Canada.

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor for this event Infrared Imaging Solutions Inc. (IRIS) and our newest association sponsor The International Facilities Management Association - Ottawa Chapter

Wendy Potomski, Vice President  PwC

A framework for reporting greenhouse gas emissions – Developing a good carbon disclosure framework

Corporate boards and management teams are facing increased pressure from regulators,shareholders, customers, employees, and local communities to measure, disclose, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the absence of consistent rules for reporting GHG emissions, a diverse set of reporting practices has emerged.

In order to develop a good disclosure framework and report, companies should consider the same principles used when disclosing financial information to stakeholders. In this presentation, Wendy will address:

In this presentation Wendy will address:

• How to develop a good carbon disclosure framework
  
• Key performance indicators and challenges with benchmarking
  
• The importance of governance and accountability
  

Wendy Potomski, Vice President  PwC

Wendy Potomski is a Vice President within PwC’s Consulting and Deals Practice, and a Charter Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. Wendy brings over 17 years of consulting experience assisting clients identify risks and opportunities associated with an evolving energy industry, cleantech market, and carbon constrained economy.

Since 1999, Wendy has closely followed changes in the climate change, energy, and environmental sectors, both in Ontario and around the world. She uses this knowledge and her awareness of relevant local and international best practices to address emerging government and client issues, and to identify and address current and future business and operational risks.

As a climate change expert, Wendy assists multi-national organizations to compile and calculate greenhouse gas emissions inventories, from which to benchmark their operations, and to develop informed energy and carbon management strategies, including the identification of clean technologies to support environmental outcomes. Wendy understands regulatory requirements, and has worked with companies to identify impacts and opportunities for their organizations.

Francisca Quinn, Business Manager and Sustainability Practice Leader, Loop Initiatives (a PB Halsall company)

Carbon Emissions in Buildings - What are they and why should you care?

Property owners and property managers are increasingly measuring their building carbon emissions. Reasons are many – they want to achieve cost savings and reputational benefits and manage future risk.

In this presentation Francisca will address:

• Reasons to manage carbon
  
• The proxess of carbon management
  
• Carbon calculation and tools
  
• Carbon benchmarks
• Carbon credits
  

She will talk to these topics from her experience in having assisted more than 20 organizations and building owners in quantifying building and portfolio carbon footprints, implementing software and developing carbon emissions reduction programs.

Francisca Quinn, Business Manager and Sustainability Practice Leader, Loop Initiatives (a PB Halsall company)

Francisca's experience includes 15 years in corporate strategy, organizational development, climate change mitigation and corporate sustainability integration. Prior to joining Loop, she worked for Oliver Wyman Consulting in North America, a leading international management consultancy, and in London with the UK-based Carbon Trust. Francisca leverages her experience from having worked with large progressive organizations on carbon management and with investors on identifying risks and opportunities from climate change.
 
Francisca is the driving force behind Loop’s work on sustainability program design, sustainability performance management and carbon emissions insights. Her current client portfolio includes progressive Canadian companies who are seeking business growth, leadership reputation, risk mitigation and profitability from corporate sustainability initiatives.
 
Francisca has spoken on sustainability and carbon management-related topics to business and investor audiences and she advised the FTSE Index Group on climate change criteria in its development of the FTSE4Good Index products. Francisca regularly contributes to sustainability-related articles in real estate and hospitality industry newsletters and she highlights sustainability leadership on Twitter.
 
Francisca holds a M.Sc. in economics and business administration, Stockholm of Economics. She has a deep personal engagement in environmental issues and champions a low carbon lifestyle.

Erik Veldman, Environment and Climate Change Project Manager,  CSA

The ISO 14064 series of GHG quantification, reporting and verification standards are useful tools to assist organizations in their quest to become carbon neutral. Substantiating and communicating carbon neutral claims and avoiding "greenwashing" accusations can, however, be challenging. CSA Standards has responded to this challenge by launching a new standards-based program that provides an independent and transparent process for organizations and building owners to declare their carbon advantage.

The Carbon Neutral Concept

Topics for Discussion:

• Carbon Neutral for Building Operations and the linkage to Sustainable Building standards
• Steps to Net Zero GHG Emissions
• Recognizing and Communicating Carbon Neutral claims
• The new CSA Registered Carbon Neutral^TM Program and Label

Erik Veldman Bio

Erik Veldman is Environment and Climate Change Project Manager with CSA. Erik manages projects working with governments and business on sustainability initiatives including quantifying and reporting GHG emissions. He has represented CSA and Canada in several international standards initiatives and has recently been appointed Secretary of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Technical Committee on Environmental Management – ISO/TC 207.

Prior to joining CSA, Erik was Sustainability Program Manager at the Pollution Probe Foundation and an Associate with the global consulting firm Five Winds International. He is also past Program Manager of the London Environment Centre, at London Guildhall University in the UK.

About CSA Standards

CSA Standards is a leading standards-based solutions organization serving industry, government, consumers and other interested parties in North America and the global marketplace. Focusing on standards and codes development, application products, training, advisory and personnel certification services, the organization aims to enhance public safety, improve quality of life, preserve the environment and facilitate trade.

CSA Standards has provided leadership to the development of international environmental and sustainability standards for more than 25 years. Through its central role in the development of the ISO 14064 GHG standards to the development of numerous climate change services, CSA has established international presence and expertise in carbon management.

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Event Details

These may be sell-out events. To avoid disappointment register today.

Agenda:

7:15 Doors open

7:30-9:15 Buffet breakfast

7:55-9:15

Introduction

A 20 minute overview from each panelist followed by a discussion and Q&A with the audience.

Cost: $35 plus the EventBrite.com Fee per breakfast

On-site Registration: The deadline to register is 24 hours prior to the event if it is not already sold out. Late on-site registrants will be charged $40.

Please note that no tickets will be issued. Check in at the registration desk upon arrival. The EventBrite confirmation of payment is a receipt for event registration.

Location and Parking: 

The Empire Grill, Manhattan Room (see adjacent Map)

There is a parking garage located on Clarence on the North East side of the intersection where the Empire Grill is located.

Enquiries:

Ann White, awhite@renx.ca, (613) 569-6300

James McNeil, jmcneil@cwottawa.com, (613) 780-1567

Up and Coming Better Buildings Breakfasts

March 1, 2012 

Re-imaging Existing Buildings - Vivian Manasc, Senior Partner at Manasc Isaac and Johnathan Westeinde, Ledcor Renew

April 26, 2012 

Hydro Ottawa's Conservation Solutions for Managing Your Electricity Bills - Roger Marsh, Chief Conservation Officer, Hydro Ottawa

June, 2012 

Green Interiors - Presentations to be determined.

About The Better Buildings Breakfast Series

The Better Buildings Breakfast Series is a golden opportunity to learn about sustainable buildings and network with your peers in the green real estate sector.

The breakfasts will serve an exciting line up of speakers, leaders in the Canadian real estate industry, who will start your day with informative presentations about how to create a sustainable built environment.

The Breakfasts are an opportunity to share knowledge and build the capacity of professionals in the green real estate industry in Ottawa to deliver sustainable building products and services.

Building owners, tenants, managers, property investors, real estate professionals and anyone else engaged in establishing and maintaining sustainable building strategies, products and services will benefit from learning from the experts and sharing ideas with their peers.

Anyone with a keen interest in Canadian real estate and greening the built environment is encouraged and welcome to attend.