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.

For the January 27, 2011 Better Building Breakfast presentation we are honored to have Roger Marsh, Chief Conservation Officer, Hydro Ottawa speaking about "Hydro Ottawa's Conservation Solutions For Managing Your Electricity Bills".

Cushman and Wakefield Ottawa's Green Real Estate Practise Group will also provide a 2010 Year End Green Real Estate Market Report.

*** Also featuring a new and improved breakfast menu. ***

Feature Presentation: 

Hydro Ottawa's Conservation Solutions For Your Electricity Bills

In an effort to manage the increasing demand for electricity in the province, the Minister of Energy has set very lofty conservation targets for local utilities that go into effect on January 1, 2011. The Province expects that these conservation targets will lead to 1,330 megawatt (MW) of provincial peak demand reductions over a four-year period between 2011 and 2014.

Local Distribution Companies (LDC) like Hydro Ottawa along with the Ontario Energy Board and the Ontario Power Authority have been directed to implement programs that will accomplish these targets.

Hydro Ottawa has achieved industry leading conservation results over the past 4 years and will continue to work with their residential, commercial, institutional and industrial customers to implement the latest conservation and demand management (CDM) programs.

Which energy conservation programs have proven to be the most effective with the greatest financial benefit to you? What incentives are being offered by Hydro Ottawa and the Provincial Government for various conservation measures? Where can building owners find additional advice about how to proceed with an energy reduction program?

The Better Building Breakfast is honoured to have Roger Marsh, Chief Conservation Officer with Hydro Ottawa as our first speaker for 2011.

He will provide an informative and lively discussion about how Hydro Ottawa is working with property owners to save energy and manage electricity costs.

About Roger March, Chief Conservation Officer, Hydro Ottawa

Roger Marsh's career in the electricity industry spans over 30 years of private and public sector experience and he has held senior positions in power system design and testing, energy management, customer service and project management. As Chief Conservation Officer, Roger Marsh leads Hydro Ottawa's conservation and demand management initiatives.

Mr. Marsh is a Certified Power Systems Technologist (C.E.T.) and holds a General Management diploma from the Sprott School of Business.

About Hydro Ottawa Limited

Hydro Ottawa Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc., is the third largest municipal electricity distribution company in the province. Hydro Ottawa is responsible for the safe, reliable delivery of electricity to more than 296,000 residential and business customers in the City of Ottawa and the village of Casselman.

As a community company, Hydro Ottawa is committed to delivering value to its customers by providing reliable service at competitive rates. Hydro Ottawa also plays an important role in promoting energy conservation in our community.

Event Details

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

Agenda:

7:15 Doors open

7:30-9:15 Buffet breakfast

8:00-9:30

Introduction

Cushman & Wakefield Year End Green Real Estate Report for Ottawa

Keynote Presentation

Cost: $30 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 an additional $10.

Please note that no tickets will be issued. Check in at the registration desk upon arrival.

Enquiries:

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

James McNeill, jmcneill@cwottawa.com, (613) 780-1567

About The Better Buildings Breakfast Series

The Better Buildings Breakfast Series is an educational event provided by presentations from leaders in the Canadian real estate industry about how to move toward a more sustainable built environment.

The Breakfasts are also an opportunity to share knowledge and build the capacity of professionals 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.

At each breakfast the Cushman and Wakefield Ottawa Green Real Estate Practice Group will provide an updated report about Ottawa’s sustainable building sector.

The Next Better Buildings Breakfast Series

February 24th - The Business Case for Green Buildlings

March 24th - Why Tenants Should Be Asking For Green Buildings

More Breakfasts to follow on the fourth Thursday of the month.