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Environment committee  It's not because of LEED. We have a co-operative relationship with them. It's not competitive at all. It's what Rob said a few minutes ago. There's already embedded energy in the existing structure. The trucks came. The mixture was mixed. All that work and energy happened when

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  There are a bunch of different answers to that. My answer, very quickly, is that Randal talked about three-year paybacks. Incentivize it to four and that will make a huge difference right away, because that's a one-third increase on the paybacks. Randal runs MaRS, the innovatio

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  Sure. That question I'm thrilled to answer. I get that question all the time. I'll let those from the organization that runs the LEED program speak for themselves. I want them to represent their message themselves. Our members are common members. The guy on my board is down t

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  Absolutely.

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  Not many. It waxes and wanes over time. I can get back to you with a firm number after the meeting. We did put through about 52 or 53 buildings in Atlantic Canada last year. That's a lot of buildings for that region. PSPC is doing it. We have had agreements here. PSPC has done

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  Yes, that's 100% right.

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  We are relaunching a new program soon, called BOMA BEST sustainable workplaces. Probably one of the key areas in the commercial side is tenant engagement on these issues. Guys like Randal spend half their day trying to talk to their tenants. Their tenants aren't really on their r

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  I see we're low on time. I think it's a question you should put to the manufacturers and distributors of those devices. We buy them, and we buy the best ones we can. I'll be doing it in my own private home pretty soon, as I was saying before. My point about the existing buildin

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  The answer is yes and yes. The industry is motivated. It's a for-profit industry, so they want to get the highest financial returns. It is an extremely engaged industry on sustainability. I didn't come from the industry. I was wowed when I first came into it. They really live it.

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  Yes, for sure.

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  I remember meeting you.

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald

Environment committee  That's 100% the case.

February 8th, 2018Committee meeting

Benjamin Shinewald