The Canadian Team for Green Building Challenge 2005 held its conference calls and several meetings between June 2004 and April 2005. Bob Bach is a Team Leader. Members represent a mix of private- and public-sector interests from across the country, and the team as a whole is therefore well placed to make a substantial contribution to the international effort.

Tasks & Mission       Supporters
Members
Name	Organization		e-mail	Role
Bob Bach	Duke Energy Solutions		bbach@duke-energy.com	Team Leader
Woytek Kujawski	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation		wkujawsk@cmhc.ca	Assistant Team Leader
Nils Larsson		iiSBE	larsson@iisbe.org	International Green Building Movement
Embodied Life Cycle Effects
Wayne Trusty		Athena SMI	wbtrusty@fox.nstn.ca
Jamie Meil		JMK	jkmeil@sympatico.ca
Design Architecture
Louis Aussant		Coho Evamy Partners	aussantl@cohos-evamy.com
Teresa Coady		Bunting Coady Architects	tcoady@buntingcoady.com
Doug Corbett		Corbett Cibinel Architects	design@corbettcibinel.com
Steven Pope		CANMET, NRCan	spope@NRCan.gc.ca
Danny Pearl		Oeuf	daniel@loeuf.com
Mechanical Engineering
Mark Beaudoin		RCMP	marc.beaudoin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Kevin Hydes		Stantec	kevin.hydes@stantec.com
Gord Shymko		GF Shymko & Associates	gshymko@gfshymko.com
Electrical and Lighting Engineering
Kevin Hydes		Stantec	kevin.hydes@stantec.com
Civil/Structural Engineering
Doug Webber		Halsall Associates	dwebber@halsall.com
Community Planning Considerations
Doug Pollard		Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	dpollard@cmhc.ca
Bill Semple		Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	bsemple@cmhc.ca
Energy Simulation
Steven Pope		CANMET, NRCan	spope@NRCan.gc.ca
Gord Shymko		GF Shymko & Associates	gshymko@gfshymko.com
C2000, CBIP, EE4
Jim Clark		Natural Resources Canada	jclark@nrcan.gc.ca
Steven Pope		CANMET, NRCan	spope@NRCan.gc.ca
Architectural Specialties
Jackie Evans		Interface Flooring Systems (Canada) Inc.	jackie.evans@ca.interfaceinc.com
Assessment Systems Specialist - LEED ™
Kevin Hydes		Stantec	kevin.hydes@stantec.com
Doug Webber		Halsall Associates	dwebber@halsall.com
Green Globes
Jiri Skopek		ECD Energy and Env.Canada	jiriskopek@sympatico.ca
Team Champions
Anne Auger		OEE, NRCan	anne.auger@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
Alphonse Cormier		PWGSC - Assistant Deputy Minister	alphonse.cormier@pwgsc.gc.ca
Tasks
The tasks the Canadian GBC2005 team is undertaking include the following:
Participate in the International Framework Committee. by designating a representative of the national team to participate in the International Framework Committee.   Submit a National Team action plan that will outline the approach proposed to adapt the core assessment framework to regional and national conditions, simulation methods being adopted etc.  Nominate projects to be used for in-depth assessments. within the wide range of building categories (office, multi-unit residential, schools, institutional, mixed use etc.).  Nominate projects for poster sessions which can be of diverse building types and will also be evaluated, but not through an in-depth analysis.  Develop information required for benchmarking related to national and regional context needed for the assessment framework and develop reference building models appropriate to each building type and region corresponding to the projects nominated for in-depth analysis. This Information includes the following items:  Characterization of national/regional modes of producing electricity and development of environmental factors to account for the environmental impact of electrical use according to the mix of modes of production  Identification of relevant national/regional environmental priorities and including consideration of issues such as water conservation, air pollutants, watercourse pollutants, reduction in solid and liquid wastes, conservation of scarce non-renewable resources by type, the same for renewable resources, conservation of land (for agricultural, urban, suburban and other land), etc. In larger countries, such priorities may need to be developed for several regions within the country in question. These priorities will be used to modify the central assessment criteria for application at the national / regional level.  Development of generic reference buildings for current best practice for the type and locations of projects nominated, and provision of benchmark performance characteristics for these by unit area, in areas of energy consumption by type, energy demand, water consumption, solid and liquid waste production, indoor environmental quality, etc. Also characterize typical layout (e.g. workstation or dwelling unit sizes, floor plate configuration) as well as typical construction technologies used, taking into account national/ regional codes and conventions. These reference buildings will constitute the benchmarks for assessing performance of projects relative to national norms.  Carry out and/or supervise data gathering and simulations of assessment projects The national team will work with participants to ensure that they complete the information requirements and assist in matters of data interpretation. The team should also either carry out energy performance simulations on the proposals submitted, or ensure that such energy simulations are carried out by participants (in which case the national team would be expected to carry out quality checks on inputs and outputs).  Cooperate in international communication activities and carry out at the national level by providing information to the national construction industry about the event through normal and existing information channels (newsletters etc.), and help the central Secretariat to identify methods of distributing brochures.  Provide the technology tranfer to the public, academia and construction industry by conducting post-conference tour across the country to showcase the Canadian projects and share the knowledge about international developments in the area of sustainability.
Supporters