Environmental Stewardship Plans & Implementation

1. Environmental Stewardship Plans & Implementation National Executive Forum on Public Property SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 29 April 2004 Brian Kennedy,Vice-President, Portfolio Management

2. Overview • Background • Environmental Stewardship • Policy • Plan • Implementation • Benefits

3. Background

4. BC Buildings Corporation (BCBC) • Mandate • Cost-effective Real Estate & Accommodation Services • Customers • Provincial Ministries • Publicly Funded Agencies • Private Sector Principles • 2 million m2 • Diverse inventory • Locations throughout BC

5. Background • BCBC’s operations are subject to: • Complex Legislative/Regulatory Framework • Currently 13 acts and 22+ regulations • Significant personal liability for corporate officers • Ever expanding and stricter requirements • Potential for civil liability • Cost pressures • Changing customer needs • Corporate restructuring/outsourcing

6. Environmental Stewardship Policy

7. Stewardship Policy • Serves as guide for decision making • Documents BCBC’s commitment to: • Compliance • Pollution prevention • Continuous Improvement • Training and Outreach • Sound environmental solutions • Implemented through Environmental Stewardship Plan

8. Environmental Stewardship Plan

9. LEADERSHIP AWARENESS MANAGEMENT BCBC Stewardship Plan • Recognizes need for action in three areas. Integrating Sustainability

10. LEADERSHIP Leading the stewardship of provincial buildings and beyond: • Proactive Action • Demonstration Projects • Capacity Building • Partnerships

11. MANAGEMENT Using a formal, systematic and vetted process for managing environmental impacts: • Effective • Practical • Credible

12. AWARENESS Establishing a “shared mental model” with staff, clients, and stakeholders • Communication • Engagement • Education • Reporting

13. Implementation

14. LEADERSHIP Leading stewardship of provincial buildings and beyond. • Proactive planning for Contaminated Sites Mgmt • Adoption of Green building principles and practices • LEED BC Steering Cttee • Support for CaGBC • Landfill Gas (Green Power) Project • Green Buildings BC Landfill Gas Project

15. LEADERSHIP Lead BC’s public sector in High Performance (Green) Buildings Green Buildings BC • Target Audiences • Ed and health institutions • Purpose • Make the case • Tools • Enable action • Info resources • Guidance • Financing & Risk Transfer Prince George School District Green Buildings BC • New Buildings Program • 4 Pilots (3 Schools, 1 college) • 25% to 50% < MNECB • Retrofit Program • 26 institutions • 100+ million projected investment • 11+ million projected savings • 2004 Energy Efficiency Award Taylor Park Elementary

16. LEADERSHIP Leading stewardship of provincial buildings and beyond. • Achievements • 2002 - Canada’s 1st LEED Gold • 2003 – BOMA Earth Award • 2003 – PIBC Award of Excellence • 2004 – Energy Efficiency Award • 2004 - $100 million in retrofits

17. MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT TM A formal, systematic and independently vetted mgmt process • ISO 14001 registered EMS • 13 Environmental Aspects • Cross Corporate Teams

18. MANAGEMENT The ISO 14001 Model Continual Improvement • Plan • Do • Check • Act Environmental Policy Management Review Planning Checking & Corrective Action Implementation & Operation

19. Manage Ignore Formally Informally Adopt recognized structure Invent structure Internal Audit Only External Certification Why ISO 14001? CHOICES Manage Formally Adopt recognized structure External Certification

20. Contaminated Sites Pollution Prevention Wastewater Management Water Supply Management Greenhouse Gases Emissions Energy Management Building and Space Procurement Cleaning Consumables Pesticide Use Transportation Waste Management Water Conservation Greatest Liability Government Directive Greatest Cost Savings EMS – 13 Significant Environmental Aspects

21. MANAGEMENT Continual Improvement Environmental Policy Do Management Review Planning Checking & Corrective Action Implementation & Operation MANAGEMENT ASD Provider Outsourcing the “Do”: We can delegate authority but not responsibility Effect of Outsourcing Plan Do Check Act

22. 3000 2500 2 2000 MJ/m 1500 1000 500 0 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 MANAGEMENT TM A formal, systematic and independently vetted mgmt process. • Achievements • 2001: 1st to register ISO14001 • 2002: Contaminated Sites : “A positive story.” (BC’s Auditor General) • 2003: ISO Re-registered • 2003: $168 million in energy savings • 2004: GHG Reduction Plan: Gold

23. 22% Baseline 2000/2001 75 - Remediation Not Required 16 – Awaiting funding for remediation 17 - Under Remediation 5 - Risk Managed & Monitored 140 - Remediation Complete Contaminated Sites Goal: All 253 sites remediated or under risk management 100% 85% Target Year End 2006/07 Progress Q4 2003/04

24. AWARENESS A “shared” mental model • Goodlife + Green Hearts Program • Gain Sharing • ESP Section of Intranet • P2 Guidelines • Staff Training • Green Buildings BC

26. Benefits

27. Benefits • Environmental Stewardship – Good for Business • Through time of considerable change, BCBC remains committed to stewardship • Defensible, highly visible demonstration of due diligence • Necessary to retain existing business and provides advantage in attracting new business • Cost reduction and cost avoidance • Contributes to customer success

28. Final Comment “Simply put, sustainable development makes good economic sense” John Beales, President and CEO BC Buildings Corporation

29. For more information: • About BCBC: • www.bcbc.bc.ca • About VITP • www.vitp.ca • About Green Buildings BC • www.greenbuildingsbc.com