Round Table

Commercial Buildings Toronto Outreach Session

NRTEE-SDTC report on Energy Efficiency in Commercial Building Sector builds momentum among industry stakeholders eager to learn how to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency.

(Toronto, January 28, 2009) - The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy together with Sustainable Development Technology Canada presented ?Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada?s Commercial Building Sector? to a packed audience in Toronto.

The report represents a major step in addressing the realities facing the commercial building sector in Canada as it moves to address challenges like emissions and energy consumption. It presents a viable carbon emission and energy efficiency policy pathway for the commercial building sector.

The event was co-hosted by the Real Property Association of Canada (REALPac) and brought together 47 major players in the sector (list of participants). Participants heard a first-hand presentation from some of the authors of the report, and then had a chance to ask questions and engage in discussions.

The NRTEE will be presenting the policy recommendations from the report in major centres across Canada over the next few months.

For additional information, contact Annika Tamlyn, Policy Advisor.

Participants

Sandy Ardern
Chief Financial Officer
Retrocom Mid-Market Reit.

Bob Bach
Energy Profiles Ltd.

Robert S. Campanelli
Vice President
Marketing and Member Services
Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac)

Chris Conway
Vice-President
Government Relations
Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac)

Robert Coppens
Canderel

Darren Da Silva
Real Estate, Revenue Properties
The Bank of Nova Scotia

Ari Dimitraklas
Bentall LP

Ren Drolet
Director of Policy & Research
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)

Denise Edwards
Administrative Assistant
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Barbara Francis
Vice President Property Management
Bentall LP

Giselle Gagnon
Vice President, National Real Estate Services
Bentall LP

Claude Gagnon
Property Manager
Canderel-Stoneridge Equity Group

Andrew Horsman
Vice President
The Delphi Group

Bill Humber
Executive Director
Revitalization Institute
Seneca College

Karen Jalon
Director
National Sustainable Operations
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Michael Klax
Director
Corporate & Investment Banking
National Bank Financial

Carolyn Lane
Vice President
Research and Communications
Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac)

Gerry Longo
Manager
Operations & Sustainability Reporting
Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc.

Jim Lord
Principal
Ecovert

Peter Love
Chief Energy Conservation Officer
Conservation Bureau
Ontario Power Authority

Christine Lundvall
Senior Vice President
Investment Management
Bentall LP

Gavin Maher
Senior Sustainability Program Specialist
Professional Services
Ontario Realty Corporation

Robert Maxwell
Manager, Sustainable Energy Funds
Business and Strategic Innovation, Facilities and Real Estate Division
City of Toronto

Mervin McCoubrey
Vice President, Development, Eastern Canada
GWL Realty Advisors

Ed McGoldrick
Director
Environmental Programs
Redcliff Realty Management Inc.

Julia McNally
Manager, Planning, Codes & Standards, Conservations & Sector Development
Ontario Power Authority

Mark Meredith
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Steve Mooney
Segment Manager, Commercial Buildings
Conservation & Sector Development
Ontario Power Authority

Teresa Neto
Vice President
Financial Reporting
Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac)

Veronica Owens
Ecovert Corporation

Jennifer Pereira
Project Manager
Greening Greater Toronto
Toronto City Summit Alliance

Mike Singleton
Executive Director
Sustainable Buildings Canada

Michael Singleton
SeeLine Group Ltd.

Stephen P. Smith
Vice President
Real Estate Management - National Programs
Oxford Properties Group

Michael Snell
Senior Vice President, Asset Management
GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

Nada Sutic
Manager
Environmental Initiatives
BOMA Canada

Annika Tamlyn
Policy Advisor
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)

Justin Taylor
Real Estate, Revenue Properties
The Bank of Nova Scotia

Stuart Wanlin
Executive Vice President
Eastern Canada
Bentall LP

Rick Whittaker
Vice President, Investments
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)

Noah Zon
The Cabinet Office, Climate Change Secretariat
Government of Ontario