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December 6, 2011 - Durham Region PRESENTATIONS Presentation Summaries Dan Stone & Scott Armstrong - Regional Addenda Project Update Larry Brydon - "Are You Ready for the New OBC?" - Building Labelling Systems and SB12 September 22, 2011 - Town of Caledon PRESENTATIONS Dan Stone - Municipal Leaders Working Group Update Don Sinclair - Legal Challenges to Implementing LEED at The Municipal Level Jeremy Schembri -Town of Caledon Green Development Standards June 30, 2011 - City of Vaughan PRESENTATIONS Peter Love - Opportunity, Challenges and Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Municipalities (Peter Love is the Former Chief Conservation Officer, Province of Ontario and the current Hydro One Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow at Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy) Stephen Dixon (City of vaughan) - Vaughan Energy Use and GHG Emissions Forecasting Chris Wolnik - Vaughan LEEDing by Example video/interactive tool March 22, 2011 - City of Toronto Click here to view the minutes form this meeting. PRESENTATIONS Lisa King (City of Toronto) - Toronto Green Standard & Green Roof By-Law Lesley Sovran (Waterfront Toronto) - Revitalizing the Toronto Waterfront Dave Potter (Town of Newmarket)- Update on Ontario Building Code Review October 27, 2010 - Earth Rangers Centre The Municipal Leaders Working Group discussed the National Toolkit update and GTA addendum, as well as Municipal sustainability policies. Presentations: National Toolkit Update - Scott Armstrong BILD Perspective on Municipal Sustainability Policy - Paul Golini, Empire Communities and Chair BILD Green Committee Retail Development Perspective on Municipal Systems Policy - Sandra Kaiser, Vice President Corporate Affairs Smart Centre Click here to view the minutes form this meeting. July 12, 2010 To better share knowledge of best practices for sustainable building and development between representatives of the Municipal Leaders Forum the following are templates of best practices for the GTA context. We would like to thank the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Greening Greater Toronto, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for their support and contribution for this event.
Click the links below to download the Report on the Municipal Leaders Forum on Green Building (PDF). Municipal Leaders Forum FINAL REPORT Municipal Leaders Forum APPENDICES June 18, 2010 - Greater Toronto Chapter Office The Municipal Leaders Working Group met to discuss how to collaborate with other organizations in sharing Best Practices. The meeting was also a chance for municipalities to be upated on the Municipal Leaders Forum Sponsorship Campaign. The presentations that happen during the meeting can be found below. Presentations (PDF): Julia McNally - "OPA Municipal Research Projects" Brent Gilmour - "Municipal Policy Toolkit" Dan Stone - Overview of the GTA Chapter Addendum Project March 5, 2010 - Kortright Centre - Archetype House B The Municipal Leaders Working Group met to discuss the common challenges and barriers at the Municipal Level. There were two presentations during the meeting which can be found below. Presentations (PDF): Doug Weber - Overview of the Municipal experience with sustainable development Dan Stone - Overview of the Municipal Leaders Forum Working Group November 6, 2009 - Black Creek Pioneer Village The Municipal Leaders Working Group met to discuss the growth and development of the Municipal Leaders Forum. There were three presentations during the meeting which can be found below. A report on this event will be made available in December. Presentations (PDF): Dan Stone - Towards a GTA Approach to Green Municipal Policies and Practices Larry Brydon - Building Labeling Supporting Green Building in the Ontario Construction Market Sonja Persram - Green Liens for Energy Retrofits Local Improvement Charges and Community Improvement Plans June 19, 2009 - Black Creek Pioneer Village This meeting of the GTA Municipal Working Group focused on a review of the CaGBC's Municipal Green Building Toolkit. The Toolkit, which was developed by the Chapter and the CaGBC is designed as a resource for municipal workers to advance the practice of green building within their spheres of influence. Final Report (PDF) Municipal Leaders Forum - Municipal Green Building Toolkit Review Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Representatives from thirty-eight (38) Ontario municipalities attended the Municipal Leaders Forum on Green Building held at Black Creek Pinoneer Village. The forum presented the challenges facing key stakeholders in “building green” at the municipal level. Our four keynote speakers represented perspectives from municipal planning and building departments, developers and builders.
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