ULI BC: Achieving Net Zero: Definition, Benefits, Market Drivers and Return on Investments

When

2024-11-28
2024-11-28T09:00:00 - 2024-11-28T12:00:00
America/Los_Angeles

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    And-Co 1575 W Georgia Street Suite 200 Vancouver, BC V6G 2T1 CANADA

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    Join us in person on November 28th for ULI x &Co's presentation "Achieving Net Zero: Definition, Benefits, Market Drivers, and Return on Investment," where Net Zero will be explored in detail, including topics on energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, embodied carbon reduction, and fuel source considerations. Key learning objectives include understanding Net Zero certification standards, financial considerations and strategies to overcome common barriers. Through project examples and experiences providing insights from industry experts, attendees will gain practical knowledge to effectively pursue and achieve Net Zero goals.
     
    Section 1: Understanding Net Zero & Pathways - Presented by Iain MacFadyen (Principal, RGS Consultants) and Jolene McLaughlin (Vice President, Climate & Sustainability, EllisDon) 
     
    Section 2: Net Zero and ROI - Project Examples and Financial Opportunities
    - Hidden Sustainability Solutions - Presented by Morgan McDonald (Director Corporate Sustainability, Ledcor), Alan Bushby (Senior Manager, Design, PCI Developments), and Chris Kasianchuk (VP Sustainability and Managing Broker, Warrington PCI Management)
    - Towards Net Zero: Successes and Struggles - Presented by Nathan Shuttleworth (Director Development, Third Space Properties)
    - Net Zero: A Financial Institution's Perspective and A Changing Industry - Presented by Bill Cunningham (VP Community Business & Real Estate, Vancity) and Michaela Neuberger (Executive Director, Affine Climate Solutions) 
     
    Section 3: Panel Discussion with the Presenters
     
     
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    Speakers

    Alan Bushby

    Senior Manager, Design, PCI Developments LP

    Trained in Architecture in the old world, and having honed his practice in the new, Al has been a fixture of the Canadian BC architecture community for almost 20 years, where his experience at firms including Perkins + Will, HCMA, Henriquez, and Gensler have shaped a career which has gravitated to the complex, large mixed use development typology which punctuates the fabric of Vancouvers’ rapidly changing urban landscape. With myriad local experiences fostering various communities around Metro Vancouver; turning to the development world in 2024, he strives to affect valuable impact from the developer side as Senior Manager of Design at PCI Developments. He brings his keen commitment to sustainability and understanding of contextual importance in creating a functional presence to PCI’s goals for their mixed use and largely transit oriented developments within Vancouvers urban environment, in response to the ever-shifting needs of our market.

    Bill Cunningham

    Vice President Community Business & Real Estate, Vancity

    Bill is VP Community Business and Real Estate at Vancity, where he is responsible for oversight of Vancity’s Business and Commercial Real Estate banking teams. In addition to oversight of Vancity’s business lending portfolio’s, Bill is actively engaged in their Climate Strategy work, including managing Financed Emissions in line with Vancity’s goal of net zero by 2040. Bill is also actively engaged in the community, including past Chair of the Great Northern Way Trust, and Chair Emeritus for Simon Fraser University’s Board of Governors.

    Iain MacFadyen

    RGS Consultants

    Iain MacFadyen is the Principal and Owner of RGS Consultants Inc., with over 20 years of experience in high-performance building and net-zero strategy implementation. A sustainability leader, Iain collaborates with architects, engineers, and project teams to integrate innovative solutions for reducing carbon footprints and achieving net-zero goals. His expertise spans the development of embodied carbon tools, life cycle analysis, and sustainability-driven design, including healthcare projects like BC's first all-electric hospital. He actively champions sustainability education, guiding teams toward practical, measurable environmental impact.

    Morgan McDonald

    Director, Corporate Sustainability, Ledcor

    Morgan McDonald is Director of Corporate Sustainability with Ledcor, one of Canada’s most diversified construction companies. He is also Chair of Ledcor’s Global Innovation Committee. In previous roles, Morgan led programs related to high performance buildings and deep energy retrofits. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and a background in renewable energy, carbon finance, and sustainability education. Morgan is an active community member and currently serves on the Board of Directors for QUEST Canada, which focuses on the energy transition at the community scale, and as Board Chair for Affine Climate Solutions, which focuses on climate resilience and climate finance for the built environment. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.

    Michaela Neuberger

    Executive Director, AFFINE Climate Solutions

    Michaela manages Affine Climate Solutions’ operations, functions, and activities. She works with financial institutions, building owners, developers, local governments, and utilities to create strategies and action plans for a low carbon built environment. She uses technical knowledge and business acumen to carry ambitious vision into practical implementation. Michaela has over twelve years professional experience in the private and public sectors. She managed operational improvement projects in the construction industries of England, Germany, and France. In BC, Michaela has worked on market transformation initiatives for new construction, existing buildings, and low carbon electrification for BC Hydro, the City of Vancouver, and Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Building Exchange. She is actively involved in BC’s Building to Electrification Coalition and the national Building Decarbonization Alliance.

    Nathan Shuttleworth

    Senior Development Manager, Third Space

    Nathan is a registered architect with 20 years of combined experience in architecture and development. Nathan leverages this experience to fulfill his passion for innovation and sustainability that has successfully delivered projects spanning varying scales and complexities including office, retail and residential. At Third Space, Nathan is responsible for overseeing development projects to progress Third Space’s goal of maintaining a thriving Vancouver, measured against their triple bottom line business model of People, Planet and Profit.

    Jolene McLaughlin

    Vice President, Climate and Sustainability, EllisDon Corporation

    As the Vice President Climate and Sustainability for EllisDon Corporation, Jolene McLaughlin works to build partnerships across the industry to support climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in the build environment. She has spent more than 14 years driving sustainability initiatives across various segments of the built environment from concept into execution. Working with project teams with a collaborative approach, in support of the identification, definition and implementation of practical strategies that result in more efficient, resilient and comfortable buildings.

    Chris Kasianchuk

    Vice President Sustainability and Managing Broker, Warrington PCI Management

    Chris Kasianchuk is the Vice President, Sustainability and Managing Broker of Warrington PCI Management (WPM) – the largest commercial property management company in British Columbia with over 17 million square feet of assets under management. As VP, Sustainability, Chris leads WPM’s strategic initiatives to reduce their contributions to climate change and mitigate its effects within their managed portfolio. In addition to participating in the Urban Land Institute’s Net Zero Imperative, Chris is a member of multiple local and national sustainability-focused advisory groups and committees and sits on the City of Vancouver’s Technical Advisory Committee which helps draft Vancouver’s carbon pollution limit bylaws.

    Moderator

    Ayden Kristmanson

    Sustainability Specialist, Bosa Properties

    Ayden Kristmanson is the Sustainability Specialist at Bosa Properties, and leads the development of BPI's sustainability strategy and reporting initiatives on operational greenhouse gas emissions, embodied carbon, waste and more. Ayden is also the Programming Chair for ULI BC's Net Zero Imperative, curating a series of events and webinars for ULI members and the urban realm community at large, and works with the Technical Advisory Panel as well.

    Moderator

    Sarah Yada Seto

    Principal , Sarah Yada Seto Marketing Consulting

    Sarah Yada Seto provides marketing + communications consulting services, and is based in Vancouver, Canada. She has over 25 years’ experience holding senior marketing roles in real estate, sustainability, and the public sector. She is highly experienced in developing marketing/communications programs and strategies, and has worked on projects throughout Canada and the US, including Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Toronto, and Seattle. She has worked for prominent developers in the industry as well as BC Hydro, and clients have included the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, the Robert Bosa Foundation and Passive House Canada.