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News & Announcements9/30/2010 | BLJC Supports TELUS in Achieving LEED GOLD Ottawa, ON – TELUS House Ottawa, the 160,000 square foot, nine-floor building located in the downtown core has been awarded the LEED Gold certification for new construction from the Canadian Green Building Council, a significant upgrade from the silver rating that was targeted by TELUS when the project got underway five years ago. The building is the largest in Ottawa to receive LEED certification to date. BLJC, one of Canada’s Top 30 Greenest Companies as awarded by MacLean’s Magazine, provides Real Estate Management Services to a number of Canada’s largest organizations including TELUS. BLJC’s Facility Management, Project Management and Energy & Sustainability teams are assisting many companies in achieving LEED certification for buildings within their portfolios. In the case of TELUS House Ottawa, BLJC’s project management team supported TELUS in achieving LEED GOLD in two key ways. On the base building component of construction they acted as TELUS’ agent and advocate to ensure all elements of the design were maintained. Secondly, in managing the interior fit up portion of the development, the fit up team integrated the interior design and fit up with the base building works to ensure that project points were maximized and the work involved in these two components was in alignment with the initial goal of Silver certification. LEED is a third-party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. It provides building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. In Canada, the rating system is administered nationally by the Canada Green Building Council. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health, including sustainable site development, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. To reach the gold rating in Ottawa, TELUS reduced energy consumption by 40 per cent from the national energy code level, reduced water usage by 40 per cent by using high-efficiency plumbing, and placed the building directly on a public transportation route such that 80 per cent of the building’s occupants arrive to work by transit, on foot, or by bicycle. It makes maximum use of natural lighting, harvests rainwater for use, and offers employees pure indoor air quality. During construction more than 75 per cent of debris was recycled. “LEED is a rigorous standard that is reserved for only those buildings that are constructed to perform at the highest levels of efficiency. Achieving LEED GOLD at TELUS House Ottawa is a clear demonstration of TELUS’ unwavering commitment to the environment and their strong leadership in sustainability,“said Gord Hicks, President of BLJC. About BLJC Founded in 1992 by Brookfield Properties (TSX:BPO) and Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), BLJC is the Canadian Leader in the provision of Real Estate Management Services with almost 100 Million Sq Ft of space managed. BLJC’s suite of services includes Facility Management, Project Management, Energy and Sustainability, and Real Estate Transactions and Consulting. BLJC’s solutions are tailored to meet the unique needs of its clients, operating across several markets including, financial services, telecommunications, life sciences, retail, government and oil & gas. In April 2010 BLJC was named one of Canada’s Top 30 Greenest Companies by MacLean’s Magazine in recognition of its leadership in the area of sustainability.
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