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Did you know…

 
  1. “Commercial and Institutional Buildings are responsible for approx 37% of Canada’s primary energy consumption”.*
  1. “Of the total amount of treated potable water that is distributed to all buildings, only about 3% is actually used for human consumption”.
  1. “The construction industry consumes about 40% of the global material flow”.*
  1. “The construction industry generates about 33% of the North American solid waste stream”.*
  1. “Case studies suggest that Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) improvements have increased worker productivity between 5% and 34%”.*
  1. “94% of tenants believe sustainability is an important future component of good business practices, with 63% saying it is very important.”**
  1. “91% of tenants would give preference to a green building, all other factors being equal.”**
  1. “90% of tenants believe it is important for landlords or developers to ‘green’ their existing real estate portfolios, with 49% saying it is very important.”**
  1. “63% of tenants say they would be prepared to pay a premium to occupy a more environmentally friendly workplace, with 28% willing to pay more than a 8% premium.”**
 
*Data items 1-5 pulled from the LEED® NC Version 1.0 Reference Manual, Dec. 2004. 
**Data items 6-9 pulled from the Colliers International 2007 Canadian Office Tenant Survey.

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