1.5 ConEd Learning Hours
1.5 AIA LU

To realize a low-carbon future and meet Canada’s greenhouse gag (GHG) emission reduction targets, it is well understood that our existing building stock will require aggressive carbon retrofits. But where to start? This presentation explores an energy modelling and forecasting strategy employed for a large portfolio of buildings across Canada. The strategy used a sample set of representative whole-building energy models, validated to the historical data, to create a more detailed picture of energy use in the portfolio. From these models, carbon mitigation strategies can be tested and interpolated over the entire stock of buildings to test achievement of desired carbon targets. The presenters will share a case study example for a large portfolio of buildings across Canada aiming for a net-zero carbon target.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the macro-level levers for decarbonizing Canadian's building stock.
2. Understand emission factors for electricity and natural gas—what is included and what is not.
3. Learn HVAC decarbonization strategies that can be evaluated and implemented across a portfolio of buildings.
4. Gain architectural decarbonization strategies that can be evaluated and implemented across a portfolio of buildings.

Speaker:

Brandon Law, MScPl, LEED AP, CPHC (technical director and associate principal, RWDI)

Brandon Law is a technical director and associate principal at RWDI. He has provided energy and sustainability consulting services to hundreds of developments across North America. With a project portfolio consisting of leading-edge projects like Sidewalk Toronto, several LEED Platinum and net-zero developments, and large building decarbonization projects, Brandon has also worked in municipal government, and regularly makes contributions to energy efficiency programs and standards across Ontario. He not only knows the frameworks that guide energy efficiency in Ontario, but has also helped shape them.