Greening Canada’s Administration Buildings
As a program participant, you can:
• Use the online Green Building Performance System to help maximize energy, water and emissions savings in your buildings
• Benchmark actual energy and water use against comparable administrative office buildings
• Engage your employees and stakeholders in the performance and progress of your buildings
• Assess the potential for LEED EB:OM certification for your buildings
• Access and contribute to performance standards, baselines and best practices for office buildings
• Make use of the Building Performance Audit to uncover conservation opportunities

Making Savings
Results as of December 31, 2011
numbers in ( ) are increases
  Savings 2011
(vs. 2010)
Savings Percent Savings 2011
(vs. 2009)
Savings Percent
Electricity 5,593 MWh 4.6 % 7,661 MWh 6.1 %
Demand 5 MW 3.6 % 5 MW 3.8 %
Thermal 11,853 eMWh 20.3 % 8,777 eMWh 15.6 %
Total energy 17,447 eMWh 9.7 % 16,438 eMWh 9.0 %
Water 3 10m3 1.7 % 28 10m3 14.5 %
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) 4,026 tonnes 3,771 tonnes
Energy Cost Savings $ 1,183,669 $ 1,214,542
Not all participant buildings are reporting in all years or in all categories. Savings are reported on a net basis.
Participants
Federal
Number of buildings: 20
Total area: 426,915 m2
Provincial
Number of buildings: 33
Total area: 493,667 m2
Municipal
Number of buildings: 26
Total area: 289,830 m2
Utility Company
Number of buildings: 7
Total area: 106,509 m2
Total number of buildings: 120 Total area: 2,010,753 m2