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 5,569 MWh 4.6 % 7,692 MWh 6.2 %
Demand 5 MW 3.7 % 5 MW 4.1 %
Thermal 10,306 eMWh 18.1 % 7,447 eMWh 13.6 %
Total energy 15,875 eMWh 8.9 % 15,139 eMWh 8.5 %
Water 5 10m3 2.3 % 27 10m3 14.2 %
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) 3,741 tonnes 3,534 tonnes
Energy Cost Savings $ 1,128,866 $ 1,172,591
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