Development of a building performance rating and labelling system in Canada

Building Research and Information

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 332-341

  Larsson, Nils K ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental assessment; Labelling systems; Market change mechanisms; Performance rating; Public policy; Trends; Voluntary systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001434280     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096132199369444     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Angus Reid Group for the Efficiency and Alternative Energy Branch, Natural Resources Canada (1994) Energy and Environmental Assessment for the Office Building Sector: Executive Interviews and Tenant Survey. Unpublished study, October.
2. Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (1997) The Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings, 1997, first edn, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa.
3. Cole, R.J., Rousseau, D. and Theaker, I.T. (1993) Building Environmental Performance Assessment Criteria: Version 1 - Office Buildings, December, The BEPAC Foundation, Vancouver.
4. Cole, R. (1998) An Analysis of the GBC '98 Assessment Process, Proceedings of the GBC '98 conference, Vol. 2, October, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, p. 251.
5. Crawford, C. (1998) Personal communication, Ontario Realty Corporation.
6. Green Building Council (1996) LEED (Buildings: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), Environmental Building rating System Criteria, Third Ballot Draft, 30 April 1996.
7. Janecky, R. and Larsson, N.K. (1999) A first look at the commercial buildings incentive program; in Advanced Buildings Newsletter, 1, No. 22; February.
8. Larsson, N.K. (1998) The C-2000 Program: Changing the Design Process, Proceedings of the GBC '98 conference, Vol. 1, October, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, p. 213.
9. Prior, J. (ed.) (1993) Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, (BREEAM) Version 1/93 New Offices, Building Research Establishment Report, second edn.
10. Skopek, J. and Bryan, H. (1998) BREEAM North America: Adapting a Successful Environmental Assessment Methodology to a New Context, Proceedings of the GBC '98 conference, Vol. 1, October, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, p. 203.
11. Trusty, W.B., Meil, J.K. and Norris, G.A. (1998) Athena: a LCA Decision Support Tool for the Building Community, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute; Proceedings of the GBC '98 conference, Vol. 1, October, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, p. 39.
12. Yates, A., Baldwin, R., Howard, N. and Rao, S. (1998) BREEAM 98 for Offices, Building Research Establishment Ltd.