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Stats Verde November

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Stats Verde November

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(Nov 29, 2007)
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Curious about green? Here are some green stats and facts for you compiled by Mallet Consulting, writing specialists for the green building industry.
  • Total number of LEED certified projects in Canada and the US, respectively, as of Oct, 2007 – 83, 1100
  • Number of LEED certified projects in BC, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec, respectively, as of Oct, 2007 – 30, 25, 18, 3
  • Total number of LEED Platinum building projects completed in Canada and the US, respectively, as of Oct, 2007 – 3, 54
  • Percentage growth in accumulated number of LEED certified projects in the US in the nine-month period between January and September, 2007 – 60
  • US Green Building Council’s 2010 target for the number of LEED certified commercial projects and LEED certified homes, respectively – 100,000; 1,000,000
  • Total number of municipalities belonging to the Canadian Federation of Municipalities (FCM), as of Oct, 2007 – 1429
  • Number of Canadian municipalities participating in the FCM’s Partners for Climate Protection program as of Oct, 2007 – 154
  • Number of Canadian municipalities participating in Partners for Climate Change in BC, Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick, respectively – 48, 38, 14, 14
  • Number of Calgary street lights retrofitted with low wattage bulbs between 2002 and 2004 – 37,000
  • Resulting annual savings in MWh of energy, tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, and dollars, respectively – 25,000; 25,000, 1.7 million
  • Amount of energy produced and number of homes powered, respectively, using gas emitted from Ottawa’s Trail Road landfill – 5 MW; 5,000
  • Annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, in tonnes, due to Ottawa’s Trail Road co-generation plant – 220,000
  • Major Canadian cities that have mandated LEED certification for public buildings, as of 2007 – Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary
  • Canadian provinces that have mandated LEED certification for public buildings, as of 2007 – Alberta, Manitoba
  • Canadian province that has mandated LEED Silver certification for all public and commercial buildings receiving provincial funding – Manitoba



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