1. 1 Sustainable Real Property Presentation to the National Executive Forum on Public Property by Bruce Lorimer Director General Professional and Technical Programs Real Property Program Branch Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada Professional and Technical Program Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada Sector des programmes professionnels et techniques

2. 2 Federal Direction Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto, Johannesburg Reinforced by Speech From the Throne and current budget Goal to reduce the environmental footprint in government operations Must develop innovative cost-effective strategies to enable us to work within available funding Government must lead by example Inter-departmental committee to ensure a coordinated federal approach to SD in government operations

3. 3 Priorities of Inter-Departmental Committee 14 departments represented: Environmental Management Systems Green Procurement Green Citizenship SDGO Guidance Sustainable Real Property

4. 4 Priorities of Sustainable Real Property Group Policy framework which will apply to all custodian departments Evaluation tools Standards, processes, best practices, etc. to support staff in applying policy Performance measurement tools

5. 5 Real Property Categories In the federal context, the breadth of Real Property includes: Leasing: short and long term, lease purchase Major Projects: new buildings, mid-life recapitalization Existing Building: O&M, fit-ups, re-commissioning Engineering Assets: roads, bridges, dams Sustainable Communities

6. 6 Proposed Approach To relate targets to performance in categories of Real Property ‘Stretch’ targets For each category Options, including cost benefit analysis Other impacts both social and economic Demonstrate leadership Preliminary ‘indicative’ targets by June 03; final by Fall ’03 Aggressive and progressive Extensive consultations

7. 7 Sustainable Communities Land Use Management appropriate fit to use Impact on communities Acquisition of Sites and Buildings Remediate or manage environmental liabilities Reduce impact on municipal infrastructure (e.g. water management) Support and promote sustainable planning Disposal Environmental liabilities mitigated or remediated Where possible, building is reused, or materials are re-cycled in an environmentally sustainable manner Planning and Design Standards Planning with community’s needs in mind Design excellence

8. 8 Sustainable Communities Contaminated sites Contaminated Sites Assessment Initiative Assessment, remediation plan Community Based Investment Strategies Examines Departments investment impact on the community Economic, societal, environmental Leasing/Lease Purchase All of the above initiatives are applicable to Crown owned and Leased property

9. 9 Impact Everyone we do business with: Communities Client departments Property managers Consultants Contractors Landlords

10. 10 Next Steps Develop, implement and monitor: Policy framework Standards – ‘stretch targets’ Processes, best practices, tools Roles and responsibilities Performance measures Communication and learning strategies

11. 11 Next Steps (cont’d) Adjust CBIS process Adjust planning and objective setting processes Adjust consultant & contractor documents Adjust leasing documents Consultation throughout the process Will touch virtually every business practice and process and will be integrated into them…including approvals and contract award practices Sustainability must become second nature

12. 12 Consultation Other federal government departments Provinces and Territories Federation of Canadian Municipalities Other countries Private Sector Associations Etc.

13. 13 Discussion