Beyond Reporting: Energy & Nature-based Solutions for Existing Buildings (Greater Victoria 2030 District)

Join the Greater Victoria 2030 District at our annual fall in-person members' meeting
September 29th, Tuesday morning from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, at Swan Lake Nature House
3873 Swan Lake Road, in Saanich (a few blocks southeast along McKenzie Avenue from the Pat Bay Hwy17)

Beyond Reporting: Energy & Nature-based Solutions for Existing Buildings

Whether you are just beginning to benchmark your building or looking for your next performance improvement opportunity, this session will showcase practical strategies to reduce operating costs, improve resilience and enhance long-term asset value.

As more building owners begin benchmarking their energy performance, many are looking for practical ways to turn data into action. While energy efficiency often delivers the biggest operational savings, other improvements, such as better water management, native plant landscaping and increased tree canopy, can further strengthen building performance while improving resilience, and tenant community experience.

We’ll begin with an update on the Greater Victoria 2030 District’s Reporting to Results initiative and resources available to support participants. We’ll then explore practical site improvements, including nature-based solutions, that can help buildings manage heat, water and other climate impacts. Presentations from the Urban Native Plant Initiative, Reliable Controls and more will demonstrate how existing commercial properties can integrate these strategies to achieve multiple environmental and operational benefits. The morning concludes with networking and a guided tour of the Swan Lake Sanctuary.

Morning Highlights
✓ Updates on the Greater Victoria 2030 District’s Reporting to Results (R2R) initiative, (including recruiting/onboarding Saanich & Victoria participant buildings > 30,000 sq.ft.) 
✓ Practical strategies to improve building performance, resilience and tenant experience
✓ Case examples of nature-based solutions in action
✓ Networking with peers and a guided tour of Swan Lake Sanctuary

Agenda will include presentations from

• Damian Stathonikos, President of BOMA BC
• Cora, Trevor and/or Ryan from the Greater Victoria 2030 District
• Celeste Ramsey & Hayden Ord, co-founders, Urban Native Plant Initiative (UNPI)
• Cameron Lutz, Chief Marketing Officer, Reliable Controls
• Brianne Tenk, City of Victoria (stormwater management)
• Cara Gibson, Executive Director, Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

FYI: When you register, you will receive confirmation via "One Planet Saanich" which is a sister program of Greater Victoria 2030 District, also administered by CHRM Consulting.