Why Green Buildings make good CENTS

*** Please note if you are registering for this event on Tuesday, October 6th or you would prefer to reserve a seat by phone, please call RENX at (613) 569-6300 ***

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The Better Buildings Breakfast Series

The Better Buildings Breakfast Series is a golden opportunity to learn about sustainable buildings and network with your peers in the green real estate sector.  The breakfasts will also serve an exciting line up of speakers, leaders in the Canadian real estate industry,  who will start your day with informative presentations about how we can create a sustainable built environment.

For our first Better Building Breakfast presentation we are honored to have Gordon Hicks, President of BLJC speaking about "Why Green Buildings make good CENTS".

Due to unfortunate circumstances Michael Brooks, Chief Executive Officer of the Real Property Association of Canada who was scheduled to be the first speaker at The Better Building Breakfast is unable to present.  His presentation will be rescheduled to a future Better Buildling Breakfast.

Feature Presentation: Why Green Buildings make good CENTS

Keynote speaker:  Gordon Hicks, President, BLJC

Why have green buildings become the topic of the industry? What are the drivers that companies need to be aware of when contemplating whether to invest or not in GREEN? How do organizations need to think differently to take advantage of the $$$GREEN$$$ Opportunity that currently exists? In this presentation Gord will answer these questions and more as he builds his case for being a leader of change in  a changing world ……..

About Gordon Hicks,  President, BLJC

Gordon Hicks joined BLJC in 1997 and held a number of Executive roles until being promoted to President in 2006.

Gordon is a graduate Engineer of Carleton University, a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Gord is committed to supporting the Real Estate Industry in operating to the highest environmental standards, and served on the Board of Directors of the Canada Green Building Council from May 2007 to June 2010. He recently was appointed as Chair of the CaGBC’s Market Development Committee.

In April 2008, Gord became one of 275 Certified Canadian Presenters of Al Gore’s “The Climate Project”, inspired by the Academy Award winning documentary on climate change, “An Inconvenient Truth”.

In 2009 Gord joined the Board of Directors of The Climate Project Canada.

Under his leadership, in 2010, BLJC was recognized by Canadian Business and Macleans magazines as one of Canada’s “Top 30 Greenest Companies”.

Gord has made Corporate Social Responsibility a cornerstone of BLJC’s operating philosophy from environmental advocacy to philanthropy in communities across Canada.  Nationally, BLJC has 11 CSR Teams with over 250 volunteering team members. BLJC has raised and donated over $1Million over the last 5 years. 

Gord is very involved with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, and in 2009 he was appointed the Cabinet Leader for the Real Estate Sector of the CBCF’s Leaders for the Cure Program.

About BLJC

BLJC is the Canadian leader in the provision of workplace management services for real estate portfolios. Our team of over 1,200 professionals is dedicated to optimizing our customers' business with superior workplace management solutions.

As a Global Workplace Solutions partner of Johnson Controls, we have the mandate for providing a full complement of integrated workplace management services to client portfolios in Canada.

BLJC's shareholders include Johnson Controls Inc. and Brookfield Properties Corporation. For more information visit:  BLJC

Event Details

These will be sell-out events: To avoid disappointment register today.

Agenda:

7:15 Doors open

7:30-9:15 Buffet breakfast

8:00-9:15

Introduction

Cushman & Wakefield Green Real Estate Report for Ottawa

Keynote Presentation

Cost: $25 plus the EventBrite.com Fee per breakfast

On-site Registration:  The deadline to register is the Saturday prior to the event.  Late on-site registrants will be charged an additional $10.  Please note that no tickets will be issued.  Check in at the registration desk upon arrival.

Enquiries: 

Ann White, awhite@renx.ca, (613) 569-6300

James McNeill, jmcneill@cwottawa.com, (613) 780-1567

About The Better Buildings Breakfast Series

The Better Buildings Breakfast Series is a networking event and a forum for presentations from leaders in the Canadian real estate industry about how to move toward a more sustainable built environment.

Building owners, tenants, managers, property investors and real estate professionals who are engaged in establishing and maintaining sustainable building strategy will benefit tremendously learning from the experts and sharing ideas with their peers.

Anyone with a keen interest in Canadian real estate and greening the built environment is encouraged and welcome to attend.

The series is an opportunity for members of the real estate business community to network and stay informed about this critical issue.

At each breakfast the Cushman and Wakefield Ottawa Green Real Estate Practice Group will provide an updated report about Ottawa’s sustainable building sector.

The next Better Building Breakfast is planned for November 25th with more events to follow in 2011.