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Report To: Mayor C. Zehr and Members of Council/Committee of the
Whole
Date of Meeting: February 26, 2007
Submitted By: Laurier Proulx
Prepared By: Peggy Forrest
Ward(s) Involved: Ward 4
Date of Report: February 19, 2007
Report No.: CRPS 07-019
Subject: CBIP GRANT FOR CHANDLER MOWAT COMMUNITY
CENTRE
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Contribution Agreement with the
Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) regarding the release of grant money under
the NRCan's Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP) for the successful implementation
of energy saving measures in the construction of the Chandler Mowat Community Centre, said
agreement to be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and further
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute agreements, satisfactory to the City
Solicitor, pertaining to incentives or rebates for energy efficiency type initiatives or construction
type initiatives with the Federal or Provincial governments, or any department or division
thereof.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Kitchener entered into an agreement with Teeple Architects in January 2005 for the
design of the new Chandler Mowat Community Centre. One of the design parameters was that
the building was to be more energy efficient than the current `industry standard' and would
qualify for the rebate being offered by NRCan through its CBIP program.
REPORT:
The new Chandler Mowat Community Centre was designed and built to exceed the Model
National Energy Code for Buildings standard for energy efficiency by 55.6% thereby entitling the
City of Kitchener to a rebate of $25,880 to be issued by the Department of Natural Resources
through its Commercial Building Incentive Program.
To be eligible for this rebate the consulting team had to include an accredited energy consultant.
Enermodal Engineering of Kitchener provided this service along with Mechanical and Electrical
design. Enermodal had previously been involved in numerous CBIP applications and projects
and proved to be invaluable to our project team. In general, their expertise in selecting the
proper improvements to achieve energy savings will allow us to realize a payback period of just
over six (6) years on the additional capital investment.
The minimum requirement under CBIP is that the new building exceeds the Model National
Energy Code for Buildings by 25%. The new Chandler Mowat Community Centre exceeds this
standard by 55.6% and is projected to save the Corporation $12,940 annually in utility costs.
Under the CBIP program the rebate amount is equivalent to twice the projected annual savings
or in this case $25,880.
One of the conditions for the release of these funds is that the City of Kitchener enters into a
`Contribution Agreement' with the Department of Natural Resources Canada. A copy of this
agreement was passed on for review to our Legal Department for review and was returned to
staff with no concerns.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The rebate can be credited directly to the capital budget used for the construction of this facility.
COMMUNICATIONS:
None
Laurier Proulx, Director of Facilities Management