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Manitoba Green Building Policy Requirements

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The Green Building Policy for Government of Manitoba funded projects requires:

  1. Use of an Integrated Design Process.

    The integrated design process provides the opportunity for building owners and the people who fund, supply products to, design, construct, inspect, operate, maintain and occupy buildings to make all major building design decisions together as a team. This makes the design process more efficient and results in a cost-effective green building.

  2. Minimum levels of energy efficiency (33 percent better than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings, and meeting Manitoba Hydro's Power Smart Design Standards).

  3. Life-cycle costing of the building or building systems.

    Life-Cycle Costing is a method for evaluating the economic costs of a project or project alternatives over a specified time period. Applied to buildings or building systems, life-cycle costing sums all relevant costs over a designated time period, including: the costs of designing, purchasing/leasing, constructing/installing, operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, and disposing of a particular building design or system. Life-cycle costing allows for better financial decision-making about buildings and building components.

  4. Minimum LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification.

    LEED® is an internationally recognized green building rating system. LEED® helps define green building and provides independent third-party verification and certification of green building projects. In Canada, LEED® is administered by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). For more information, visit www.cagbc.org

  5. Preference for low or zero carbon renewable energy source.

Following is a list of documents including the green building policy, a policy implementation guide for building design professionals, news releases about the policy, presentations, and reports.

If you have questions or comments about the policy, please email greenbuilding@gov.mb.ca or call 1-866-626-4862