Canada Green Building Council honours green building innovators at 2012 Leadership Awards

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Canada’s green building
innovators were in the spotlight at the Fairmont Royal York, as the Canada Green
Building Council (CaGBC) honoured the 2012 Leadership Awards recipients as a
part of the 2012 CaGBC National Conference & Expo.

The CaGBC National Conference, taking place this year from June 11-13 at the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, is the largest green building event in Canada
each year. It includes a large expo floor and over 30 accredited education
sessions, as well as a number of expert speakers. This year’s theme Beyond
Buildings: The Green City is exploring how to implement sustainable design,
building and operations on a city scale, and based on a broad set of issues
critical for a healthy environment and better quality of life for Canadians.

“Every year the Council recognizes individuals and organizations that show
outstanding leadership in the industry, and who have made a significant
contribution to the CaGBC’s mission and goals in advancing green building in
Canada,” said Thomas Mueller, President and CEO, Canada Green Building Council.
“While we honour these exceptional individuals, I’d also like to congratulate
all the nominees – their collective contributions to the green building movement
in Canada are laying the groundwork for significant positive environmental
impacts in the years ahead.”

The winners of the 2012 Leadership Awards are:

• Andy Kesteloo Memorial Student Project AwardPresented
  by: Thomas Mueller, President and CEO of the Canada Green Building
  Council
  Winner: Simon VanGrootheest
  Simon VanGrootheest was instrumental
  in the development of The Urban Greenhouse, a project based in Vancouver that
  envisions an urban agricultural facility that could produce food sustainably at
  a neighbourhood scale.
  
• CaGBC Academic Leadership AwardPresented by: Thomas
  Mueller, President and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council
  Winner:
  Algonquin College
  Algonquin College developed a vision for the creation of an
  integrated learning and applied research environment at Algonquin College, which
  resulted in the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE), a 190,000
  sq ft uniquely green and architecturally iconic learning centre, located at the
  Ottawa Campus.
• CaGBC Emerging Green Builder AwardPresented by: Thomas
  Mueller, President and CEO of the Canada Green Building Council
  Winner: Aaron
  Short
  Aaron is currently finishing his Master’s Thesis in City Planning at
  the University of Manitoba on Sustainable Campus Design, and shows a strong
  commitment to the green building industry. He founded the University of
  Manitoba’s Sustainable Campus Student Group, is the CaGBC Manitoba Chapter’s
  student representative, and has recently been inducted into the International
  Institute for Sustainable Development’s Sustainability Leaders Program.
• Government Leadership AwardPresented by: Lisa Bate,
  Chair, CaGBC Board of Directors
  Winner: Infrastructure
  Ontario
  Infrastructure Ontario (IO) is a Crown corporation dedicated to
  building and renewing public infrastructure in Ontario and has had a commitment
  to green building and LEED since 2007/08. IO is currently managing more than 15
  million square feet in green building construction across the province.
• The CaGBC Volunteer Leadership AwardPresented by: Mark
  Lucuik, Vice-Chair, CaGBC Board of Directors
  Winner: Sue Clark
  Sue Clark
  has been extensively involved in green building in Canada since 2006, and has
  worked tirelessly to contribute to and improve the LEED brand in Canada. She has
  also volunteered for numerous CaGBC initiatives, including the Emerging Green
  Builders, the National Capital Green Building Association, and the LEED 2009
  Submittals Taskforce, the GBCI Focus Group.
• The CaGBC Chapter Leadership AwardPresented by: Andrew
  McAllan, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Oxford Properties
  Group
  Winner: John Crace
  John Crace is a founding member and current chair
  of the Atlantic Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council, and has been
  committed to the CaGBC since 2003 when he became one of Canada’s first LEED
  Accredited Professionals. He has demonstrated outstanding success in advancing
  green building and sustainable community practices in Atlantic Canada; his
  “super green” Joggins Fossil Centre is a landmark of sustainable architecture in
  Atlantic Canada.
• The CaGBC Green Building Champion AwardPresented by:
  Bill Galloway, Senior Vice President, Holcim Canada
  Winner: Vivian
  Manasc
  Vivian Manasc is Senior Principal of Manasc Isaac Architects, and has
  been a tireless advocate for green buildings in her own practice and in her
  community for more than two decades. She was also a founding Board member of
  CaGBC in 2002. She was also recently appointed to the National Capital
  Commission Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty.
• The CaGBC Industry Leadership AwardPresented by:
  Michael McSweeney, President and CEO, Cement Association
  Winner: Gord
  Hicks
  Under the leadership of Gord Hicks, BLJC has become a leading firm in
  sustainable approaches to property and workplace management. He is committed to
  supporting the real estate industry in operating at the highest environmental
  standards, which is evident through his terms as a member of the CaGBC Board of
  Directors from May 2007-2010. In April 2008, Gord became one of 275 Certified
  Canadian Presenters of Al Gore’s “The Climate Project”, and in 2009 also joined
  the Board of that project.
• The CaGBC Lifetime Achievement AwardPresented by:
  Thomas Mueller, President & CEO of the Canada Green Building
  Council
  Winner: Kevin Hydes
  Kevin Hydes is internationally recognized as a
  leader in sustainable design, and for his contributions to the building
  industry. As the former President and CEO of Keen Engineering, and Vice
  President of Stantec over the past decade he has gained a reputation as an
  innovator, pioneer, and green business leader. Kevin served as the Chair of the
  USGBC for 2005-2006, and was a founder and director of the Canada Green Building
  Council from 2003 to 2010. He also chaired the World Green Building Council
  2007-2009