Energy and carbon savings combined with rooftop solar panels means tenants will benefit from a 59% decrease in operating costs in the first year.
The Fifth Line Business Park features Ontario’s first all-electric Net Zero Carbon speculative industrial property, and three “Net Zero-Carbon Ready” properties developed for anytime conversion to Net Zero
TORONTO, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BGO has delivered Ontario’s first all-electric net zero carbon speculative industrial building at 6750 Fifth Line in Milton, ON, one of four industrial buildings at Fifth Line Business Park owned by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“Sun Life”). This first-of-its-kind 234,061-square-foot industrial building offers state-of-the-art net zero carbon specifications including, an all-electric HVAC system which is 200-300% more efficient than the standard, and a 500kW rooftop solar array that negates 100% of annual GHG emissions. Energy and carbon savings, in combination with the rooftop solar array, will result in a projected 59% reduction in annual operating costs in the first year, compared to a traditional new construction building (NECB 2017). It has achieved Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Design certification and is also targeting the ZCB Performance certification.
The highly efficient facility also includes an enhanced envelope with superior roof and precast panel insulation to reduce air leakage. The all-electric building will prevent 2,151 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere in the first 10 years, which is the equivalent to removing 468 cars from the road.
“We continue to move intentionally and steadfastly towards meeting our net zero carbon goal by 2050 by taking demonstrable action …