The Bentall Centre
At 1.5 million square feet, Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver affords a unique opportunity for the thousands who office there to reduce waste. 2019 brought changes to Bentall Centre’s recycling streams: coffee cups were classified as mixed containers instead of compost, and paper towels as compost instead of mixed paper. We needed to clearly communicate these changes, and we enlisted Bentall Centre’s Green Team—a group of property management and tenants who assist with sustainable initiatives. The Green Team hosted educational events coincident with Waste Reduction Week in each of Bentall Centre’s lobbies, visited a recycling plant, created easy reference posters and made adjustments to waste signage and bin placement within tenant spaces.
YVR
In 2021, YVR became the first airport in Canada to announce its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, representing a significant first step in the airport's climate action leadership role. YVR recognizes the bulk of Sea Island emissions (more than 95 per-cent) are related to aircraft movements, traffic and non-Airport Authority buildings, and although they are beyond the immediate scope of the airport's net-zero commitment, YVR is playing an outsized role to enable the reductions of all emissions. David McPhie, the Manager of Climate and Environment at YVR, will share how the airport is achieving its own net zero targets through its four decarbonization pathways, while also advancing the decarbonization of the industry overall by supporting the airport's partners on their journey to net zero carbon.
David has over 16 years’ experience helping BC organizations and companies set environmental targets and deliver programs that reduce their impact on the planet. As a manager on the Climate and Environment Team at YVR, he supports a team of environmental professionals that are helping the second busiest airport in Canada and its business partners reduce energy use while working towards their industry-leading goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
The Bentall Centre
At 1.5 million square feet, Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver affords a unique opportunity for the thousands who office there to reduce waste. 2019 brought changes to Bentall Centre’s recycling streams: coffee cups were classified as mixed containers instead of compost, and paper towels as compost instead of mixed paper. We needed to clearly communicate these changes, and we enlisted Bentall Centre’s Green Team—a group of property management and tenants who assist with sustainable initiatives. The Green Team hosted educational events coincident with Waste Reduction Week in each of Bentall Centre’s lobbies, visited a recycling plant, created easy reference posters and made adjustments to waste signage and bin placement within tenant spaces.
YVR
In 2021, YVR became the first airport in Canada to announce its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, representing a significant first step in the airport's climate action leadership role. YVR recognizes the bulk of Sea Island emissions (more than 95 per-cent) are related to aircraft movements, traffic and non-Airport Authority buildings, and although they are beyond the immediate scope of the airport's net-zero commitment, YVR is playing an outsized role to enable the reductions of all emissions. David McPhie, the Manager of Climate and Environment at YVR, will share how the airport is achieving its own net zero targets through its four decarbonization pathways, while also advancing the decarbonization of the industry overall by supporting the airport's partners on their journey to net zero carbon.
Ryan Zizzo is Founder & CEO at Mantle Developments, a climate change consultancy focused on climate-smart infrastructure and buildings, based in Toronto. Mantle Developments helps projects go beyond energy efficiency, incorporating resilience and life cycle approaches to make projects future-proof and net-zero carbon-ready.
Ryan is a recognized leader in helping large organizations and governments transition to a low-carbon future. He has led several major projects on embodied carbon and life cycle assessment including with the Government of Canada, the City of Toronto, and several provincial Ministries working to reduce their carbon impacts. Ryan has also worked with leading organizations like the YMCA of Greater Toronto to help quantify and minimize the carbon impacts associated with major construction projects.
Ryan holds a master’s degree in applied science in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor in Science and Engineering in Civil, structural, from Queen’s University, is a licensed engineer in the province of Ontario, and holds a LEED Accredited Professional designation in Neighbourhood Development.
