my name is Brian Leslie I’m the director of building operations and team of green
of building operations and team of green
of building operations and team of green here at the Air Canada center like to
here at the Air Canada center like to
here at the Air Canada center like to welcome National Geographic the Air
welcome National Geographic the Air
welcome National Geographic the Air Canada Centre and I’d like to take you
Canada Centre and I’d like to take you
Canada Centre and I’d like to take you on a tour to see our building and our
on a tour to see our building and our
on a tour to see our building and our sustainability initiatives the goal that
sustainability initiatives the goal that
sustainability initiatives the goal that we set for ourselves is a reduction of
we set for ourselves is a reduction of
we set for ourselves is a reduction of the carbon footprint by 30% reduction of
the carbon footprint by 30% reduction of
the carbon footprint by 30% reduction of our utility usage by 30% and to divert
our utility usage by 30% and to divert
our utility usage by 30% and to divert 100 percent of our waste so one of the
100 percent of our waste so one of the
100 percent of our waste so one of the first things we looked at was converting
first things we looked at was converting
first things we looked at was converting our food and beverage stands from
our food and beverage stands from
our food and beverage stands from halogen lights to LED lights big
halogen lights to LED lights big
halogen lights to LED lights big challenge in that what we sell needs to
challenge in that what we sell needs to
challenge in that what we sell needs to show as well as it can it needs to
show as well as it can it needs to
show as well as it can it needs to glisten everything needs to shine and I
glisten everything needs to shine and I
glisten everything needs to shine and I think it was about 15 different lights
think it was about 15 different lights
think it was about 15 different lights that we actually tried before we found
that we actually tried before we found
that we actually tried before we found something that that looks the same as a
something that that looks the same as a
something that that looks the same as a halogen light very very white very
halogen light very very white very
halogen light very very white very bright but uses one-tenth of the
bright but uses one-tenth of the
bright but uses one-tenth of the electricity we didn’t want to just
electricity we didn’t want to just
electricity we didn’t want to just become carbon neutral through buying
become carbon neutral through buying
become carbon neutral through buying carbon credits we really wanted to own
carbon credits we really wanted to own
carbon credits we really wanted to own the issue in the building so the first
the issue in the building so the first
the issue in the building so the first thing we did is we measured our carbon
thing we did is we measured our carbon
thing we did is we measured our carbon footprint and then because we wanted to
footprint and then because we wanted to
footprint and then because we wanted to own it we try to reduce it as much as we
own it we try to reduce it as much as we
own it we try to reduce it as much as we can we looked at doing our retrofits we
can we looked at doing our retrofits we
can we looked at doing our retrofits we looked at our diversion we looked at
looked at our diversion we looked at
looked at our diversion we looked at variable frequency drives on all of our
variable frequency drives on all of our
variable frequency drives on all of our mechanical devices to minimize our
mechanical devices to minimize our
mechanical devices to minimize our carbon footprint and then once we were
carbon footprint and then once we were
carbon footprint and then once we were satisfied that we minimize as much as we
satisfied that we minimize as much as we
satisfied that we minimize as much as we could then we would look at offsetting
could then we would look at offsetting
could then we would look at offsetting the balanced
this is our biggest goal of all we want
this is our biggest goal of all we want to convert and divert 100 percent of our
to convert and divert 100 percent of our
to convert and divert 100 percent of our waste ultimately from waste to be
waste ultimately from waste to be
waste ultimately from waste to be recycled and brought back to soil or
recycled and brought back to soil or
recycled and brought back to soil or recycled into Maine into new products
recycled into Maine into new products
recycled into Maine into new products again we divert 500 metric tons of
again we divert 500 metric tons of
again we divert 500 metric tons of organic material out of this building
organic material out of this building
organic material out of this building every single year that we didn’t do
every single year that we didn’t do
every single year that we didn’t do before and all of that organic organic
before and all of that organic organic
before and all of that organic organic material sent to a local farm where it’s
material sent to a local farm where it’s
material sent to a local farm where it’s converted back to soil we’re putting our
converted back to soil we’re putting our
converted back to soil we’re putting our our water bottle recycling bins out so
our water bottle recycling bins out so
our water bottle recycling bins out so that we capture all of the water bottles
that we capture all of the water bottles
that we capture all of the water bottles instead of them going into the waste
instead of them going into the waste
instead of them going into the waste stream we collect them and recycle them
stream we collect them and recycle them
stream we collect them and recycle them all this is a great thing I show this to
all this is a great thing I show this to
all this is a great thing I show this to a lot of people to show how far we’ve
a lot of people to show how far we’ve
a lot of people to show how far we’ve actually come this is one of the
actually come this is one of the
actually come this is one of the original Zamboni’s that we actually used
original Zamboni’s that we actually used
original Zamboni’s that we actually used to make the ice back in the 30s and
to make the ice back in the 30s and
to make the ice back in the 30s and basically it’s a 45 gallon drum with a
basically it’s a 45 gallon drum with a
basically it’s a 45 gallon drum with a towel on the bottom and it would fill it
towel on the bottom and it would fill it
towel on the bottom and it would fill it up full of water and push it around the
up full of water and push it around the
up full of water and push it around the rink for hours at a time to try and
rink for hours at a time to try and
rink for hours at a time to try and build the ice the towel would drag
build the ice the towel would drag
build the ice the towel would drag behind on the on the water like this and
behind on the on the water like this and
behind on the on the water like this and just be soaking wet and then that’s how
just be soaking wet and then that’s how
just be soaking wet and then that’s how they made the ice that’s pretty
they made the ice that’s pretty
they made the ice that’s pretty old-school
we’ve converted our system to a reverse
we’ve converted our system to a reverse osmosis system which is the same sort of
osmosis system which is the same sort of
osmosis system which is the same sort of idea that you can get in your house to
idea that you can get in your house to
idea that you can get in your house to make your drinking water and basically
make your drinking water and basically
make your drinking water and basically uses a whole bunch of very very small
uses a whole bunch of very very small
uses a whole bunch of very very small perforated filters to take the material
perforated filters to take the material
perforated filters to take the material out of the out of the water to make it
out of the out of the water to make it
out of the out of the water to make it pure because a pure water is clearer
pure because a pure water is clearer
pure because a pure water is clearer it’s harder it so it makes for a better
it’s harder it so it makes for a better
it’s harder it so it makes for a better ice sheet I think the biggest difference
ice sheet I think the biggest difference
ice sheet I think the biggest difference is that when when we shovel the ice the
is that when when we shovel the ice the
is that when when we shovel the ice the snow comes back and it ends up down the
snow comes back and it ends up down the
snow comes back and it ends up down the drain we don’t want to be putting
drain we don’t want to be putting
drain we don’t want to be putting anything down the drain that has
anything down the drain that has
anything down the drain that has chemicals in it so using a reverse
chemicals in it so using a reverse
chemicals in it so using a reverse osmosis system actually helps us help
osmosis system actually helps us help
osmosis system actually helps us help the environment by putting pure water
the environment by putting pure water
the environment by putting pure water down the drain as opposed to what you
down the drain as opposed to what you
down the drain as opposed to what you saw upstairs to Zamboni from Maple Leaf
saw upstairs to Zamboni from Maple Leaf
saw upstairs to Zamboni from Maple Leaf Gardens this is what we use now very
Gardens this is what we use now very
Gardens this is what we use now very very technical very efficient in what it
very technical very efficient in what it
very technical very efficient in what it does instead of dropping water onto the
does instead of dropping water onto the
does instead of dropping water onto the towel it actually has a spray nozzle
towel it actually has a spray nozzle
towel it actually has a spray nozzle system that atomizes the water to make
system that atomizes the water to make
system that atomizes the water to make it more efficient the most
it more efficient the most
it more efficient the most energy-efficient gas-powered General
energy-efficient gas-powered General
energy-efficient gas-powered General Motors car is actually the engine that’s
Motors car is actually the engine that’s
Motors car is actually the engine that’s in our Zamboni one of the other big
in our Zamboni one of the other big
in our Zamboni one of the other big differences you’ll see from back in the
differences you’ll see from back in the
differences you’ll see from back in the day is that the ice is white your old
day is that the ice is white your old
day is that the ice is white your old ice was never painted this this ice is
ice was never painted this this ice is
ice was never painted this this ice is actually painted with with
actually painted with with
actually painted with with environmentally-friendly paint as well
environmentally-friendly paint as well
environmentally-friendly paint as well we take a holistic approach to all these
we take a holistic approach to all these
we take a holistic approach to all these things you know we’re vinegar can work
things you know we’re vinegar can work
things you know we’re vinegar can work we actually use vinegar
this is where we bring the air back from
this is where we bring the air back from the bowl we mix it through our chillers
the bowl we mix it through our chillers
the bowl we mix it through our chillers and all of these chillers here both
and all of these chillers here both
and all of these chillers here both operate on deep lake water cooling so
operate on deep lake water cooling so
operate on deep lake water cooling so there isn’t actually a mechanical device
there isn’t actually a mechanical device
there isn’t actually a mechanical device making the water cold it comes right off
making the water cold it comes right off
making the water cold it comes right off the bottom of Lake Ontario so it’s very
the bottom of Lake Ontario so it’s very
the bottom of Lake Ontario so it’s very efficient the biggest source of water is
efficient the biggest source of water is
efficient the biggest source of water is actually everybody exhaling in the bowl
actually everybody exhaling in the bowl
actually everybody exhaling in the bowl we have to remove that water to make
we have to remove that water to make
we have to remove that water to make sure our ice quality stays up this unit
sure our ice quality stays up this unit
sure our ice quality stays up this unit here is able to remove about 1700 pounds
here is able to remove about 1700 pounds
here is able to remove about 1700 pounds of water every single hour I can give
of water every single hour I can give
of water every single hour I can give you an indication of how much pressure
you an indication of how much pressure
you an indication of how much pressure is in this building by how hard it is to
is in this building by how hard it is to
is in this building by how hard it is to pull his door open you can feel the
pull his door open you can feel the
pull his door open you can feel the suction from outside here
a lot of power after going on the tour
a lot of power after going on the tour of the Air Canada center hopefully you
of the Air Canada center hopefully you
of the Air Canada center hopefully you learn a little bit about team of green
learn a little bit about team of green
learn a little bit about team of green and our environmental movement if you
and our environmental movement if you
and our environmental movement if you will
will
will changing the way we do things wearing
changing the way we do things wearing
changing the way we do things wearing the green hat if you will our fans want
the green hat if you will our fans want
the green hat if you will our fans want to see it our staff want to see it we
to see it our staff want to see it we
to see it our staff want to see it we want to see it how could we be easier on
want to see it how could we be easier on
want to see it how could we be easier on the planet
the planet
the planet even inside a building how can we change
even inside a building how can we change
even inside a building how can we change the way we do things to lessen the
the way we do things to lessen the
the way we do things to lessen the impact it means that somebody cares
impact it means that somebody cares
impact it means that somebody cares because otherwise you know it’s way
because otherwise you know it’s way
because otherwise you know it’s way easier just to chuck it and having
easier just to chuck it and having
easier just to chuck it and having people care is so much better
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