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THIRDPARTYCERTIFICATIONHOWAREWEDOING5MINTOLEEDCERTIFICATIONSIN2012StoneeldFlatsOttawaLEEDforHomesSilvercerticationMintoSpringWaterGardenTorontoLEEDGoldcertication180KentOttawaLEEDPlatinumCoreandShellCommercialInteriorscerticationmintoSkyyTorontoLEEDGoldcerticationMintoRichgroveTownhomesTorontoLEEDSilvercerticationMintoiscommittedtobuildingandoperatingbettergreenerbuildings.WeprovethisthroughcarefuladherencetothirdpartyenergyandenvironmentalvericationprogramsthatassureMintosdesignbuildingandoperatingpracticesarecarriedouttomeetstrictperformancestandards.Since2009MintohasaimedtobuildandcertifyitsnewlowrisehomestotheENERGYSTARstandardwhileallnewMintohighrisesareLEEDcertiedorpursuingLEEDcertication.In2012MintoachievedLEEDcerticationinveofitsdevelopmentsincluding180KenttherstLEEDPlatinumandBOMABEStLevel4certiedcommercialbuildinginOttawa.Mintoscommercialportfoliohassurpasseditstargetsfor2016andcontinuestoactivelyexplorewhereBOMABEStorLEEDprogramsmaybeeffectivelyimplemented.Mintoisontracktoachievingour2016targetof100thirdpartyenergyandorenvironmentalcerticationfornewhomeconstruction.201244.5CommercialSpace3rdpartycertiedBY201635CommercialSpace3rdpartycertiedTARGET1201299.7NewCommunities3rdpartycertiedBY2016100NewCommunities3rdpartycertiedTARGET2AboutLEEDAwardedbytheCanadaGreenBuildingCouncilCaGBCLEEDisaninternationallyrecognizedenvironmentalratingprogramforsustainablebuildingandenergyperformance.InpursuingLEEDcerticationabuildingorhomeundergoesaholisticexaminationofitsperformanceinvekeyareasofhumanandenvironmentalhealthsustainablesitedevelopmentwaterefciencyenergyefciencymaterialsselectionandindoorenvironmentalairquality.AboutENERGYSTARENERGYSTARisaninternationalstandardandsymbolforpremiumenergyefcientconsumerproducts.ProductsthatdisplaytheENERGYSTARsymbolandwholehomesthatareENERGYSTARqualiedhavebeentestedandfoundtomeetorexceedhigherenergyefciencylevelswithoutcompromisingperformance.BOMABEStBuildingOwnersandManagersAssociationofCanadaBOMABuildingEnvironmentalStandardsBEStcerticationprogramassessescommercialbuildingoperationsintheareasofairqualitywaterconservationheatrecoveryenergyreductionpreventativemaintenancetenantrelationswasterecoveryandenvironmentalplans.FloridaPowerandLightBuildSmartforNewHomesBuildSmarthomesarecertiedbyFPLtobebuilttoahigherstandardofenergyefciency.BuildSmarthomessaveupto30onenergybillscomparedwithhomesthatsimplycomplywiththeFloridabuildingcode.CERTIFICATIONSEXPLAINEDTARGETACHIEVEDPROGRESSTOTARGETMINTO2012EnvironmentalReport13