Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square to lead North America in sustainability and energy efficiency

TORONTO, May 11 /CNW/ - Leading experts in building design met at City Hall on May 2, 2007 for the City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Charrette. The City of Toronto and the Clinton Climate Initiative co-sponsored the event.

Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC) organized the Charrette that connected approximately 60 prominent architects, engineers and building experts focused
on greening Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Mayor David Miller has stated that Toronto will be the leading environmental city in North
America. City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square will showcase this environmental leadership by becoming state-of-the-art sustainable facilities.

"We are very pleased that the Mayor and the City of Toronto are fully behind improving the efficiency of the built environment in Toronto," says
Michael Singleton, Executive Director of SBC. "And this Charette for City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square serves as both a symbolic and pragmatic step in
achieving that goal."

About Sustainable Buildings Canada

Sustainable Buildings Canada is a membership based, non-profit, national organization charged with promoting activities that will transform the
buildings industry to higher levels of environmental sustainability. Members
include technology providers, developers, owners, operators, buildings
practitioners, architects and engineers.

For further information: Michael Singleton, Executive Director,
Sustainable Buildings Canada, 18 Eastern Avenue, Lower Level, Toronto, ON, M5A
1H5, Tel: (416) 918-2346, www.sbcanada.org