CB Richard Ellis
World Conference 2007
The 2007 CB Richard Ellis World Conference is a Cleaner and Greener® Certified Event!
Event Information:
CB Richard Ellis World Conference
2007
Dates: September 4-7, 2007
Location: Toronto,
Ontario
Event Organizer: CB Richard Ellis
Post Event Energy and Emissions Calculations
Event Attendance: 3261: local (130), regional (33),
national (65), and
international (3033)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space = 325,852 square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption = 416,483 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use = 18,477 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles = 7,492,701 miles (228,527 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles =157,180 VMTs
(7,345 gallons gasoline)
Emissions Summary Prepared by Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and
Greener Program
|
Pollutant Type |
Emissions
Caused By Event Energy Use (lbs.) |
Emission
Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.) |
Number of Times Emissions Offset |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
Bullfrog Power |
Attendee Donations |
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
5,613,786 |
5,238,079 |
108,574 |
16,356,767 |
3.9 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) |
2,793 |
20,850 |
441 |
66,471 |
31.4 |
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) |
6,905 |
14,351 |
159 |
23,957 |
5.6 |
| Particulate Matter (PM10) |
1,297 |
307 |
11 |
1,593 |
1.5 |
| Particulate Matter (PM2.5) |
888 |
172 |
6 |
903 |
1.2 |
Mercury (Hg) |
0.01201 |
0.0787 |
0.0016 |
0.2481 |
27.4 |
|
Emission Reduction Donors:
- Bullfrog Power, a provider of 100% clean, renewable energy to homes and businesses in Alberta and Ontario, donated 59,080 kWh of Eco-Logo certified green power for permanent retirement on behalf of the CB Richard Ellis World Conference 2007. This donation completely offset the electricity used for the conference space.
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated 1,958,480 kWh of green tags from their waste heat recovery projects located in North Dakota and South Dakota. This donation offset 93% of the total conference carbon emissions.
Monetary Donations were used by Leonardo Academy to purchase and retire 5,774,000 kWh of 100% Wind Energy renewable energy credits (RECs) to help offset the emissions of the CB Richard Ellis World Conference 2007. (Total = $44,047 as of December 2007)
Company Donations:
-
Al Gore and
Staff
- Ambassadors
Staff
-
Bull Frog Power
-
Energy Advantage
-
mdenergy
-
Liberty
Property Trust
-
Sanz/EMC
-
Sheryl Crow
and Band
-
Sun Life Assurance
-
Sustainable Finance Ltd.
Exhibitor Donations:
Individual donors:
Companies and
Organizations
Companies and Organizations are invited to make monetary donations or
in-kind donations of emission reductions to help offset the
emissions of this event. Examples of emission reductions that
can be donated include: renewable energy certificates (RECs),
emission reductions from industrial process improvements and energy efficiency improvements,
emission sequestration in forests and land use actions, and emissions allowances and reduction credits
from emission regulatory programs.
Attendees
Attendees are invited to make monetary donations to help offset the
emissions caused by your participation in this event. An $15 donation purchases enough emission reductions to offset the average
emissions caused by one attendee's travel, lodging, meals, and event
activities. The monetary donations received are used by Leonardo
Academy to purchase and retire emission offsets
for this event.
Additional Opportunities for Companies and Organizations
If you represent an organization or business, you
can sign up to become a Cleaner and Greener Certified Organization and donate
emission reductions delivered by your organization’s energy
efficiency projects to help offset the emissions of this
event. This is a great, low-cost way to make a big difference. More Information
(Note:
Cleaner and Greener is program of Leonardo Academy, a charitable
501(c)3 nonprofit organization, so your donations are tax
deductible to the full extent allowed by law. EIN#39-1881853)
If you have any questions, please call
608-280-0255 or email info@cleanerandgreener.org.
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