INTACT PLACENEWS & VIEWSSUMMER 2013

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SADDLE UP FOR ANNUAL STAMPEDE BREAKFAST

Bentall Kennedy LP and bcIMC Realty Corporation will be hosting aStampede Breakfast on Thursday, July 11th at the First Canadian Park,corner of 7th Avenue & 2nd Street SW, between 7:00am and 9:00am.This is a private function for Intact Place tenants and staff, and ticketswill be required. Please call 403-303-2465 to book your free ticketsnow. We are rustling up a great band, entertainment, games suchas the 50/50 draw, raffles and really great prizes. And a traditionalStampede lunch will be served on 100% compostable materials, so plates, cutlery, napkins,cups, stir sticks and food waste can all be placed in the containers labeled “compost only”.

Proceeds from the event will go to Children’s Cottage Society.

A Children’s Cottage Society success story… In our last 2 newsletters we introduced you to Children’s Cottage Society, the charity of choiceselected to benefit all our building events this year. Their mission is to prevent harm and neglectto all children and to build strong families through support services, respite programs and crisisnurseries. The story below is one of many Children’s Cottage success stories…

Sarah is a 22 year old mother of two. We first met her when herson Justin was six and her daughter Kirsten was one. Her husbandhad abandoned the family when Kirsten was three months old and Sarah was left to parent alone, with no support. However, she wasdetermined to support her family without help.

She found a roommate who was also a single mom and theyprovided each other with childcare so the other could work. Soonthough, Justin began to resent sharing his mom. Poor behaviouralissues he had demonstrated since his dad left became increasinglypronounced. Sarah tried implementing time outs, removed privilegesand even resorted to Tabasco sauce on her son’s tongue in an attempt to control his foul language – and it was at this point that she began to fear she may harm Justin. In desperation,she called the Distress Centre and was referred to our Crisis Nursery.

Once she realized we might be able to help her, she finally accepted that even the strongestparent needs help sometimes. After that, we were able to help Sarah connect with housingsupports, parenting resources and child care support. She found a good home for her familyand secured a good paying job. She also discovered her son had severe ADHD and has learnedhow to parent him more effectively. She credits her success to the initial break and thesupport she received at the Children’s Cottage.

For more information, visit the Children’s Cottagewebsite at www.childrenscottage.ab.ca.

Farmers Market a ‘fulfilling’experiencePack your eco friendly bags and headon down to the Farmer’s Market onWednesday July 24 from 10 am to 2pm in the Livingston Place plaza at222 Third Avenue SW. The marketwill feature an abundance of localfresh organic and conventionalproduce, arts and crafts, andenergizing entertainment in a funand friendly environment.

Spring newsletter surveyIn our last survey you gave usfeedback on our building newsletters.We were pleased to see so manypositive comments, as that indicateswe are moving in the right directions.That said, we also appreciated yoursuggestions so that we can stay ontop of what content is of interestand value to you.

Please give us your feedback!This month, we’d like your feedbackon building events. Please click hereto fill out a brief survey. Your opinionis important to us!

AROUNDTHE BUILDINGWine and Beer Tasting notesThe fifth annual wine and beer tasting onMay 30 was the best yet. It was definitelya ‘première cru’ event with a greatselection of wine and beer to taste anddiscuss, accompanied by delicious food, withproceeds going to an important communitycause. Through your generous support weraised $3,700 for our building charity ofchoice, Children’s Cottage Society.

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STAFF PROFILE

VickiKieresProperty AdministratorIntact Place

Vicki joined BentallKennedy in 2004 inaccounts payable,and then moved toLease Documenta-tion in 2007.Whenthe opportunitycame up for PropertyAdministrator in2009 at Intact Place, she says “I jumpedat the chance for a career change.”

Vicki has also recently added 12 morebuildings to her portfolio. She says “I reallyenjoy the everyday challenges that presentthemselves in Property administration. I likemeeting the tenants at various events likeStampede breakfasts and CommuterChallenge, and it is really fun giving awaycupcakes and tree seedlings to the tenants.”

Volunteer work is one of Vicki’s passionsand she has organized volunteeringopportunities for Bentall Kennedy employeeswith organizations including Habitat forHumanity and The Food Bank

She says that her spare time usuallyinvolves babysitting her three year oldgranddaughter and trying to keep up withher. “I love reading and watching TV serieslike ‘Game of Thrones’ to unwind. Springand summer find me puttering in the gardenand helping out with my daughter’s yardwork. I have two dogs, a Schnauzer calledSami and a Lhasapoo called Quincy, andthe ruler of the house is Putzy, a MaineCoone cat. Life is never dull.”

Veteran’s Food Bank Drive a huge success

This year’s Veteran’s Food bank was the best ever. More than3,000 pounds (a ton and a half!) of food was collected from all fourof our downtown buildings during the three week drive, thanks toyour generosity.

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AROUNDTHE BUILDING‘Enlightened’ idea shows bottom line benefitsARC Resources Ltd., who are located in Jamieson Place, didsome research that identified LED lighting as a viable optionthat could not only address staff concerns about lighting levels,but also had additional health/wellness and economic benefitsfor the company.

After further research, a pilot project and careful deliberation,the company has moved forward with a full office LED lightingretrofit for more than 380 employees. At this time 80% of thework has been completed, with the remaining 20% scheduledfor next year. The changeover only required changing the bulbs.Fixtures and motion sensors remained intact and functional.

Benefits to ARC and the environmentThe lighting changeover from fluorescent tubes to LEDswill result in several benefits to the environment andto ARC:

• Annual lighting energy consumption will be reducedby 183,000 kw.

• 11g of mercury will be eliminated from their workspaceand subsequently from the environment. That is enoughmercury to pollute approximately 11 million liters ofdrinking water.

• The equivalent of 137 tons of CO2 emissions will beeliminated annually, the equivalent of removing 26 carsoff the road annually.

• A savings of close to $750,000 over the life of ARC’s lease.

• Reduced eye strain and fatigue for some employees due to LED bulbs running off of constant DC (direct current)power, as opposed to the flicker effect common influorescent tubes that run off of AC (alternatingcurrent) power.

• No emissions of UVa or UVb radiation from the LED tubes.

If you would like to know more about this initiative, contactTom Lavigne: TLavigne@arcresources.com or 403-503-8674.

Before… After…

Intact Place garbage on displayIn April we partnered with Green Calgary todemonstrate the kinds of things being put into thegarbage stream that can actually be recycled and toencourage all building employees to use the recyclingprograms in our building.

On April 9, we posted a display on the main floor showing ourrecent waste audit results and building recycling statistics,including the present building diversion rate which is 65.4%.Sealed, clear bags of garbage currently being thrown out werein front of the display. These included material such as paper,cardboard, and food waste, all items that we have the ability todivert. We would also like to see a decrease in the number ofcoffee cups being thrown out. They cannot be recycled, but theyrepresent a lot of the material found in the garbage.

For more information regarding the waste audit display and/orthe recycling programs at Intact Place, please contact theTenant Services Manager at 403-303-2400 or visit thebuilding website.

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ATP testing to improve workplace healthWe are concerned about the health and wellness of our tenants,and want to be sure we are doing everything we can to providea clean and uncontaminated environment in which to work.

ATP testing is the most commonly adopted method for real-timemonitoring of cleaning process performance and is used as astandard by many hospitals. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ispresent in all animal, vegetable, bacteria, yeast and mold cellsand detection of ATP indicates the presence of contaminationby any one of these sources.

ATP testing was recently done in our building in order to locateareas where our cleaning performance could be improved. Alltests were done in the late evening with a couple of cautionresults. These tests were done again after being cleaned withgood results.

The information obtained from ongoing ATP testing will helpus to continue to ensure that we are providing you with ahealthy workplace. If you have questions or suggestionsplease contact Tony Mackey, Tenant Services Manager,tmackey@bentallkennedy.com.

HEALTH &ENVIRONMENT…

15th Floor West - April 15, 2013 Location Result Follow Up Stana Filipic Hand Set Caution Pass Men's Washroom Push Plate Pass Men's Washroom Stall Lock Caution Pass Regina Levty Hand Set Pass Ladies Washroom Flush Handle Pass Ladies Washroom Dispenser Handle Pass Kitchen Faucet Handle Pass 4th Floor East - April 15, 2013 Location Result Follow Up Jim Wilton-Clark Chair Arm Pass 401 Meeting Room Light Switc Pass Kitchen Water Purifier Handle Pass 440 Meeting Room Table Pass Ladies Soap Dispenser Pass Ladies Toilet Seat Pass Men's Toilet Seat PassMen's Faucet Handle PassExterior Door Handle Outside Washroom PassElevator Call Button PassElevator Lobby Entrance Door Handle Pass

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Tree seedlingsrecognize Earth Day

Earth Day is the largest, mostcelebrated environmental eventin the world.

We celebrated by giving out 600tree seedlings to tenants in our fourbuildings over the lunch hour onApril 22.. This brings the number oftree seedlings distributed over thepast four years to 1,600. Clearlywith your help we are makinga significant contribution topreserving our environment.

HEALTH &ENVIRONMENT…The Great Monitor Shutdown ChallengeThe Great Monitor Shutdown Challenge took place in our building again this year during theweek of June 10. The goal of the campaign was to encourage Intact Place tenants to turnoff their computer monitors every evening or when leaving the office for a period of time –a simple act that can save a great deal of energy.

Each night during that week, a security officer inspected each office to count how manycomputer monitors were left on and how many were left off. Each day, we totaled thepercentages of monitors that were turned off by each participating tenant and providedupdated results.

The winner was the tenant with the highest percentage of monitors turned off. Congratulationsto Savanna Energy, 8th floor, for winning this year’s challenge! They had an average of 91.2%of monitors being turned off, and will receive a Healthy Living Lunch and Learn.

If you have questions or suggestions about the challenge, please contact Simona Berneanu,Tenant Relations Manager, at sberneanu@bentallkennedy.com or at 403-303-2426.

Breakfast honors Environment Week

Our buildings once again celebrated Environment Week this year witha healthy complimentary breakfast handed out to building commuterswho carpooled, transited, biked or walked to work on June 6!

This newsletter is produced quarterlyby Bentall Kennedy for tenants, serviceproviders, and employees at Intact Place.Articles from this newsletter may becopied or reproduced by citing thesource. If you have questions/suggestions, please contact PropertyManager Wayne Scherger atwscherger@bentallkennedy.comor 403-303-2443.