Ontario's First All-Electric Net-Zero Industrial Building

BGO completed Ontario’s first all-electric net-zero carbon speculative industrial building, one of four buildings in the Fifth Line Business Park in Milton, Ontario. This pioneering structure is powered by a 500kW rooftop solar array that negates 100 percent of annual GHG emissions as well as a completely electric HVAC system that operates at 200-300 percent efficiency.

Thanks to the way it’s designed, the building will ensure that approximately 2,151 tons of CO₂ do not enter the atmosphere in the first 10 years of operation – that’s the total emissions a building of this size would be producing if it was not fully electric and running on solar power or the equivalent of taking 468 cars off the road during that time period.

Fifth line industrial building in milton, ontario - net zero

BGO projects this design will provide a savings in operating costs of of 59 percent in its first year.

The building is still up for rent. The price for a lease on building 2 starts at $3.63 per sq ft., 3 percent higher than building 4 (the only one other building currently available for lease). Space in building 4 is going for $3.50 per sq ft and is 35% occupied according to the latest documents provided by the developer.

Buildings 1, 3 and 4 are Net Zero Carbon Ready, built with the same attention to airtightness as building 2 and with structural reinforcement on the roof to take solar panels as well as increased electrical capacity to provide for an all-electric HVAC.

BGO Properties has already collected accolades for building 2 as it has received Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) design certification.

“We continue to move intentionally and steadfastly towards meeting our net zero carbon goal by 2050 by taking demonstrable action today and delivering the first net zero carbon speculative industrial building to Ontario,” said Ross Strowger, managing partner of BGO. “This move-in-ready building combines outstanding spatial and locational attributes with an operationally net zero carbon footprint on Day 1 to help tenants with a sustainability focus immediately meet their net zero goals too.”