Scotia Plaza Zero Carbon Certification

Scotia Plaza’s 40 King St. W. made national headlines for being the largest building to achieve the Zero Carbon Building Certification in Canada. The certification, a key part of KingSett’s Decarbonization Strategy, will reduce the building’s carbon emissions from energy sources by over 40%, giving it a carbon emission intensity of 0.40 kg CO₂e/sf. This achievement is a result of a relentless drive towards efficiency by the property team, who reduced energy use by over 30% before fully electrifying the building’s systems and purchasing carbon offsets for the remaining carbon emissions associated with the grid electricity use and on-site waste generation. The Zero Carbon Building Certification is a pivotal step for delivering on KingSett’s Strategy and is leading us on our path to zero carbon across the Portfolio.