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Projects Library and Archives Canada unveils plans for net-zero carbon preservation centre
Library and Archives Canada and the Plenary Properties Gatineau (PPG) consortium have revealed the design of a second preservation centre in Gatineau, Quebec. The new building will be located directly behind the current Preservation Centre. The space will be the first net-zero carbon facility dedicated to archival preservation in the Americas, and the first federal building constructed to the requirements of Canada’s Greening Government Strategy. It will also be the world’s largest preservation facility equipped with a high-tech automated archive storage and retrieval system. The consortium responsible for the project includes B+H A rchitects, PCL Constructors, and ENGIE Services. Construction of the new preservation facility, optimization of the current Preservation Centre vaults, and project funding will cost approximately $330 million. Construction will begin in 2019, with the building expected to open in 2022. www.bac-lac.gc.ca
Humber Retrofit achieves zero carbon certification
Humber College’s retrofitted NX building has been awarded the Zero Carbon Building Design Certification by the Canada Green Building Council, making it the first retrofit in Canada to achieve this certification. A zero-carbon building is highly energy efficient and offsets its annual carbon emissions using clean renewable energy.
Renovations to the 4,484-square-metre NX building, built in 1989, were designed by B+H Architects and are scheduled for completion this summer. The work includes a complete envelope retrofit, energy-efficient upgrades to the lighting, heating and cooling systems, and a new 25kW photovoltaic system. The design was guided by Humber’s Integrated Energy Master Plan vision. www.cagbc.org
Awards Canadian firms win AIA awards
Two Canadian architecture firms have won awards in the American Institute of Architects (AIA)’s annual awards program. Hariri Pontarini Architects won an AIA Award for Architecture for Casey House, a healthcare facility in Toronto, and Looney Ricks Kiss, in association with Canadian firm DIALOG, were recognized for the Crosstown Concourse project in Memphis, Tennessee. The projects were among nine awards given by the five-member jury for the 2019 cycle. “We are very pleased that Crosstown Concourse has received the AIA Award for Architecture. This project was focussed on communal design and social interaction, and has proven to be truly transformative for this part of Memphis. It is heartening to receive recognition for design that truly changes people’s lives in profound ways,” says Alan Boniface of DIALOG. The award program celebrates the best contemporary architecture by projects that demonstrate the ways buildings and spaces have the ability to improve lives. www.aia.org
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