2023 LEED Buildings in Review

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ZERO CARBON BUILDING STANDARD AND

An Annual Supplement by &

ZERO CARBON BUILDING - Design Standard

Ì 587 Avonhead Rd - Building A Mississauga, ON, Carttera Management Inc.

Ì Agrandissement Rayside Labossière, Montreal, QC, Rayside Labossière

Ì BC Government NetZero Carbon

Neutral Conversion, Williams Lake, BC, Real Property Division

Ì CT REIT - Dufferin Distribution Centre, Calgary, AB, Neoteric Architecture Inc

Ì École secondaire Sainte-Anne, Lachine, QC, College Ste-Anne

Ì FortWhyte Alive Buffalo Crossing Visitor Centre, Winnipeg, MB, FortWhyte Alive

Ì Louis-B Mayer, Laval, QC, Triovest

Ì Maple Meadows Phase 4/5, Maple Ridge, BC, Nicola Wealth

Real Estate

Ì Market Lands Mixed Use Building Winnipeg, MB, UWCRC 2.0 Inc

Ì MIFO, Orléans, ON, Mouvement

D'Implication Francophone

D'Orléans

Ì Neil Campbell Rowing Centre, St. Catherines, ON, Niagara 2022 Games

Ì Northeast Scarborough Community & Childcare Centre Scarborough, ON, City of Toronto

Ì RF Candiac société en commandite, Candiac, QC, Rosefellow

Ì Ronald McDonald House, Halifax, NS, Ronald McDonald House Charities Atlantic

Ì Royal Roads University - Rose Garden Cottage, Victoria, BC, Royal Roads University

Ì Tamperguard Head Office, Dorval, QC, Tamperguard / GroupDC

Ì Thunder Bay Art Gallery Waterfront, Thunder Bay, ON, Thunder Bay Art Gallery

Ì Township Wide Recreation Centre King City, ON, The Township of King

Ì UAP, Siège social, Montreal Montreal, QC, UAPRO Inc

Ì UBC Gateway, Vancouver, BC, UBC Properties Trust

Ì Vortex International Office Building Addition, Pointe-Claire, QC, Vortex international

Ì Westboro Beach Pavilions and Park, Ottawa, ON, National Capital Commission

ZERO CARBON BUILDING - Performance Standard

Ì 531 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, ON, AET

Ì 100 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, KingSett Capital

Ì 1090 Homer Street, Vancouver BC, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 1177 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC

Ì 2011 Joly, Montreal, QC, Forum Asset Management

Ì 240 Markland Drive, Etobicoke, ON,Carttera Management Inc.

Ì 2655 Bristol Circle Oakville, ON, Fiera Real Estate

Ì 3500 Steeles Ave. East Markham, ON, Fiera Real Estate

Ì 355 Wilkinson, Dartmouth, NS, East Port Properties Limited

Ì 395 Southgate Drive - Alectra Utilities, Guelph, ON

Ì 4087 Harvester, Burlington, ON, Fiera Real Estate

Ì 450 March Road, Kanata, ON, Fiera Real Estate

Ì 455 Abbott, Vancouver, BC, Forum Asset Management

Ì 483 Bay Street - Recert., Toronto, ON, Northam Realty Advisors

Ì 483 Bay Street - Recert., Toronto ON, Northam Realty Advisors

Ì 495 Wilkinson, Dartmouth, NS, East Port Properties Limited

Ì 495 Wilkinson, Dartmouth, NS, East Port Properties Ltd. Nova Scotia

Ì 531 Wellington St. N. Kitchener, ON

Ì 609 Granville Zero Carbon Building- Performance, Vancouver BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 700 West Georgia Zero Carbon Building-Performance, Vancouver BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 700 West Pender, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 701 W Georgia, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 725 Granville, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 750 West Pender, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 777 Dunsmuir Zero Carbon Building-Performance Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 87 Mann (The Spire), Ottawa, ON, Forum Asset Management

Ì 885 West Georgia Zero Carbon Building-Performance, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 980 Howe Zero Carbon Transition, Vancouver, BC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

Ì Amped Sports Lab, Gloucester ON, Modern Niagara Group

Ì Arthur Erickson Place, Vancouver BC

Ì Collège Sainte-Anne, Dorval, QC

Ì Complexe Canal Lachine

Montreal, QC, Gestion immobilière Quo Vadis

Ì Complexe Dompark, Montreal, QC, Gestion Immobiliere Quo Vadis

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ZERO CARBON BUILDING STANDARD Canada Green Building Council®

Ì Édifice Jacques Parizeau, Montreal, QC, SociétéImmobiliere-Camont-Inc

Ì Granville Square, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited Le Faro Montréal, Montreal, QC, BentallGreenOak

Ì Le Phénix - 2021-2022, Montreal, Quebec

Ì Lemay - Quebec 2021-2022 Quebec, QC

Ì Maison Manuvie, Montreal, QC, Jones Lang LaSalle Real Estate Services

Ì Mohawk College - Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation Hamilton, ON

Ì OrthoCanada Siège Social Gatineau, QC, OrthoCanada

LEED PLATINUM

Ì 11 Industrial St. - Building B, Toronto, ON, First Capital Asset Management LP

Ì 121 Bloor Street East - Recert., Toronto, ON, Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc.

Ì 18 York @Southcore Financial Centre - Recert., Toronto, ON, QuadReal Property Group

Ì 180 Queen Street West-Recert., Toronto, ON, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 20-029 Le Stage, Saint-Hippolyte, QC, Belvedair - Bureau principal

Ì 2120 et 2180 Rue SainteCatherine Est (Esplanade Cartier Condos) Montreal, QC, Groupe Prével

Ì 280 King St. East - Recert., Toronto, ON, SAS Institute Canada Inc

Ì 33 Yonge Street - Recert., Toronto ON, GWL Realty Advisors Inc

Ì 3316 & 3314 Adanac St., Vancouver, BC, Blue Vision Homes

Ì 400 Cumberland St. - Recert., Ottawa, ON, True North Commercial Limited Partnership

LEED GOLD

Ì 1 City Centre, Mississauga, ON, GWL Realty Advisors

Ì 1 Hotel Toronto, Toronto, ON, Mohari Canada Inc. dba 1 Hotel Toronto

Ì 1 Toronto Street - Recert., Toronto, ON, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 100 Adelaide - Richmond-Adelaide Centre- Recert., Toronto, ON, Oxford Properties Group

Ì 100 Yonge Street - Recert., Toronto, ON, BentallGreenOak

Ì 4711 Yonge Street-Recert., Toronto, ON, Menkes Property Management Services Ltd.

Ì 477 Kindersley Mont-Royal, Mont-Royal, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì 545 Superior Street, Victoria BC, Jawl Properties Ltd.

Ì 6985 Financial Drive - Recert., Mississauga, ON, QuadReal Property Group

Ì 7025 Langer Dr. - Recert., Mississauga, ON, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 720 King West - Recert., Toronto, ON, Triovest Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 745 Thurlow Street - Recert., Vancouver, BC, QuadReal Property Group

Ì 81 Bay at CIBC SQUARE Toronto, ON, Hines, acting as Development Manager for the Owner

Ì 99 Gerrard St. West, Toronto, ON, KingSett Capital

Ì AEdifica - Siège social, Montreal QC, AEdifica

Ì Aquabella at Bayside, Toronto ON, Tridel

Ì Parkside A, Calgary, AB

Ì PwC Place, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì Quad 1 - C1 and C2, North York ON, Forum Asset Management

Ì Quarry Park West, Calgary, AB

Ì Renfrew Business Centre, Vancouver, BC

Ì Bentall Centre Tower IV - Recert., Vancouver, BC, Hudson Pacific Properties

Ì Bremner Tower - Recert., Toronto ON, QuadReal Property Group

Ì Broadway Tech Centre - Bldg 1, 4, 5, 6,7 - Recert., Vancouver, BC, QuadReal Property Group

Ì CIBC Square Fit-up Floors 1-4 (Retail Space), 5 (Workplace), 6-34, & 49, Toronto, ON, CIBC

Ì Commerce Court West - Recert., Toronto, ON, QuadReal Property Group Limited Partnership

Ì La Coulée douce, Saint-Come, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì Laurel, Vancouver, BC, Domus Homes

Ì LinkedIn Toronto Office, Toronto, ON, LinkedIn

Ì Meadowvale Corporate CentrePlaza 4 - Recert., Mississauga ON, QuadReal Property Group

Ì Park Place - Recert., Vancouver BC, QuadReal Property Group Limited Partnership

Ì Résidence Pruche en bec Sud, Sainte-Julienne, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì Royal Centre, Vancouver, BC, Royal Centre (KREC) Inc.

Ì Royal Centre - Recert, Vancouver, BC

Ì The Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON

Ì Waterfront Centre, Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì Résidence Raymond-Ryter, Potton, QC, UrbanÉco

Ì Royal Bank Plaza - Recert., Toronto, ON, Colliers

Ì Scotiabank North Tower at Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto, ON, Brookfield Office Properties

Ì Shaw Tower - Recert., Vancouver, BC, Burrard Landing Lot 2 Holdings Ltd., c/o Westbank Projects

Ì The Emera IDEA & Richard Murray Design Buildings, Halifax, NS, Dalhousie University

Ì The Steve & Sally Stavro Family YMCA, Toronto, ON, YMCA of GTA

Ì The YMCA at The David Braley Vaughan Centre, Vaughan, ON, YMCA of GTA

Ì Waterfront Innovation Centre Toronto, ON, Menkes Waterfront Holdings Inc.

Ì 1080 Grande-Allee Ouest, Quebec, QC, Industrielle Alliance

Ì 111 Richmond - RichmondAdelaide Centre-Recert., Toronto, ON, Oxford Properties

Ì 114-120 Victoria St. Office Building Kitchener, ON, Zehr Group (120 Victoria St LP)

Ì 120 and 130 Adelaide West, Richmond-Adelaide Centre-Recert., Toronto, ON, Oxford Properties Group

Ì 130 Bloor St. WestRecert.,Toronto, ON, BentallGreenOak

Ì 155 Gordon Baker Rd. - Recert., North York, ON, Manulife

Investment Management

Ì 155 Water Street, Vancouver, BC, Low Tide Properties Ltd.

Ì 188 E 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Catalyst Community Developments Society

Ì 1950 Meadowvale - Recertification Mississauga, ON, QuadReal Property Group

Ì 2 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, Brookfield Properties

Ì 20 Queen St. West Recert.,Toronto, ON, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 2100 Derry Road West - Recert., Mississauga, ON, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

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Ì 22 Terrace, Vancouver, BC, Hanbu Enterprises Ltd.

Ì 2425 Matheson Blvd. - Recert., Mississauga, ON, Crown Property Management

Ì 250 Yonge Street-Recert., Toronto, ON, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì 2630 Skymark Avenue - Recert., Mississauga, ON,Crown Property Management

Ì 2680 Skymark Avenue - Recert., Mississauga, ON, Crown Property Management

Ì 3160 Derry Road East, Mississauga, ON, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd.

Ì 320 Granville, Vancouver, BC, Bosa Developments

Ì 34 Golf Avenue, Pointe Claire, QC, Holly Simpson Interior Design

Ì 345 King West, Kitchener, ON, Perimeter Development Corporation & Fiera Properties

Ì 360 Oakville Place, Oakville, ON, Hood Development Corporation

Ì 3650 Victoria Park Avenue, North York, ON, Colliers International

Ì 400 Third - Recert., Calgary, AB, Oxford Properies Group

Ì 405 Terminal, Ottawa, ON, Controlex (on behalf of 1301986 Ontario Inc.)

Ì 45 St. Clair Ave West - Recert., Toronto, ON, Manulife Real Estate

Ì 50 Minthorn - Recert., Markham, ON, Epic Investment Services

Ì 500 Consumers Road, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.

Ì 5035 South Service Rd - Recert., Burlington, ON, Manulife Investment Management

Ì 55 Standish Court - Recert., Mississauga, ON, Crown Property Management

Ì 60 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, Morguard Investments Limited

Ì 601 West Hastings, Vancouver , BC, CI Developments

Ì 65 King Street East, Toronto, ON, Carterra

Ì 655 Bay St. DREAM Office, Toronto, ON, Dream Office Management Corp.

Ì 6551, rue Alma, Montreal, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì 6755 Mississauga Rd. North - Recert., Mississauga, ON, Manulife Investment Management

Ì 70 Cremazie - Place MontcalmRecert., Gatineau, QC, Multivesco Inc.

Ì 70 University Avenue- Recert., Toronto, ON, Avison Young Real Estate Management Services LP.

Ì 736 6th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Manulife Financial

Ì 85 Hanna - Recert., Toronto, ON, FCR Management Services LP

Ì 85 Richmond Street West-Recert., Toronto, ON, Oxford Properties Group

Ì Adelaide Place, Toronto, ON, Dream Office Management Corp.

Ì Airport Square - Recert., Vancouver, BC, Gold Colliers International

Ì Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain (AECRP), Montreal, QC, McGill University

Ì Alex & Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness, Victoria, BC, Camosun College

Ì Amber Trails School Addition, Winnipeg, MB, Seven Oaks School Division

Ì Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, PCL Constructors Canada Inc.

Ì Atria II & III - Recert., North York, ON, Epic Investment Services

Ì Bâtiment administratif et ateliers de l'Usine Atwater Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì Bentall Centre Towers I,II,IIIRecert., Vancouver BC, Hudson Pacific Properties

Ì Bloomington GO Station, Aurora, ON, Metrolinx

Ì Bona Office - Recert., Ottawa, ON, Bona Building & Management Company Limited

Ì Broadway Tech Centre - Bldg 2, 3, 8 - Recert., Vancouver, BC, QuadReal Property Group

Ì Burberry Yorkdale, Toronto, ON, Burberry, London

Ì Bureaux du Ministère de la Justice du Québec aux niveaux

1 à 9 de l'Édifice Louis-PhilippePigeon, Québec, QC

Ì Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue Station, Twillingate, NFL, Real Property, Safety and Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Government of Canada

Ì Canary Commons, Toronto, ON, Dundee Kilmer Developments LP

Ì Caserne de pompier no. 6, Laval QC, Ville de Laval

Ì Centre for Physical Training, Saint-Jean Garrison, St-Jean-surRichelieu, QC, Défense nationale du Canada

Ì Centre de commerce mondial de Montréal-Récert., Montreal, QC, Allied Properties REIT

Ì Centre de Recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM) pavillons R et S Montreal, QC, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

Ì CEP - Container Operations Facility, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Ì Chalets Oxygen Modele Le Refuge (Batchelor), Saint-Côme, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì Chalets Oxygen Saint-Côme

Modele Le Chic, Saint-Côme, QC, Investissements Lyscor Inc.

Ì Chalets Oxygen Saint-Côme

Modele Le Refuge , Saint-Côme, QC, Investissements Lyscor Inc.

Ì Chalets Oxygen Saint-CômeModele Le Boréal, Saint-Côme QC, Investissements Lyscor Inc.

Ì CHANEL CA Holt Renfrew, Toronto, ON, Chanel Canada ULC

Ì Chelsea - Building A and B, Vancouver, BC, Cressey (Cambie 31) Development LLP c/o Cressy Development Corp.

Ì CIBAF - cosmodome, Laval, QC, Ville de Laval

Ì Complexe Place Ville MarieRecert., Montreal, QC, Ivanhoé Cambridge

Ì Concert Properties OfficesLevels 6, 8, 9 & 12, Vancouver, BC, Concert Properties Ltd.

Ì Constitution Square - Recert., Ottawa, ON, Canderel Management Inc.

Ì Coopérative des Prés : Bâtiment 1, 2, 3, 4, Waterville, Quebec, Cooperative Les Pres (La Fédération des coopératives d’habitation de l’Estrie)

Ì Copperhaven School (K-9), Spruce Grove, AB, Parkland School Division No. 70

Ì Covenant House Vancouver Phase 2, Vancouver, BC, Covenant House Vancouver

Ì CPP Investments Offices at 1 Queen Street East,Toronto, ON, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)

Ì Curve on South Park, Halifax, NS, Southwest Properties Ltd.

Ì Dawson Creek Trades Training Centre, Dawson Creek, BC, Northern Lights College

Ì Delia School, Delia , AB, Prairie Land Regional Division No.25

Ì Dr. Anne Anderson High School, Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Public School Board

Ì Écohabitations Boréales - Quatre-Vents, SainteMarguerite-du-Lac-Masson, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations boréalesAchigan Saint-Hippolyte, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations boréalesDes Sommets, Val d'or, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations Boréales - Laval, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations boréalesPresqu'île, Saint-Faustin-LacCarré, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations Boréales - SainteSophie, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations BoréalesTremblant, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations Boréales - ValMorin, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Écohabitations boréalesWheeler, Mont-Tremblant, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Édifice Crémazie, Montreal, QC, Société de transport de Montréal - Bureau de projets Infrastructures Surface

Ì Endress+Hauser Customer Centre Burlington, ON, Endress+Hauser Canada Ltd

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Ì Ennisclare - 1075 North Service Road - Recert., Oakville, ON, Crown Property Management

Ì Evergreen Building - Recert., Vancouver, BC, QuadReal Property Group

Ì Exchange Tower - Recert., Toronto, ON, Brookfield Office Properties

Ì Fifth Avenue Place - Recert., Calgary, AB, Brookfield Office Properties

Ì First Tower Calgary - Recert., Calgary, AB, Hines Ltd - HOC First Tower HT LP

Ì Gateway Place, Surrey, BC, Industrical Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. c/o Epic Investment Services (BC) Inc.

Ì GFW Long-Term Care Facility, Grand Falls - Windsor, NFL, Gold NL Healthcare Partners

Ì Glenora Park (Clifton Place), Edmonton, AB, ONE Properties (Revera ONE Clifton GP Inc. as Partner)

Ì Green Gables Visitor Centre Cavendish, PEI, Parks Canada

Ì HSBC Building - 885 West Georgia-Recert., Vancouver, BC, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Ì IKEA Toronto Downtown - Aura, Toronto, ON, KEA Group

Ì Insectarium de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì KAÏA Maison de ville, Candiac, QC, Neoteric Architecture Inc

Ì KAÏA Maison de ville, Candiac, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì King George Hub, Surrey, BC, PCI Developments Corporation

Ì Kipling Bus Terminal, Etobicoke ON, Metrolinx

Ì l'École le Ruisseau de Brooks, AB, Southern Francophone Education Region No. 4 (Conseil scolaire FrancoSud)

Ì Lake City Centre, Burnaby, BC, Epic Investment Services

Ì Lark City Centre 3, Surrey, BC, Lark Group

Ì Le Colibri, Saint-Hippolyte, QC, Belvedair Constructions Inc.

Ì Le Vita 2 Montréal, QC, Vertex Construction

Ì Lee Residence, Vancouver, BC, Natural Balance Home Builders

Ì Leora Condos (2125 Ward), SaintLaurent, QC, Ward Investments LP c/o Mondev Construction

Ì Mahogany K-4 School, Calgary, AB, Calgary Board of Education

Ì Maison du Loisir et du Sport, Montreal, QC, Groupe Mach Inc

Ì Maison L'Estuaire, Les Escoumins, QC, Solutions Résidentielles

Ì Maison modèle du Mont LoupGarou, Sainte-Adele, QC, Les Constructions Raymond et fils

Ì McKinsey Offices, Montreal, QC, McKinsey & Co.

Ì Meadowvale Corporate CentrePlaza 5 - Recert., Mississauga, ON, QuadReal Property Group

Ì Nasdaq Office, Toronto, ON, Nasdaq, Inc.

Ì Nechako Housing Commons, Kelowna, BC, UBC Properties Trust

Ì Noria Condos - Bâtiment 1 and 2, Saint-Laurent, QC, Groupe Kevlar Inc.

Ì Ottawa VIA Station - Recert., Ottawa, ON, VIA Rail Canada

Ì Oxygen Saint-Côme Modele Le Nordik, Saint-Côme, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì PCL Edmonton Business Park Building One, Edmonton, AB, PCL Constructors, Inc.

Ì Pearson Corporate Centre, Toronto, ON, Crown Property Management Inc.

Ì Place du Lac - Bâtiment 1, LacMégantic, QC, Constuctions Morin inc.

Ì Pruchenbec Nord, SainteJuliene QC, GNC Habitation

Ì QuadReal Headquarters, Vancouver, BC, QuadReal Property Group

Ì Quarry Park Professional Bldg. - Recert., Calgary, AB, BentallGreenOak

Ì Queens Quay Terminal - Offices and Retail, Toronto, ON, Northam CCPF TenCo (BTS) Ltd c/o Northam Realty Advisors Ltd.

Ì R.E. Mountain Secondary School, Langley, BC, School District #35

Ì Résidence Belley Collard, Val-desLacs, QC, Construction Larix Inc.

Ì Résidence Desaulniers Marcotte, Orford, QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Résidence Felteau-Provost, Orford QC, Écohabitations boréales inc.

Ì Résidence Garant-Lacerte, Arundel QC, Belvedair Constructions Inc.

Ì Résidence Hamilton-Piche, Val-desLacs, QC, Construction Larix Inc.

Ì Résidence Jarry et Geoffrion, Nominingue, QC, Les Constructions Raymond et fils

Ì Résidence Josée Legris et Francis Brousseau, Saint-AdolpheD'Howard, QC, Belvedair - Bureau principal

Ì Résidence Lacroix-Busilacchi, Val David, QC, Construction Larix inc.

Ì Résidence Ogilvie et Beauchamp, Bolton, QC, Habitat-Fix

Ì Roam Transit Operations & Training Centre, Banff, AB, Town of Banff

Ì Robson Court - Recert., Vancouver BC, GWL Realty Advisors

Ì Royal Bank Plaza - RBC Branch, Toronto, ON, WZMH Architects

Ì Royal Inland Hospital - Gaglardi Tower, Kamloops, BC, Interior Health Authority

Ì RWDI Headquarters, Guelph, ON, RWDI

Ì Savoy - Cambie and 26th, Vancouver, BC, Aria Pacific Development Inc.

Ì Savoy - Cambie and 26th Townhouse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Vancouver, BC, Aria Pacific Development Inc.

Ì Scala Residences, Toronto, ON, Tridel

Ì SECOND + MAIN, Vancouver BC, SPERA Properties

Ì SFU Burnaby Residence - Dining Commons, Burnaby BC, Simon Fraser University

Ì Simon Fraser University Student Union Building, Burnaby, BC, Simon Fraser University

Ì St. Urbain 6666-O MILE-EX LP e6285, Montreal, QC, Colliers International

Ì St.Urbain 6650-O MILE-EX, Montreal, QC, Colliers International

Ì Suncor Energy Centre - Recert., Calgary, AB, Brookfield Office Properties

Ì TAK Condos - Phase 2, Montreal QC, S.E.C. TAK ROSEMONT c/o Cogir Management

Ì TELUS World of Science - Aurora Expansion, Edmonton, AB, ELUS World of Science Edmonton

Ì The Houses of the Ones Belonging to the Saltwater, Vancouver, BC, UBC Properties Trust

Ì The Pacific, Vancouver, BC, Grosvenor - Property Americas

Ì The Winona, Vancouver, BC, Raichu Cambie developments ltd

Ì UBC MacLeod Building, Vancouver, BC, UBC Infrastructure Development

Ì UBC Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, Vancouver, BC, UBC PROPERTIES TRUST

Ì Valley Park Library, Hamilton, ON, City of Hamilton

Ì Virox Office Building - Recert., Oakville, ON, Virox Technologies

Ì Wolff Residence, Lac Supérieur, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì 100 Chisholm Drive & 95 Market

Dr. - Phase2, Milton, ON, Pure Industrial

Ì 100 East Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill, ON, Dream Unlimited Corp.

Ì 100 East Beaver Creek Expansion, Richmond Hill, ON, Dream Unlimited Corp.

Ì 1330 Martin Grove Road, Toronto ON, Carttera Private Equities Inc.

Ì 203 Abbotside Way Caledon, ON, Dream Unlimited Corp.

Ì 2425 & 2475 Meadowpine Blvd, Mississauga, ON, Carterra Management Inc

Ì 2445 Surveyor Road, Mississauga ON, Carttera Private Equities Inc.

Ì 401 rue Marie Curie, VaudreuilDorion, QC, Dream Properties

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LEED SILVER

Ì 54 Phelan Court, Guelph, ON, Dream Office Management Corp.

Ì 675 Cochrane Drive Markham, ON, True North Commercial Partnership Ltd. (Crown Realty Partners)

Ì 91 Broadway, Toronto, ON, 91 Broadway Fitzrovia Inc.

Ì Air Traffic Control Tower 14 Wing, Greenwood, NS, Department of National Defence

Ì Aire de service du Point-du-Jour, Lavaltrie, QC, Ministère des Transports (Quebec)

Ì Aréna Rodrigue-Gilbert, Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì Atelier de travail pour 5e Régiment du génie de combat, Shannon QC, Ministère de la Défense Nationale

Ì Atria 1 - Recert., North York, ON, Epic Investment Services

Ì AUPE Headquarters, Edmonton AB, Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

Ì Bâtiment administratif de la Cour Dickson, Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì Bay Roberts Primary School, NL, Department of Transportation and Works

Ì Blackie School, Blackie, AB, Foothills School Division No. 38

Ì BLVD Beltline, Calgary, AB, One Properties

Ì Brampton Courthouse Addition, Brampton, ON, Infrastructure Ontario

Ì Bureaux Élections Québec, QC, Société Immobilière GP

Ì Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Cambridge Bay, NU, Public Works and Government Services Canada

Ì Cartier Boutique Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Cartier

Ì Centre de soins de santéGarnison St-Jean, Richelain, QC, Dept of National Defence Canada

Ì Condor K-6 School Condor, AB, Wild Rose School Division

Ì Dartmouth General HospitalExpansion 2019, Dartmouth, NS Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Ì DCC Office Fit-up (RE1712), Ottawa, ON, Communications

Security Establishment

Ì École Arc-en-ciel, Oromocto NB, DTI Buildings, Province of New Brunswick

Ì École des Jolis-Prés, Laterrière, QC, Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay

Ì École Joseph - Moreau, Edmonton AB, Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord

Ì Edenshaw TANU Condominiums, Mississauga, ON, Langara Build Ltd.

Ì Édifice LG2, Montreal, QC, Société de développement Angus

Ì Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility, Toronto, ON, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Capital Project Group, Metrolinx

Ì ErinoakKids, Brampton, ON, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development

Ì ErinoakKids, Mississauga, ON, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development

Ì ErinoakKids, Oakville, ON, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development

Ì Finch West Light Rail Transit and Maintenance & Storage Facility, Toronto, ON, Mosaic Transit Group c/o Metrolinx

Ì Fire Station 7-3 and EMS Station 31, Vaughan, ON, Corporation of the City of Vaughan

Ì Gander Long-Term Care Facility, Gander, NL, Healthcare Partners

Ì Grand River Transit Northfield Bus Facility, Waterloo, ON, Region of Waterloo, Corporate Services, Facilities Project Management

Ì Halifax South Peninsula Elementary School, Halifax, NS, Dept of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Ì Health Care Centre, CFB North Bay, ON, Department National Defence

Ì Heathview South Tower, Toronto, ON, Morgaurd Investments Limited

Ì Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto, ON, Holy Blossom Temple

Ì Homer Watson Kitchener Building 2, Kitchener, ON, Perimeter Development Corporation

Ì Humaniti, Montreal, QC, Humaniti

Ì IKEA, Beauharnois, QC, IKEA Burlington

Ì Institute for Advanced Medical Isotopes, Vancouver, BC, TRIUMF

Ì Island View High School, Eastern passage, NS, Nova Scotia Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal

Ì KAÏA Maison de ville, Candiac, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì L'aréna Raymond-Bourque, Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì Lakehead University CASES, Thunder Bay, ON, Lakehead University

Ì Lakeshore School, Calgary, AB, Calgary Board of Education

Ì Maple Leaf Foods - Heritage Facility, Hannon, ON, Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.

Ì Mitchell Elementary School Addition, Mitchell, MB, Hanover School Division

Ì Monarc Condominiums - Phase 1, Saint-Laurent, QC, Groupe Jadco

Ì NFS(A) Consolidated Training and Support Facility, Halifax, NS, Department of National Defence Canada

Ì Niagara Regional Police Service 2 District/Headquarters, Niagara Falls, ON, Niagara Region

Ì Norseman - Maison en Ville NOR, 02-62, Montréal, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì Octagon Pond Elementary, Paradise, NL, NF Dept. of Transportation and Works

Ì Palais de justice, Rimouski, QC, Société immobilière du Québec

Ì PAX Habitat, Joliette, QC, Soeurs des Saints Coeurs de Jesus et de Marie

Ì Peaks to Pines Seniors Lodge, Coleman, AB, Alberta Seniors & Housing

Ì Port aux Basques MCTS Centre, Port aux Basques, NL, Government of Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Ì Prince Albert Provincial Correctional Centre Food Services Facility, Prince Albert, SK, Saskatchewan Ministry of Central Services

Ì Résidence Gael et Nicolas, Orford, QC, Évaluations EcoHabitation

Ì Riverbend Business Park, Burnaby, BC, Oxford Properties Group

Ì The Scenic Grande, Calgary, AB, Revera Inc.

Ì Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Urban Innovation, Toronto, ON, Toronto Metropolitain University

Ì Usine de traitement des eaux souterrains PEPSC, Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì Utopia Condominiums, Beamsville, ON, New Horizon Development Group

Ì Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor's Reception Centre, Waterton, AB, Parks Canada / Government of Canada

Ì Yarmouth Elementary School, Yarmouth, NS, Nova Scotia, Dept of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Ì Yorath House, Edmonton, AB, City of Edmonton

Ì YRP 1 District 429 Harry Walker Pky S., Newmarket, ON, The Regional Municipality of York

Ì 11 Bramalea Building A, B, C, Brampton, ON, ADMNS Brampton Investment Corp c/o Carttera

Ì 2750 Morningside Drive, Toronto, ON, Oxford Properties Group

Ì 40 Norelco Drive, Toronto, ON, Triovest Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 45 Tyler, Cambridge, ON, Gateway Business Campus Limited Partners c/o Bentall Kennedy

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Ì 65+75 Quarterman
RoadBuildings J1+J2, Guelph, ON, DREAM Unlimited
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Ì 675 Harwood Buildings A & B, Ajax, ON, 675 Harwood Holdings Inc. c/o Triovest Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì 8205 Parkhill Drive, Milton, ON, Menkes Parkhill Holdings Inc.

Ì Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator Facility Expansion, Leduc, AB, Alberta Infrastructure

Ì ALRE- Laval - Nouveau bâtiment BMO, Laval, QC, ALRE Properties inc

Ì Aréna Francis Bouillon, Montreal QC, Service de la gestion et de la planification immobilière

Ì Aréna Mont-Royal, Montreal, QC, Ville de Montréal

Ì B1C1a, Brossard, QC, Devimco

Immobilier

Ì Bible Hill P-4 School, Bible Hill, NS, Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Ì C5B6, Brossard, QC, Devimco Immobilier

Ì Centre d’innovation adMare, Montreal, QC, Neomed Institute

Ì Daiya Foods Building - Phase 1 & 2, Burnaby, BC, Daiya Foods

Ì DIALOG Toronto Office Fit Up, Toronto, ON, Dialog Design

Ì DMH Hamilton Gateway Facility Hamilton, ON, Dhl Express (usa), Inc.

Ì École primaire Saint-Émile, QC, Commission scolaire de la Capitale

Ì EWBP Phase 2 and 3, Milton, ON, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada c/o BentallGreenOak

Ì Grifols Canada Therapeutics

Albumin and Fractionation

Building (Zone A, B, C), Montreal QC, Grifols Engineering – Grifols Canada Therapeutics Inc.

Ì Halton Hills Buildings B1 & B2, Halton Hills, ON, Halton Hills Industrial Devel. GP I c/o Triovest

Ì Iport Caledon Buildings B, C, D, E, Bolton, ON, Triovest Realty Advisors Inc.

Ì Loto-QC, 500 Sherbrooke O.

SAAQ MAMH, Montreal, QC, Loto-Quebec

Ì Maison Terra, Sainte-Annede-Bellevue, QC, Broccolini Construction Inc.

Ì North Retail District

Buildings 3 -10, Calgary, AB, Certified Brookfield Properties

Developement

Ì Société en commandite Solar Condo Tour 2 et 3, Brossard, QC, dyfic Construction

Ì VIU 2, Gatineau, QC, Groupe Heafey

AMBER TRAILS COMMUNITY SCHOOL

The LEED Platinum certified Amber Trails Community School, designed by Prairie Architects Inc. for the Seven Oaks School Division, opened in 2015. Just a few short years later, an eight-classroom addition was constructed to accommodate the growing population in the area. The addition received LEED Gold certification in 2023.

The addition is modelled after the original school design where groupings of classrooms are clustered around shared, open multi-purpose areas. The eight-classroom addition increased the capacity of the school from 800 to 1,000 students and complements the existing school’s attributes, incorporating key principles of sustainability such as enhanced building commissioning and exceptional energy performance.

Some noteworthy elements include: hydronic radiant floors controlled from the building automation system (BAS), using hot water supplied from the existing school’s central ground source heat pump (GSHP); constant volume air distribution via active chilled beams in the classrooms; and both hot and chilled water supplied from the existing GSHP system with a 20-ton upgrade to the heat pump module to provide the incremental plant capacity required for the addition.

PROJECT FACTS

OWNER Seven Oaks School Division

LOCATION Winnipeg, Manitoba AREA 11,324 sf (addition)

COST $3.3 Million (addition)

YEAR COMPLETED 2019 (addition)

CONTRACTOR Three-Way Builders

CONSULTANTS Architect: Prairie Architects Inc. / Structural Engineering: Wolfrom

Engineering Ltd. / Mechanical & Electrical

Engineering: WSP / Landscape Architect: HTFC Planning & Design / Interior Design: Prairie Architects Inc. / Sustainable Project Management: Prairie Architects Inc. / Commissioning: Integrated Designs Inc. (now Crosier Kilgour)

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Photo: Lindsay Reid

GREEN GABLES VISITOR CENTRE

The LEED Gold certified Visitor Centre situated on 16 acres of rural land in Cavendish, PEI, is the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel ‘Anne of Green Gables’. Parks Canada wanted to improve the tourist experience with a structure that would be respectful of the historic house and would reinterpret the wood building tradition of PEI through the use of exposed engineered mass timber, a more sustainable choice than traditional post and beam.

MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDITION

In order to accommodate the growing communities of Mitchell, Manitoba and surrounding area, the Hanover School Division required significant expansion of the Mitchell Elementary School. The 11,142 square-foot addition includes five new classrooms; a learning commons, which opens into a large multi-purpose room; an entrance vestibule; and washrooms and service space. Additionally, outside of the LEED project boundary, a subsequent renovation to the existing school was undertaken in order to expand and renovate the kindergarten classrooms; renovate the administration and staff areas; and provide much-needed consolidation of the educational support and resource areas.

The project team worked in close collaboration with the Hanover School Division to prioritize the school’s need and determine the scope of work that would best serve the school and meet the project’s sustainability goals within the project budget.

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A narrow plan and large windows on the east side provides ample daylight and enables south-facing glazing to be shaded. Artificial lighting, although rarely needed, is controlled by daylight sensors. Large doors in the lobby can be opened to allow cooling breezes in summer. De-stratification fans used to control temperatures within the high-volume spaces are powered by the PV panels. The building averages 1 air change per hour. Recovery ventilation units are designed at 30% more than required by ASHRAE 62.1. Energy intensity reduction is about 23%.

PROJECT FACTS

OWNER Hanover School Division

LOCATION Mitchell, Manitoba

AREA 11,142 sf (new) / 8,697 sf (reno)

COST $4.5 Million

YEAR COMPLETED 2020

CONTRACTOR Gateway Construction

CONSULTANTS Architect: Prairie Architects Inc. / Structural

Engineering: Wolfrom Engineering Ltd. / Mechanical & Electrical

Engineering: KGS Group / Civil Engineering: J.R. Cousin

Consultants Ltd. / Interior Design: Prairie Architects Inc. / Sustainable Project Management: Prairie Architects Inc. / Commissioning: Integrated Designs Inc. (now Crosier Kilgour)

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Photo: Lindsay Reid

REVOLUTIONIZING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: MODERN NIAGARA’S JOURNEY TO DECARBONIZE CANADA’S ICE ARENAS

Modern Niagara’s transformation of the AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex into North America’s first arena to achieve a Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard certification proves decarbonization is achievable – even in the most challenging spaces.

Canada’s aggressive carbon reduction objectives need to be met by 2030 and 2050. As building emissions represent a significant percentage of the country’s total emissions, Modern Niagara – Canada’s leading national mechanical and electrical, building services, and integrated building technology contractor –has responded to the urgent call for a decarbonized built environment.

Ice rinks symbolize Canada’s national identity. Whether the place for hockey, exhibiting our collective values of teamwork, dedication, and resilience, or the shared space for belonging, connection, and unity, the arena represents the heart of Canadian communities. They are also among the highest energy-consuming facilities in a municipality. As such, Modern Niagara developed the position that if an arena can be decarbonized, any building in any community can be decarbonized, making arenas the ideal starting point for municipalities looking to begin their net zero journeys.

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Through the AMPED project, Modern Niagara has successfully demonstrated that a community ice rink can be a new source of national pride – comprised of environmental responsibility, and a catalyst for societal transformation to help meet reduction targets.

At the core of Modern Niagara’s decarbonization efforts lies a commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, including investing in the development of innovative technologies tailored to facilities with complex needs. For AMPED, this included the real-time development of the Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier (LDD) –a technology that Modern Niagara continues to advance for enhanced efficiency and performance.

As an emerging leader in sustainability solutions, Modern Niagara also collaborates with cutting-edge clean tech partners such as OX2, Airwise, Blue Frontier, Distech Controls, and Guest Automation to explore new solutions for building equipment, ensuring not only decarbonization but also energy efficiency.

Leveraging their expertise, partnerships, and relationships with industry leaders and the AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex owners, Modern Niagara assembled a team of subject matter experts to tackle the unique challenges posed by decarbonizing ice arenas – setting a precedent and roadmap for municipalities across Canada to follow.

This decarbonization project exemplifies how visionary leadership and collective action can drive change. Modern Niagara’s cutting-edge initiative to reduce carbon emissions in Canada’s ice arenas proves that net zero is not just a goal, but an achievable reality. And, the lessons learned from decarbonizing arenas can be applied toward other buildings, accelerating Canada’s transition toward a more sustainable future.

Modern Niagara welcomes all stakeholders to join this decarbonization journey. From municipal decision-makers to facility owners, a sustainable future is achievable when we meet together at the rink.

Contact Modern Niagara’s Energy Solutions team today: esolutions@modernniagara.com

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TRADES TRAINING CENTRE, NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE, DAWSON CREEK

The Trades Training Centre in Dawson Creek, Canada provides workshops for the instruction of carpentry, welding, plumbing, millwright, and wind turbine technology, as well as student commons, classrooms, and offices. Tailored to the northern climate, the project inverts trades building typology to suit collaborative, multi-disciplinary trades education. Mass timber construction is used for efficiency and is exposed within the building to create practical spaces humanized by wood materials, colour and natural light. The project recently achieved LEED ‘Gold’ certification.

Dawson Creek is a remote resource town of 13,000 residents in northeast BC, dependent upon the oil and gas industry. It is very cold, with long nights and temperatures that regularly dip to -40˚C during the winter.

The project is an addition to Northern Lights College. The new building provides a clear identity for the campus, by fronting the haphazard former military base with a single long façade and addressing the town’s main road with a large coloured clerestorey along its full length - animated by LED lights that harken to the aurora borealis. Sheltered courtyards around the new building counter the sprawling pattern of a town that lacks pedestrian amenity.

Demand for heat and shelter is extreme in this northern climate. The design responds by providing a renewable campus energy system centered around a large-scale biomass boiler fueled by waste wood from the region’s forest industry. The south-facing elevation of the building was designed as a solar wall to utilise the strong winter sunlight to pre-heat intake air for the building’s mechanical ventilation system. Where conventional trade training facilities use large outdoor ‘boneyards’ for storage and training activities, this space was enclosed at Northern Lights, and the exhaust air from other fully conditioned spaces used to temper the space during cold periods.

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This project provides a model for trades college design in a cold climate, working from first principles and using mass timber to create a sustainable, practical, people-oriented environment – and handling the technical requirements of extensive workshop equipment.

Mass timber construction created opportunities for integrating architecture and systems:

• Constructability was enhanced by prefabrication of roof panels and CLT wall panels

• Wood structure reduces the size of the piling foundations required for frost heave

• Exposed mass timber provides a ready surface for fastening equipment and building systems, which must remain exposed to allow flexibility in the workshops

• Wood columns provide lateral support for the clerestorey and mitigate glare

• The wood interior, integrated with acoustic surface treatments, provides exceptional acoustic performance to temper the noise of workshop tools

Reflective of trades work, the design is practical and efficient in its orthogonal form: a carefully calibrated box that responds to functional needs and the human desire for warmth, natural light, and social interaction.

CREDITS:

CLIENT Northern Lights College

ARCHITECT McFarland Marceau Architects

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Equilibrium Consulting

MECHANICAL ENGINEER Rocky Point Engineering

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT Jarvis Engineering

PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Elkan

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VIROX TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Virox Technologies Inc., a leading chemical engineering innovator of safe, effective and sustainable disinfectants, was the first chemical manufacturer in Canada capable of developing Ecologo® and Green Seal Certified products in a state-of-the-art 68,500+ square foot LEED-certified facility, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Our environmental commitment goes beyond our ground-breaking disinfectant technologies and products and is reflected in our operations and building technologies.

Virox has invested in its operational sustainability with building upgrades including expansions, retrofits, and technological advancements that deliver a multitude of benefits to its occupants and the surrounding environment:

• Installing JADE™ HEPA-RX air filters remove >99.99% of airborne pathogens,

• Retrofitting all building lights to LED’s improves energy efficiency,

• Installing electric vehicle charging stations, bicycle racks, and shuttles to connect staff to city transit services encourages alternative modes of transportation,

• Enhancing our recycling program has achieved a 90% waste diversion rate. These are just a few sustainability initiatives undertaken to improve building performance, reduce operating costs, and provide a more healthful and productive environment for occupants.

As a disruptor in disinfectant technology and infection prevention, our focus on health and environmental sustainability is a legacy that we will pass on to future generations.

Discover more about our commitment to a sustainable future: virox.com

YORK REGIONAL POLICE, #1 DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS:

near net zero carbon and LEED Silver Certified

In a seamless collaboration between client and consultant groups, the York Regional Police, #1 District Headquarters in Newmarket, Ontario transcended initial regional objectives, aiming beyond LEED Silver to align with the York Region 2031 carbon neutral mandate. Emphasizing passive technologies like geothermal energy and enhanced envelope performance, the project retained its commitment to security, functionality, and design efficiency.

To augment expertise, the team pursued additional training in Passive House principles, enriching their existing skill set. Parkin spearheaded a culture of excellence, instituting rigorous quality tests throughout construction, including multiple blower door tests, ensuring superior building performance. While achieving zero carbon status for the building, the project remains mindful of the carbon footprint of its emergency generator required to guarantee 24/7 operation. Although not Passive House certified, the project meticulously adheres to Passive House principles, confirming the commitment to a sustainable ethos.

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FORTWHYTE ALIVE BUFFALO CROSSING VISITORS CENTRE

Located in Winnipeg’s burgeoning southwest, north of a primary motorway into the city, Buffalo Crossing is situated on Muir Lake’s south shore, the largest of five lakes formed in reclaimed clay and gravel pits abandoned by the Canada Cement Company.

The 18,000 sf two-story mass timber Visitor Centre consists of a gift shop, café, lobby, gender neutral washrooms, learning, pre-function and indigenous spaces, prep kitchen, and event space.

The marquee gateway to FortWhyte Alive’s 660 acre nature campus, offering environmental education and recreation programs, Buffalo Crossing will be a living exhibit of climate resilience, reconciliation, and stewardship, facilitating expanded programming and revenue.

Amidst wispy aspens, perched between and over granite gabion walls concealing the ‘natural garden’ beyond, Buffalo Crossing frames views towards visitors’ experience. Transparent, welcoming, Buffalo Crossing is designed to draw people in connecting them with nature.

Triangular in form with a minimal north facade with limited solar exposure, the northwest façade opens up to picturesque views, while the south façade addresses the motorway providing a strong physical presence. The upper volume shading the lower volume, stepping up at the event space. Rounded corners soften its presence within the aspen forest. Two ends of the upper volume are carved out to form balconies.

Interior features supporting indigenous culture were carefully curated including language, interpretive elements, and the Star Blanket pattern celebrating indigenous history and knowledge. The bison (buffalo) make an appearance in the Donor Wall.

Special consideration was given to south central Canada’s extreme climate with conditions ranging from -40° C and 0% relative humidity to +40° C and 100% relative humidity and future projected climate data to inform the design of Buffalo Crossing achieving CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Design Standard and targeting Passive House Certification - the first such projects in Manitoba to achieve these standards.

Large bird-friendly insulating glass units passively harvest solar heat during the heating season, while the overhang and operable screens, theatrically opening and closing in response to the sun, passively shade the interiors during the cooling season. Paired with a highperformance building enclosure, the heating energy demand is lowered by ~90%.

The building’s HVAC system consists of a ground source heat pump, energy recovery ventilator, and in-floor heating/cooling.

Buffalo Crossing demonstrates FortWhyte Alive’s commitment to climate action through the built environment, promoting an understanding of the natural world, inspiring actions towards sustainable living and a better future for all.

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MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC

The transformation of a 16,000 sq. ft. retail space in Williams Lake into a sustainable office building represents a significant achievement. Situated on the traditional lands of the Secwepemc, T'exelcemc, and Xat'súll First Nations, this project stands as a testament to Canada's commitment to emission reduction goals.

Originally housing Sears and Fabricland stores, the building now serves as the Ministry for Children and Families' headquarters, showcasing pioneering sustainability efforts. PassivHaus design techniques were implemented, such as high-efficiency windows, enhanced thermal insulation, and thermal bridging avoidance. The project foresees a net positive energy return to the system’s grid through highly efficient systems and geothermal heating and cooling capabilities. Up to an 80% reduction in energy consumption compared to the baseline building's energy consumption was achieved.

Photovoltaic panels covering the roof offset the remaining 20% energy consumption, contributing to carbon neutrality and net-zero energy status. Notable upgrades include improved insulation and exterior cladding, ensuring both energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal. The building's interiors, inspired by LEED and WELL criteria, prioritize occupants' health and inclusivity. This project stands as a beacon of sustainability, inclusivity, and respect for Indigenous cultures and the environment, serving as a model for future developments striving towards similar goals.

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CANADIAN G R EEN BUILDING 2024 AWARDS

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