Green Skyline Vancouver- Commercial Buildings
The Buildings LEEDing the way
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Hughes Condon Marler: Architects
LEED®-CI Silver
The HCMA office is one of four Canadian projects selected to pilot the LEED® Commercial Interiors rating system. Committed to ‘working with less’, use of interior load-bearing and partition walls was reduced. Local demolition projects provided framing materials. 80% of construction waste was diverted from landfills, and 13% of furniture and construction materials incorporate recycled content.
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Omicron Head Office, Bentall Tower III
LEED®-CI Gold
This downtown office is the first LEED® - Commercial Interiors Gold certified project in Canada. An open space plan integrates architectural, engineering, construction, and interior design teams, which encourages discussion across disciplines. The elimination of enclosed, private offices provides equal access to exterior views and daylight for all employees, 73% of construction waste was diverted from landfills and 61% of building materials are from recycled sources.
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Stantec Consulting Ltd
LEED®-CI Silver
Stantec took the opportunity to pilot the LEED® Commercial Interiors program. In so doing they note only created a healthier, more enjoyable place to work, but were key in advancing efforts to increase green building options for the work place. The project is distinguished by its tremendous efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle materials, where 40% of the materials are salvaged sources, and an impressive 86% of all construction-related waste was diverted from landfills.
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Technology Enterprise Facility III (TEF III)
LEED®-NC Silver
UBC’s Technology Enterprise Facility III developed by Discovery Parks Trust, is designed for multi-disciplinary research and development on the biomedical field. This six-storey building is Canada’s first LEED®-NC Silver Certified research facility, and is the first building on a Canadian university campus to achieve LEED certification. The building was constructed using locally manufactured and salvaged materials to reduce the intensity of resource use.
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Vancouver Port Authority Office
LEED®-CI Gold
Relocating to the Canada Place building in 2004, the new
Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) office achieved LEED®-CI Gold
certification, meeting extremely high standards for indoor
environmental quality and energy efficiency. Housing over 200
employees, this is the largest LEED –CI Gold certified project in
Canada. The efforts of VPA results in a 39% reduction in potable water
use and a 56% reduction in energy use associated with lighting and HVAC
systems. Sixty-four percent of construction waste was recycled,
diverting it from landfills.
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