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After much deliberation, the jury chose eight projects, from seven cities in three provinces. The projects are drawn from both public and private sectors and include residential, commercial, cultural, institutional and industrial buildings. All this serves to confirm that work of the highest quality is now being realized across the country and across all sectors of the market.

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If a situation exists that threatens quality of life, it is

communities, unrelated to tra-

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works to improve living condi-

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edge of the land, can exacer-

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speak out, to act, or otherwise

bate poor living conditions.

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intervene. Being a recognized

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society

authority on a subject lends

while, are wasteful of non-

which he defined as "an array

credibility to opinions, particu-

renewable resources. Buildings

of institutions which operate on

larly if one is not advocating for

consume more energy than

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a private, voluntary basis, but

commercial reasons.

they should.

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purposes." Professional asso-

the natural environment and

cating for change in public

Regional Director, Ontario

ciations, such as the RAIC, are

human health are better known

policy. The RAIC, for exam-

North, East and Nunavut

included in this group, as are

to the general public than

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those that work in media, the

those that deal with the built

for implementing incremental

arts, and education.

environment.

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have talents and competencies

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The eight projects selected in the 2014 Canadian Green Building Awards are among the most exemplary sustainably-designed

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Jennifer Sanguinetti, P.Eng., P.E., LEED AP [BD+C], Director, Smart Buildings & Energy Management, BC Housing Responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and energy management of BC Housing’s diverse portfolio of buildings.

buildings in Canada. Our thanks to our jurors for their diligence, and to our sponsors whose support make the Awards possible. We especially thank all those who entered the 2014 Awards. Your participation

Christopher Simmonds B.E.S., B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP - Principal of the award-winning firm Christopher Simmonds Architect Inc., located in Ottawa. His firm has been recognized through several awards.

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MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP STORE

JURY COMMENT A beautiful building with impressive performance - the more so because it is a retail facility that needs to attract and engage customers. The site development and integration with the park is carefully considered. MEC raises the bar every time it developes a new store.

PROJECT CREDITS Owner/Developer Mountain Equipment Co-op Architect Proscenium Architecture and Interiors Inc. General Contractor Ventana Construction Corporation Landscape Architect Sharp and Diamond Landscape Architecture Inc. Civil Engineer Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. Mechanical/Electrical Engineer Pageau Morel and Associates Inc. Structural Engineer Fast + Epp Structural Engineers Commissioning Agent Stantec Consulting LEED Consultant Recollective Development Manager Corin Flood Geotechnical Consultant Geopacific Consultants Ltd. PhotoS Bob Matheson Photography/Randy Sharp, Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architects Inc.

MATERIALS Steel frame with structural insulated panels with curtain wall, concrete slab, TPO roof, vegetated facade

by Green Screen, fiberglass windows by Cascadia Windows Ltd., resilient flooring by Forbo The building has a hybrid steel and glulam structure and demountable structural insulated panels for the walls and roof [1]. With parking located at the rear, the building could be located at the intersection of the principal streets, improving the pedestrian experience [2]. The exterior green wall reduces heating demand through evaporative cooling, and is irrigated using storm water from the roof [3].

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4 Overland storm water management is supplemented by underground storage and infiltration facilities; requiring no connection to the municipal sewer. With 100% mitigation of storm water, up to and including a 10-year storm event, MEC North Vancouver exceeds municipal LEED® and Department of Fisheries and Oceans requirements.

The building’s mechanical system is designed to be primarily passive.

It has been designed with a reduced capacity and depends on solar gain and prevailing winds to maintain acceptable conditions. The building sources electricity from Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading sustainable energy provider.

During daylight hours the retail floor is lit entirely with natural light through the use of a saw tooth roof with south-facing Solera glazing units. A mechanical room with large inlet louvres draws fresh air using

large-diameter, low-velocity propeller fans, and directs it into plenums under the main floor of the store.

Air is exhausted at the ceiling level through large area louvres in the sides of the saw teeth. Recorded or forecasted hot temperatures trigger the natural ventilation system and radiant floor system to operate during unoccupied periods, cooling the building mass before the next hot day.

The project is targeting LEED® gold designation focusing on energy efficiency, water consumption, materials, landscaping and public access. While retail generally communicates consumption, the new MEC North Vancouver store reflects MEC’s commitment to conservation, public education, outdoor recreation, and stewardship of the environment.

During daylight hours the retail floor is lit entirely with natural light from the clerestory glazing in the sawtooth roof [4]. the boardwalk approach. The energy performance of the building is exemplary given the need to attract retail customers with large expanses of glazing [5].

The site offered a rare opportunity to blur the edges between the retail facility and the adjacent public park and stream ecosystem [6].

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CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY 1

Accommodating 200 private and public sector researchers, CIRS was conceived as a tool to demonstrate the possibilities in sustainable design and construction. Serving as a catalyst for change, its structure and environmental systems were chosen to be practical, economical and transferable.

The 5,675m2 ‘living lab’ is organized around two four-storey wings, linked by a central atrium, from which all of the project’s sustainable strategies are visible. The remainder of the program includes academic offices, a variety of teaching and laboratory spaces, an auditorium and a cafe.

The CIRS building has embraced the ambitious sustainability goals of the Living Building Challenge, including those of net zero water consumption; waste water treatment on site; net zero energy consumption, and construction and operational carbon neutrality.

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JURY COMMENT A benchmark project with respect to the implementation of green building strategies in Canada. Given its scale, the risks taken by the client and design team in the name of research are huge. Spaces are warm, interesting and well lit, and the metrics are beginning to confirm that this is a very high-performance building.

The four-storey atrium, flooded by natural light, and topped by a photovoltaic array [1]. The building’s U-shape contributes to the project goal of 100% natural daylight and ventilation for all inhabitants, including the auditorium located in the centre of the building [2].

PROJECT CREDITS Client University of British Columbia Sustainability Initiative Architect Perkins+Will Structural Engineer Fast + Epp Mechanical Engineer and Electrical Engineer Stantec Civil Engineer Core Group Consultants Geotechnical Consultant Trow Associates Inc. Landscape Consultant PWL Partnership Interior Design Perkins+Will Code Consultant LMDG Building Code Consultants Building Envelope Consultant Morrison Hershfield Limited Acoustic Consultant BKL Consultants Audio Visual Consultant MC Squared System Design Group Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Haworth Construction Management Heatherbrae Construction Owner Representative UBC Properties Trust Wastewater Consultant Eco-Tek Ecological Technologies Rainwater Consultant NovaTec Consultants Photos Martin Tessler

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Narrow floorplates allow for daylight penetration

Through a simple system, rainwater is harvested from the high-albedo roofs, stored in a below-ground cistern, filtered, disinfected onsite, and distributed through the building for potable water applications. Using a solar aquatics biofiltration system, 100% of the building’s wastewater is reclaimed, treated and reused within the facility.

CIRS harvests sunlight with building-integrated photovoltaics, captures waste heat from a nearby building, and exchanges heating and cooling with the ground to achieve net-positive energy on an annual basis.

The building’s U-shaped plan contributes to the goal of 100% natural daylight and ventilation for all inhabitants. Building-integrated photovoltaics [accounting for almost 10% of energy], shade operable windows, and

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the western facade’s living solar screen is planted with deciduous vines that over time will provide seasonal solar shading.

A heat recovery system captures waste heat in the exhaust ventilation from the fume hoods on the adjacent Earth and Ocean Sciences building,

In the summer the living wall shades the interior spaces from the late afternoon sunlight. In the winter the living wall drops its leafs allowing sunlight in the interior spaces.

transferring it to the heat pumps in CIRS. The heat pumps provide heating and cooling for the building through the radiant slabs and a displacement

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Wood was chosen as the primary building material. The expressed wood structure - constructed of FSC certified and pine-beetle-killed wood - sequesters 600 tonnes of carbon, helping the project achieve net-zero carbon in construction and operations.

CIRS has demonstrated the power of integrating academic research with physical campus infrastructure, and the benefits of extending the reach of a project outside institutional boundaries.

The project team created a Technical manual that accompanies the CIRS website [cirs.ubc.ca], which includes ongoing updates and actual performance data from the project.

MATERIALS Glulam structure, masonry and stone, vegetated roofing, vegetated facade [living wall] by Green Screen. Finished concrete, carpet tile, raised flooring; low-VOC paint by General Paints [Sherwin Williams].

Building-integrated photovoltaics and solar collector array, heat recovery system captures waste heat from adjacent building for transfer to heat pumps.

A living roof on the auditorium provides a courtyard amenity for upper-level office users [3]. THE living screen on the western facade is planted with deciduous vines, creating a passive shading device that displays seasonal change [4].

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The 5,000 m2 Bibliotheque du Boise is located between the busy Boulevard Thimens and Marcel-Laurin Park, an area of protected woodland in the Montreal borough of Ville St-Laurent. The woodland became an important generator in the design of the library, the idea being to create new connections and experiences that would reinforce its value to the community and contribute to the creation of a new and attractive centre for cultural activities.

JURY COMMENT The crafting of this project was compelling - from the site planning, through the programming, right down to the execution of the details. The building has a variety of beautifully lit and welcoming spaces, in keeping with the new role that libraries play as community living rooms. This is also a very high-performance building an impressive achievement altogether.

PROJECT CREDITS Architects Eric Pelletier architecte, Cardinal Hardy et associés, s.e.n.c., Les Architectes Labonté Marcil s.e.n.c.

Client Ville de Montréal, arrondissement de St-Laurent Landscape Architect Cardinal Hardy et associés, s.e.n.c.

Structural engineer SDK et associés Inc. M&E engineers Leroux Beaudoin Hurens et associés Inc. Acoustic Consultant Davidson & Associés inc.

LEED Consultant EXP General Contractor Pomerleau inc.

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An integrated, multidisciplinary design approach has provided the building users with individually controlled access to fresh air, daylight and views in all regularly occupied spaces.

The installation of low-flow fixtures and a dual-flush water closet reduce potable water consumption, and the use of hardy, climateappropriate plants eliminated the need for an irrigation system. In addition, the project is also connected to the UNBC stormwater management system.

As Prince George is located in a cold climate, reducing heating loads was a priority. On the demand side, the heating loads were significantly reduced by specifying a high performance envelope. On the supply side, the building is primarily heated using a heat exchanger on the return water of the biomass boiler. [Note that the biomass fuel of is sawmill residue used in the plant meets the definition of renewable.]

Wood was chosen as the primary structural material for its inherently sustainable properties. The structure of the building is comprised of exposed glulam beams and columns supporting an exposed wood roof. The interior walls of the fuel storage and processing plant are clad with locally-manufactured GIS Douglas fir plywood, giving these spaces a much warmer appearance than would typically be the case for an industrial building.

Regionally-sourced and reclaimed materials were specified wherever possible, and metal, concrete, insulation and gyproc with post- and prewaste content were used. In a region that lacks the recycling infrastructure typically found in larger urban areas, the project team still managed to divert 55% of construction waste from landfill.

As an academic institution committed to sustainable principles, UNBC is using the Bio-Energy Plant as a broad educational tool for a wide range of audiences. In addition, the prominent location and transparent nature of the facility offers a constant reminder to the university community of how and where the energy it uses is being generated.

Making infrastructure visible in this way helps foster a greater sense of responsibility regarding the source and potential environmental impacts of the basic services we rely on.

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The cantilevered “box� clad in western red cedar siding contains the operation and research components of the UNBC BioEnergy Plant [1]. The plant [upper left in photo] supplies 71% of the total campus heat demand. It is the first university building in BC, and only the second industrial building in Canada, to achieve LEED Platinum certification [2]. Partially burying the fuel storage and processing areas into the earth reduces the apparent scale of the building [3]. Using locally-manufactured Douglas fir plywood on the interior walls adds warmth to the industrial interior [4].

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VentanaConstruction.com 604.291.9000

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Greater Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Calgary 604-294-2088 - www.kwl.ca

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Glazing Systems

A leading Canadian manufacturer of residential and commercial glazing systems since 1955.

Specializing in unitized and site built curtain wall & skylight systems. Our landmark construction projects across Canada include Airports, Hotels, Universities and Shopping Centers.

Columbia Glazing Systems Inc. Burnaby, BC 604.421.6591 info@columbiaglazingsystems.com

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Ottawa - 613 667 3043 www.lunchboxconsulting.ca Columbia Skylights - VanDusen Visitor Centre Kerr Wood Leidal Assocs. - Mt. Equip. Coop Plyboo - Canmet Technology Lab GSP Group - Canmet Technology Lab Ventana Construction - Mt. Equip. Coop

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WITH Renee Gratton Founder and president of the Construction Resource Initiatives Council [CRIC], Renee Gratton wants to stamp out waste from building construction.

So she set herself a mission.

â SABMag: What made you decide to take this on?

While leading a drywall recycling task group, I realized the general waste generation from construction was worst than I thought. The awareness to the issue, impacts or possible solutions, was poor at best. Although I knew that changing mindsets, behaviours or related systems in the building sector would be extremely challenging, if not impossible, I found considerable interest for my thoughts on a change initiative. But ultimately, it was the overwhelming sense of duty to try to make a difference, along with support from many. â SABMag: How do you turn a big idea into action? What is your main goal?

Well first you need a clear and shared vision. Then – and this is where evidently many initiatives fail – you have to overcome inertia by generating the reasons for your idea to all you need to take action.

Thirdly, leading by example and taking action yourself is critical; especially when it is to engage or take the first step on a change journey.

As for the main goal, in short, we aim to eliminate the ‘concept’ of building waste - challenging old ways of thinking and viewing ‘waste’ as a potential resource with a value to be realized rather than a problem to be dealt with. â SABMag: What are some of CRIC’s initiatives to reach its goal?

The first was the creation of Mission 2030 - a pragmatic call-toaction for net zero construction, renovation and demolition waste by 2030. It focuses around change management, integration/education, tools/support, research/innovation and communication. Part of all this is the creation of a body of knowledge, advisory and support team.

Last year, we released the ‘Waste Saver’ beta mobile app and our education program. Now we’re working on building partnerships for the app and our ‘living’ Reference guide.

CRIC wants construction waste to be viewed as a resource with value.

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â SABMag: This is a big job. Are others helping you?

Absolutely. From the onset, there were many professionals and organizations, from regional to international, helping to create, launch and continuously develop Mission 2030. And the list continues to grow, slowly but very surely. Thanks to their support and their wide-ranging subject matter expertise, I am able to raise awareness, desire, knowledge, help enable and provide reinforcement everything essential to change management, plus recognition and momentum. That said, this is indeed an extremely big job and we’ve only just begun. Therefore, countless more supporters are needed for us to succeed. â SABMag: Is this a world-wide movement that CRIC is part of?

Yes, it is a world-wide movement. But it’s in fact the CRI Council who started it, to bridge the gaps between silos. Global and sectorial interactions are essential for material supply chains, resource or waste management. Especially when they are cornerstones of socioeconomical systems or impact our environmental systems. â SABMag: What are you most proud of?

That’s hard to say. I am proud of every partnership, endorsement and volunteer for many different reasons. Being the first uNePGPWM [uN environment Programme – Global Partnership on Waste Management] Canadian Partner was a highlight; as was winning the People Choice Award for the MIT Centre for Collective Intelligence 2013 Climate CoLab Waste Management Contest. I was a finalist for the CTV Amazing People award, and I was appointed as a founding Director of the new National Zero Waste Council. But what I am most proud of is having stepped out of my comfort zone to grow and try to inspire a culture change in the building industry.

See more at www.cricouncil.com.

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EPDs are third party verified (certified) reports published by product manufacturers that provide quality assured and comparable information regarding environmental performance of their products or system.

The CaGBC LEED v4 Rating System and Architecture 2030 are emphasizing the demand for EPDs, by addressing transparency in environmental lifecycle impacts and the selection of building products with improved lifecycles.

North American Precast Concrete associations are working together with ASTM International and Athena Sustainable Materials Institute to achieve a third party- verified EPD; providing comprehensive, uniform, and transparent details about a product’s composition and environmental impact throughout its lifecycle. Available in the fall of 2014.

ask insightful questions before making decisions. Expect transparency.

For your free copies of the Life Cycle Assessment of Precast Concrete and the CPCI Sustainable Plant Program contact CPCI at: info@cpci.ca or (877) 937-2724 or visit www.cpci.ca/publications.

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