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Vancouver Port Authority

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Location

999 Canada Place
Vancouver , BC
Canada

Content Type
  • Building
Budget
Site/Building area
Completion date
Certifications & Awards
  • LEED® CI - Gold
project team
  • Owner: Vancouver Port Authority
  • Architect: Bunting Coady Architects
  • Interior Design: Group 5 Design Associates Ltd.
  • Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christofferson Ltd.
  • Mechanical Engineer: Stantec
  • Electrical Engineer: Schenke Bawol Engineering Ltd.
  • Energy: Enersys Analytics Inc.
  • Contractor: Dominion Fairmile Construction

Summary

 Key Sustainability Features:

  • Design: 39% reduction in Potable Water Use, 56% reduction in energy consumption;
  • Technology: HVAC System; 64% construction Waste was Recycled

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.

VPA is committed to matching 100% of their office energy use with the Green Power Certificate program, and adheres to a green housekeeping program.