MacDonald Ave and Morrison St, Fort McMurray, Alberta

Bond Street Properties Inc. is pleased to present its proposal for the development and

construction of two hi-rise residential structures to be located at the northeast corner of

Morrison Street and MacDonald Avenue.

The current geopolitical realities of the world have influenced and increased the level of oil

sands development in the Fort McMurray region, resulting in ever-increasing pressure on the

City's real estate market, as well as affording the City an unprecedented level of global

prominence.

Therefore, the rationale for the proposed development is supported by the following:

1. The contemplated development will be the start of the creation of a downtown city

SKYLINE that will enhance the City's international image.

1. The overall development, which includes retail and commercial space in conjunction with

the residential units, will provide an ANCHOR for the City's downtown core area.

1. The upscale design of the development will assist in the REVITALIZATION of the downtown

business district.

1. The development will assist in alleviating the City's current HOUSING shortage.

2. Upon completion, the development will provide a substantial increase to the City's TAX

BASE.

In addition to the above-stated benefits to the City of Fort McMurray, the proposed

development has been carefully designed in order to ensure its quality, character, and

environmental compatibility. Following is a detailed description of the salient features of the

proposed development:

• 274 residential units

• 12,250 s.f. commercial space

• 438 parking stalls (exceeds requirement by 4 stalls)

• Amenity areas within the development include:

• Transportation marshalling area for approximately 145 persons

• Indoor garden atrium

• Outdoor seating/barbeque area

• On-site building manager

• Social room

• Library/reading room

• Business Centre

• Fitness Centre

• Theatre Room

• Billiard Room

• Internet/Games Room

• Guest Room

• Car wash bay for residents

• Large walkout patio areas at Podium and Podium + 2 levels

• Balconies for all residential units

• Solariums for all residential units

• LEEDtm certified Building (silver, possibly gold). This world-recognized sustainable building

design certification represents a very positive image for the Fort McMurray oil-based

economy to project to the world.

The development has also been designed to conform to the Regional Municipality of Wood

Buffalo's Lower Townsite Redevelopment Plan.

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471 Cecelia Road, Victoria, BC

This project is a 1,200 m² new community center for the Burnside Gorge area of Victoria, BC.

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West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia

Key Sustainability Features

• Net annual power generator: all building energy requirements supplied from on-site sustainable and renewable energy sources
• Waste heat recovery and geo-exchange provides 100% of space heating and cooling
• 40 kW solar hot water system provides approximately 60% of domestic hot water needs
• Energy efficiency: targeting 75 kWh/m2/year (best commercial building performance in North America)
• Building envelope: 25 kW array of building integrated photovoltaic panels (BIPV), operable windows, solar shading panels, natural daylighting system
• Rainwater collection and use: provides 100% of potable water requirements
• Wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse: all wastewater will be collected and treated on-site
• Stormwater management: control, reuse and discharge of 100% of rainwater on-site
• Performance monitoring: sensing, monitoring and control technologies include: LED technologies; day-lighting sensing and dimming controls; ventilation effectiveness monitoring systems; comfort, air flow, occupancy and lighting controls; and water and wastewater quality testing
• Public education: dissemination of sustainable design practices, knowledge, experience and technology 
• Use of sustainably harvested wood

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Sunningdale Road, London, Ontario

The London Community Recreation Centre and Library is a 7075 square meter building that will house a pool, gym, multipurpose rooms , fitness area, childcare centre, and library. The building is being designed to achieve a LEED Gold rating. Some of the sustainable features include water and energy efficiency measures, recycled, regional and low-emitting materials.

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2500 Second Street West, Cornwall, Ontario

The Energy and Information Centre is designed to be a state of the art facility built for the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) electricity generation company, based adjacent to OPG's Robert H. Saunders hydro electric generation station in Cornwall Ontario.

The one storey, 1410m² building has been recognized to provide an immersive environment that will allow visitors to experience the history of the Robert H. Saunders Generation Station and its role in the delivery hydro electric power to the province. Information will also be presented to the public in a vibrant learning format through exhibits designed to convey information and research opportunities on various OPG's energy production methods, including: hydroelectric power, fossil and nuclear energy production.

Environmental considerations and OPG's commitment to sustainability efforts in all its operations were the basis of the projects design intent to achieve LEED Silver accreditation rating. The intent is to provide high energy efficiency involving indoor environmental quality, materials selection, sustainable site development, construction process, water usage and savings. As a result, the building will represent and function as an educational platform that is informative both in its materiality, permeability and accessibility.

The structure and materials in the building are simple, efficient and will stress local resources. Wood is used sparingly to emphasize its structural and visual qualities and integrated with reinforced concrete and masonry in an innovative way and sustainable.

The sitting strategy is particularly important. The building will be situated on the bank of the historical St. Lawrence River system, surrounded by a recently re-forested area of trees in direct view to the R.H. Saunders Generating Station, which is one of Ontario's most important producers of hydroelectric power.

The topography of the existing site is emulated by the design of the curvilinear floor layout, organized along a system of presentation materials and active exhibits. The building slowly emerges from the ground and rises to its highest point at the end of the facility formally at the River Room a public space with an exterior terrace with a dramatic view overlooking the dam, the R.H. Saunders generation station and the St. Lawrence River.

The building's orientation faces south east following the path of the sun's direction with the main entrance facing east. The design for the building follows the natural sloping terrain of the river site which is a former man-made construction site from the 1950's power dam construction. The building is designed from the inside out, with the intent to intensify the experience of travelling through the facility.

The entrance welcomes the visitor through a large vestibule with glazing that unifies the space and acts as an intermediary, weaving together building and landscape, interior and exterior allowing natural light to be drawn deep into the interior spaces. Furthermore, the spine of the building is demarked by a grand corridor with clerestory windows that run alongside the south wall followed by decorative wood laminate ceiling that canopy along the corridor to create an aesthetic and directional rhythmic sequence to travel through the building.

The floors of the building are polished concrete slab, stepped by increments that follow the flow of the curvilinear floor plan and grid system and achieve accessibility by ramps within that correspond with the changes in elevations.

The large windows on the west side of the theatre and river rooms will be shaded by a deep architectural roof overhang as well interior screens to darken the auditorium space.

The historical development of the St. Lawrence Seaway and R.H. Saunders power project is a remarkable story which is conveyed within the individual exhibits of the facility. The exhibit design team consulted extensively with surrounding community organizations and aboriginal peoples that were greatly were affected by the original project development. The building is designed to present exhibits and other artifacts that reflect these stories and link the visitor to other community resources.

The building will be heated and cooled by a geothermal energy system. A rainwater harvesting system will be used to reduce potable water demand. Efficient fixtures will reduce the generation of wastewater which will be treated through an on-site septic leach bed system that irrigates the naturalized/reforested surrounding trees and fields. Management of energy usage with efficient HVAC equipment along with integrated indoor environmental quality is a basic whole building design approach.

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13740 94A Avenue, Surrey, BC

Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre will provide a safe, medically supervised and supportive environment for men, women and youth who want to eliminate substance misuse as part of their lifestyle. This new facility replaces the existing Maple Cottage Detox and will expand service from 22 to 30 beds – 24 adult and six dedicated youth beds. Creekside is also striving for Silver Certification as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building for its design, construction and physical plant operation.

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, North Surrey, BC

Key Sustainability Features

• Green Infrastructure: extensive greenway network
• Stormwater management plan: natural drainage system incorporating surface detention and infiltration; reduced erosion and habitat loss through management of run-off discharge
• Pedestrian-oriented: shops and transit within 5-minute walk
• Habitat protection: preservation of riparian areas with restricted human access
• Open space: school and park sites to contribute to infiltration and bird habitat

The City of Surrey’s ongoing development of the East Clayton neighbourhood is the outcome of a participatory planning process initiated by the city and undertaken with the assistance of the James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments at the Design Centre for Sustainability at UBC. Both the city and the Chair are committed to developing a complete and sustainable neighbourhood in East Clayton.

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736 Essa Road, Barrie, Ontario

This is a secondary school for the Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-sud-Ouest located in Barrie Ontario. This project is designed to maximize the use of resources, through energy efficient equipment, rainwater collection, onsite stormwater management to list a few. The focus of this project is to design and construct a building that is both appropriate and sustainable.

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7311 Kingsway Avenue, Burnaby, BC

As part of a redevelopment initiative, the new Edmonds Town Centre Library will replace the existing Kingsway Library. The new library will be located at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Walker Avenue. In addition to continuing its role of lending books and other materials to the public, the Library will serve as a community anchor, as a community resource, and as a meeting place. It will provide outreach services to new Canadians and provide access to computer technology and language training. The Edmonds Town Centre Library design will have a transparency through the use of exterior glazing treatments, providing the public an awareness of its internal activities.

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1940 Westmount Blvd. NW, Calgary, Alberta

The new Calgary Emergency Medical Services' Station Number 6 will house a full Delta force responding station, a series of regional core responding ambulances and be designed to be an emergency crisis management centre. This facility will form an integral part of The City of Calgary's emergency preparedness programme and support its continuing provision of emergency services to the citizen's of Calgary. The building design integrally connects the image of EMS being a beacon within the community and the community's desire for a gateway building into their community. The building will be a significantly contributor to the general sustainable education of the community's inhabitants.

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407, 9 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta

The Enmax Community Energy Centre will house Calgary's first large-scale district heating plant. In addition to supplying buildings in the downtown core with heating energy from its high-efficiency plant, the building will incorporate many sustainable building concepts in its design. The 1,825 m² facility is targeting LEED Silver certification and is focusing on water efficiency, indoor air quality and comfort for the building's occupants and visitors. The building will also function as a learning centre for the general public with an emphasis placed on highlighting and teaching about the green design features of the building.

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101 17th Street East, Owen Sound, Ontario

The New Grey Bruce Health Unit is a 3 storey, 5,574 square metre facility, located in Owen Sound, Ontario. This state-of-the-art sustainable office building will house a variety of areas including classrooms, fitness area, health centre, meeting rooms and offices.

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111 Civic Centre Road, Hinton, Alberta

Construction of a new 1300 m2 RCMP detachment and related sustainable site development & parking for 30 vehicles.

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12666 - 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC

This project is targeting LEED Platinum certification. The Library Expansion is planned around a central atrium intended as the main interior space for the campus. Providing natural light and ventilation for the library, this central space is envisioned as the "campus heart". The Library expansion and renovation incorporates several sustainable design initiatives including, geothermal energy, radiant floor heating and cooling, day-lighting and a natural ventilation strategy that employs trickle vents, an atrium, and a wind tower with an aerodynamically shaped roof.

The newly renovated and expanded facility will create a physical manifestation of the Library's vision statement: "a dynamic centre dedicated to successful learning".

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Dalhousie Street and George Street, Brantford, Ontario

The Laurier Brantford University Centre is a 6200 square meter building designed to be a centre-piece of the existing Wilfrid Laurier University urban centre.

The centre will root itself in the heart of Brantford's downtown heritage district and it will amalgamate several existing university building functions into one cohesive campus setting.

It will contain class/lecture rooms, faculty offices, campus bookstore, campus dining hall with servery, student residence and new ecologically sensitive landscaped courtyard.

It will incorporate public access into key parts of the centre to strengthen an urban renewal type relationship.

The centre is being designed to achieve a LEED Silver rating.

Some of the sustainable features include enhanced thermal building envelope, energy efficient mechanical and electrical systems, recycled regional and low-emitting materials, water efficiencies, enhanced indoor air quality and inclusion of natural daylight along with a green building education plan.

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SE 1/4 Sec 32. Twp 78, Rge 9, W4M, Conklin, Alberta

Located 4 km away from the plant site, and 8 km away from the Town of Conklin, Alberta, this new lodge will house workers engaged in the construction and operations of the Leismer lease of North American Oil Sands Corporation, recently acquired by Statoil of Norway. The philosophy of this project is to create an attractive, comfortable and sustainable residential complex called "Leismer Lodge, that acts as the centre for NAOSC/ Stadoil construction and operations for the next 40-50 years.

The Leismer Lodge is to house 480 people to start, with a capacity to grow to 600 people. It should be integrated into the native boreal forest and be sensitive to community needs. The building is to have the capacity to operate off-grid, although gas lines and power lines will be connected to the site in due course. It will be flexible, accommodating the needs of the various groups who will occupy the building during the construction phase, during on-going plant operations, and during shut-down periods.

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2060 Pine Street, Vancouver, BC

Light House is Canada’s first sustainable building centre, which recently opened its new 5,400-square feet (approximately 502 square metre) facility at 2060 Pine Street in Vancouver. Open six days a week, Light House is a combination of green building gallery and tradeshow with ongoing displays and exhibitions to inspire and inform visitors and to help companies make new business connections. Light House also houses a green building library and an education centre. Light House is a vibrant and accessible destination for the green building industry and provides meeting space to companies and community groups.Founded in November 2005 by Simon Fraser University and Ecotrust Canada, Light House is a broadly supported non-profit market catalyst funded by the business community and its own programs and services.

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800 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC

The Mazda building is an 7,526 SM (81,009 SF), 6-storey office building located at 800 Johnson Street in downtown Victoria, BC. Built around 1990, the building has undergone numerous audits and upgrades to improve its energy and environmental performance, and has also been awarded BOMA BESt certification. The building is currently registered with the Canada Green Building Council and is aiming for LEED Gold under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance.

To view real time energy consumption for The Mazda Building, please visit the following link: http://client.pulseenergy.com/357689BCLtd/dashboard/

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212 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver’s Olympic Village on the Southeast False Creek (SEFC) site is designed to be a model of a sustainable neighbourhood. The site is about seven hectares in size and will consist of over 20 buildings, with approximately 1.5 million square feet of residential development. All SEFC buildings are designed to LEED Gold standard, with the community centre pursuing LEED Platinum. When completed, this will be the largest development project to be certified in Canada.

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West End at Thurlow and Pendrell Streets, Vancouver, BC

Key Sustainability Features

• 170 social housing units
• 60% subsidized, 40% low-market rents
• Use of geothermal energy
• Preservation and renovation of heritage homes
• Increased energy efficiency technology
• Reduced construction waste
• Recycled building materials
• CAN-partnership to reduce vehicle ownership
• Reduction in parking stalls in lane from 100 to 28
• Reduction of width of laneway from 33 to 20 feet (6 - 10 m)
• Storage for 168 bicycles
• Mid-block greenway
• Water feature using stormwater
• Community garden
• Fruit trees
• 90% mature tree retention

The Mole Hill Community Housing Society (MHCHS) is the result of a seven year campaign to preserve Vancouver's only intact Victorian and Edwardian neighbourhood. The area was originally earmarked for demolition but, in 1999, residents of the 148 city-owned affordable rental units, and affordable housing advocates convinced City Council to preserve the heritage block for social housing. The city, in partnership with BC Housing and the MHCHS, approved a project to renovate 27 of the heritage homes into 170 units of non-market housing, with an additional house and a new building developed as a day centre for people living with HIV/AIDS.

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701 National Ave, Vancouver, BC

Key Sustainability Features:

• The combination of high-efficiency fixtures and storm water collection results in a 75% reduction in potable water use, saving over 2,000,000 litres of water annually
• 75% of materials used in the project were locally manufactured
• 23% of materials used in the project were locally harvested
• 90% of construction waste was recycled
• Innovative mechanical and lighting systems use 60% less energy used than required by the Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB)
• The mechanical system consists of a ground source heat pump system, combined with radiant panel heating and cooling

The National Works Yard is an Engineering Operations Facility for the City of Vancouver that incorporates the operations of eight city branches and associated administrative support. It houses approximately 400 employees. This brownfield development was built on a former rail yard and has become a pilot initiative for the City of Vancouver to promote sustainable design practices. The Administrative Centre and Parking Operations Building were the first in Canada to receive LEED Gold Certification from the Canada Green Building Council under the LEED-BC criteria.

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280 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Community College - Centre for the Built Environment is a 9719 square meter building that will house offices, classrooms, labs, and construction workshop areas. The building is being designed to achieve a LEED Silver rating. Some of the sustainable features include water and energy efficiency measures, recycled, regional and low-emitting materials.

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, Quispamsis, New Brunswick

The qplex [Quispamsis Conference and Recreation Complex] will be a 7,000 square metre facility to be located within a larger context of nature trails, soccer fields, tennis courts, running track & baseball diamond in the heart of this growing community within the Kennebecasis Valley in Southern New Brunswick.

This new facility will contain a year-round NHL size ice surface, outdoor pool, indoor walking track, YMCA, administrative offices, conference centre with trade show capabilities as well as upgrades the area's vast outdoor trail system.

Sustainable features include the use of a Geothermal heat recovery system which will heat the arena and pool, a storm water management pond, several water-conserving measures, measuring and providing a means of verifying energy performance. The building will be designed selecting sustainable building materials and environmentally preferred technologies and will seek to provide daylight to the main arena space.

This project represents the town's commitment to minimizing their impact of the new facility & its subsequent operations on the environment of New Brunswick and its residents.

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6111 River Road, Richmond, British Columbia

Key Sustainability Features

• Roof constructed from pine-beetle infested wood: sourced and fabricated in British Columbia
• Energy-efficient waste heat recapture system
• Innovative rainwater collection, cleaning and recycling system: reduces potable water consumption by 20-30%

The Richmond Olympic Oval is located along the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond. Its eye-catching roof showcases sustainable and innovative wood engineering designed by British Columbia companies.

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Union & Peel Street, Saint John, New Brunswick

The new Saint John Police Force Headquarters will be a 6,500 square metre facility located in downtown Saint John, New Brunswick. It will provide new space for all police functions including office and administration, patrol management, public safety communications centre (911), court services, detention, firing range, evidence storage and a fitness area. The project is targeting a LEED Gold rating by incorporating sustainable measures such as a green roof, minimizing potable water use, optimizing, measuring and verifying energy performance, selecting sustainable building materials, and providing daylight and views throughout much of the building.

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1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, British Columbia

The South East False Creek Community Centre is located on the False Creek waterfront, in the heart of the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village. During the 2010 Winter Games the building was used as office space for the Olympic and Paralympic mayor, management staff and Four Host First Nations, and also hosted amenities for athletes. The facility will now be converted to a two-level, 4,227 square metre community centre including a child-care facility, a non-power boating centre, and space for a restaurant. It will be targeting LEED Platinum certification.

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1890 Spyglass Place, Vancouver, BC

The Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) is an environmentally-friendly community energy system that provides space heating and domestic hot water to all new buildings in Southeast False Creek (SEFC).

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Lillie Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario

The new Sister Margaret Smith Centre will be a 4,780 square metre facility located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It will provide a wide range of clinical services and educational programs to outpatients who visit the clinic to meet with counsellors or attend group sessions, and inpatients who reside at the centre for a short period of time in order to address their health issues.

The project is targeting a LEED Gold rating by incorporating sustainable measures such as providing daylight and views throughout, selecting sustainable building materials, minimizing water use, and optimizing, measuring and verifying energy performance.

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212 W. 1st , Vancouver, BC

Vancouver's Olympic Village on the Southeast False Creek (SEFC) site is designed to be a model of a sustainable neighbourhood. The site is about seven hectares in size and will consist of over 20 buildings, with approximately 1.5 million square feet of residential development. All SEFC buildings are designed to LEED Gold standard, with the community centre pursuing LEED Platinum. When completed, this will be the largest development project to be certified in Canada.

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4584 Blackcomb Way , Whistler, British Columbia

KEY SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES

• Site-sensitive design: minimized site disturbance and emphasis on natural assets
• Water and energy efficiency
• Cultural significance: Show-casing cultural traditions of the Squamish and Lil’Wat First Nations
• Capacity building: employment and leadership training for First Nations

Embodying the form, materials and scale of local First Nations traditional architecture, the Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre showcases the history and cultures of the Squamish and Lil’Wat First Nations, whose traditional territories overlap in the Whistler area. The design of the Centre reflects their mutual respect, commitment to collaboration and a deep-rooted environmental ethic.

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1080 Linbrook Road, Oakville, Ontario

St.Mildred's-Lightbourn School, a private girls' school in Oakville, has been providing high quality education for more than 115 years. The school is in the process of implementing a sustainable strategy and education program. This project involves approximately 15,000 square feet of new construction as well as renovation of the existing Senior Resource Centre, and includes the construction of multi-functional classrooms, a student lounge, a dining hall, and music labs. Sustainable design features include a geothermal heat pump system, heat recovery from exhaust air, demand controlled ventilation, water-conserving plumbing fixtures and a building management system.

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601 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC

Since 1987, Strathcona Community Gardens has been cultivating 2.83 hectares of urban land to provide food for local residents and to educate the public. As a purely volunteer-driven community-based initiative, the intention of the garden is to promote sustainability and urban agriculture while providing local residents with the means to grow fresh food and create habitat for wildlife. Due to overwhelming demand, the site was expanded in 1991 to include the Cottonwood gardens. These gardens transformed a former city dump site into a vibrant landscape that provides individual garden plots as well as on-site education resources. The Strathcona and Cottonwood gardens have received local recognition and awards as well as international acclaim.

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6810 Main St, Vancouver, BC

The new Sunset Community Centre is 30,000 square feet, over 20 percent larger than the existing centre. Major programmable space includes a full-sized gymnasium, two multipurpose rooms, a fitness centre, aerobics/dance room, arts and crafts room, youth room and two pre-schools.

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1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC

The Mount Pleasant Centre is a gleaming multi-service civic centre with virtually everything under the roof. The heart of the building is the new Community Centre, featuring a gym and climbing wall, a fitness centre, dancing studio, multi-purpose rooms and outdoor space. Mount Pleasant Centre also houses a new Vancouver Public Library, Child Development Centre, café and market value rental housing.

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2060 Pine Street, Vancouver , BC

Please see [[Light House Sustainable Building Centre]]

Light House is an enterprising non-profit located in Vancouver, BC. We fill industry gaps through technical assistance to green building projects and develop educational programs to help build skills and capacity for green building.

More about Light House's programs can be found at: www.sustainablebuildingcentre.com

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9741 Canada Company Avenue, Vaughan, Ontario

TRCA's Regeneration Services Centre is a sustainable building from which the organization will deliver its sustainability-focused habitat regeneration and restoration projects as well as other initiatives conducted in support of the organization's Living City Vision. TRCA's multi-stakeholder Living City Vision is for "a new kind of community, The Living City, where human settlement can flourish forever as part of nature's beauty and diversity."

The building is a fundamental component of TRCA's Living City Centre Campus, which is may eventually become the site of the highest concentration of green buildings in Canada. In keeping with a building housing foresters, a native plant nursery, regeneration project designers and managers, and support services, the Regeneration Services Centre will be, first and foremost, designed and constructed to minimize impact on the nature that surrounds it. The building is to be located on "table-land" overlooking the East Humber River Valley.

Some of the exciting features of this building are:

• heavy daylighting daylighting to maximize natural light, reducing electricity demands

• minimized potable water utilization through composting/waterless WC technologies

• use of recycled and enviro-friendly materials in construction

• ground source heat pump used for heating and cooling

• wetland ponds, constructed as part of the project, will collect and facilitate recycling of rainwater for native plant propogation activities

• greenhouse incorporated into the building structure

• green energy sourcing mandatory (already an organizational commitment)

• designed to hold a future wind turbine

• minimized outdoor lighting to reduce light pollution upwards and as seen from down in the valley

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6182 South Campus Rd., UBC Vancouver, BC

Key Sustainability Features

Teaching

• An 800 m agroforestry trail
• A medicinal plant garden
• The Land, Food, and Community garden, used by elementary schools and featuring a cob arch and shed
• A taxonomy garden used by Botany classes
• A restored vineyard

Research

• An arboretum containing many unusual tree specimens
• An allelopathy research trial
• A free-range poultry run used for integrated pest control research
• 6-10 honeybee hives
• A hedgerow establishment project
• Hybrid poplar archival plantings
• Conifer plantings for pine beetle resistance research
• A plot prepared for Agriculture Canada research on metarhizum (soil fungus) as a natural pesticide
• Wood preservative testing plots, riparian ecosystem research, and habitat and biodiversity sampling areas

Community

• The Mayan society garden
• Musqueam garden
• The Downtown Eastside Aboriginal Community Kitchen Garden Project

As the last working farm within the City of Vancouver, the UBC Farm is an urban agrarian gem that features a landscape of unique beauty.  The Farm’s primary steward is the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS), an interdisciplinary program of UBC’s Faculty of Land and Food Systems. 

The 24-hectare teaching, research, and community farm is located on the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey Campus in Vancouver. It is a student-driven model farm that integrates sustainable land management and food production practices with basic and applied research, innovation, education, and community outreach. There are currently more than 100 academic initiatives that take place on the farm in which 2500 students participate.

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University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

New Centre for Interdisciplinary Science. The 52,227 m2 facility will be the new focus for the campus and the genesis for LEED and sustainable development on a very progressive campus. The building will house physics, and all associated departments including portions oc chemisrty and biology. It is expected that the development of the project will enable recalmation of the original Quad and bring new focus to the campus

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935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario

The Living with Lakes Centre is situated next to Lake Ramsey - the drinking water reservior for Sudbury - on a stunning piece of the Canadian Sheild. The project is comprised of a main building that includes offices, labs and multi-purpose lecture facilites and the Sustainable Watershed Centre that will serve as the base for field research, housing storage facilities and more lab space. Together these buildings will become a research facility for the Fresh Water Ecology Co-op at Laurentian University. Some of the design features for both energy and water conservation include: green roofs, high performance thermal envelope, ground source heat pump, hydronic radiant floor heating, passive heating and cooling, solar domestic water heating, storm and grey water treatment, natural daylighting, and use of non toxic materials.

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1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

KEY SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES

• Green roof: 24,300 square metres of waterfront habitat
• Shoreline and marine habitat restoration: restoration of 60 metres of shoreline and 140 square metres of marine habitat
• Water conservation and reuse: black water treatment and desalinization result in reduction of potable water consumption by 60-70%
• Sustainable energy production: innovative aquatic sea water cooling heat pump system 
• Local materials: Douglas fir and Hemlock wood finishes
• Active transportation: 37,000 square metres of walkways, bikeways, public open space and plazas

Located on Vancouver’s waterfront, the 31,600 square metre expansion of the existing Convention Centre began in November 2004 and was completed in April 2009. Aiming for LEED Platinum certification, the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion is an international showcase of leading-edge sustainable design. Covered by the largest, non-industrial green roof in North America, and towering over an artificial reef, the Convention Centre Expansion houses its own water treatment and aquatic heat pump system.

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1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver Convention Centre West was completed in April 2009, and highlights the best of west coast green building design and operation. It features a 5 acre living roof, on-site wastewater treatment plant, locally harvested and manufactured wood finishes, and a high quality, energy efficient environment. Building operators have implemented a green housekeeping program, a comprehensive green building tour, and have innovative waste management practices. It is targeting a LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council.

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4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Vancouver Olympic/ Paralympic Centre is located in Vancouver’s Riley Park neighbourhood near Queen Elizabeth Park. It was the home of competition curling events during the 2010 Winter Games. The venue will now be converted to a community facility for the residents of Vancouver, housing a new community centre, ice rink, curling club, library, preschool, field house and offices, as well as an aquatic centre with indoor and outdoor pools. The entire complex is fully accessible.

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1702 Columbia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Olympic and Paralympic Village is part of the Southeast False Creek (SEFC) development. The SEFC site includes 32 hectares of formerly industrial lands which constituted the last remaining tract of undeveloped waterfront land in downtown Vancouver. The SEFC development has over 600,000 square meters of residential development, approximately 6,200 housing units, and an estimated total population ranging from 10,000 to 12,000 people. The first phase of the development, completed at the end of 2009, temporarily accommodated athletes of the 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games, after which it was converted into a high-density, mixed-use sustainable neighbourhood with approximately 1,100 housing units.

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2340 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg , Manitoba

The newly constructed Oncology & Foundation Offices at Victoria General Hospital are designed to enhance the health and wellbeing of occupants while employing sustainable materials and building practices. Features include water-conserving fixtures, increased access to personal environmental controls, digitally controlled HVAC systems, and high-recycled content in building materials. The project has also utilized low-emitting paints, sealants and adhesives which have drastically reduced the concentration of harmful VOCs, and contributed to the exceptional air quality in the facilty.

This project has succeeded in creating a centre of health and healing that also exhibits responsible stewardship of the environment.

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Ontario Road and Eastridge Road, Walkerton, Ontario

The Walkerton Clean Water Centre is a 1800 square meter building designed to be a water-treatment education facility. It will house classrooms, technical demonstration areas, and a research area dedicated to water treatment technologies.

The building is being designed to achieve a LEED Gold rating. Some of the sustainable features include water and energy efficiency measures, recycled, regional and low-emitting materials, a green building education plan and alternative-fuel vehicles for staff member use.

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586 Ellice Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba

The West End Cultural Centre is a community based performing arts centre located in the heart of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The centre promotes the sharing of Canadian music and community culture. The new building will demonstrate the benefits and delights of a truly sustainable performance space.

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, Cheakamus, BC

The Whistler Athletes' Village will be comprised of five main components: the residential zone, international zone, the transport mall, a main catering facility, and operations support area. Facilities will include team areas, multi-faith religious centre, clinics, recreation facilities, retail space, a 24-hour catering facility, warehousing, drivers' lounge, office space, support space and village media centre. The full area will cover 30 hectares (75 acres) and be approximately 1 million square feet in size, half of that allocated to housing, it will house 2,400 athletes and support staff.

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Cheakamus Crossing, Whistler, British Columbia

KEY SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES

• District Energy System: expected to meet up to 90% of heating and domestic hot water requirements of the development
• Natural stormwater management and treatment
• Compact, diverse neighbourhood design that supports active transportation
• LEED-ND pilot project

Located six kilometres south of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, the Whistler Olympic Village—also called Cheakamus Crossing--was built for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to house approximately 3,500 visiting athletes and officials. The compact, pedestrian-focused development supports active transportation such as walking and bicycling, as well as car sharing. It is intended to become a vibrant neighbourhood with a diverse housing mix and proximity to numerous recreational opportunities and neighbourhood services.

Housing types include 221 resident-restricted homes for sale, fifty-five rental apartments for the Whistler Housing Authority, twenty market townhouses, 188 hostel beds and twenty unrestricted single-family lots. The neighbourhood also includes an Athletes Centre with the 100-room Athletes Lodge, twenty rental townhomes for athletes and the High Performance Centre. Following the Games, all of these will be managed and operated by the Whistler 2010 Sport Legacies Society. The Whistler Olympic/ Paralympic Village is one of only twenty Canadian developments designated as pilot projects for LEED-ND, which sets the highest standards in green neighbourhood design practices in North America.

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555 Robson St, Vancouver, BC

Key Sustainability Features

• 75% reused/recycled materials
• 61% energy below ASHRAE 90.1 or the MNECB
• Decision to recycle building saved 16,000 tonnes of solid waste landfill
• This decision also saved 15,600 tonnes of greenhouse emissions
• Building systems operations save 520 tonnes of greenhouse emissions per year
• Over a 75-year lifespan, this project will save 54,600 tonnes of greenhouse emissions

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310 Juliana Drive, Woodstock, Ontario

This 178-bed greenfield community hospital will become an important regional centre for many outpatient programs and health and wellness resources

The design for the hospital incorporates a number of innovations that would capitalize on the proposed site's slope, as well as maximize traffic flow within and around the facility, while keeping the project confined to a strictly managed budget.

Sustainable design objectives include water use reduction by 30% and the diversion of 75% construction waste from landfill. Furthermore, given the critical user population, improving indoor air quality is a top priority and as such, the durability, maintenance and life-cycle of all materials has been considered.

To improve space and staffing efficiency, the design features a continuous corridor system on each floor that encircles a central outdoor courtyard. Three separate inpatient wings branch off from this central corridor. Decentralized care stations for each unit are positioned closer to patient rooms to minimize staff walking distances and improve access for patients. Large windows facing the outdoor central courtyard on every floor serve as easy-to-locate visual "markers” so visitors can navigate effortlessly.

An economic and sustainable design has been achieved without compromising either efficiency or quality of the patient environment. The design separates patient and diagnostic/treatment services into distinct areas. This division allows for longer span areas between columns for diagnostic/treatment services to accommodate equipment and operating room needs. Separating the patient areas, which can be built using shorter spans at less cost, helps to significantly reduce construction expenses.

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