Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Water and energy conservation highlight mixed commercial / residential
The master plan required an almost full build-out of the site, a former parking lot. Located in an older single-family and store front neighbourhood, The Vento uses sensitive massing and varied exterior finishing materials. Along with 100% of the rainwater falling on the site, water from sinks, showers and bathtubs is stored and re-used for toilet flushing and site irrigation - the first project in Alberta to be granted approval for such. Moreover, the project has achived energy efficiency of 47% as compared to the MNECB.
By Windmill Developments
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The Vento is a three-storey mixed use development of 3,613 sq.m, with retail space and two affordable housing units on the ground floor, and 22 two-storey suites above. The project is part of the first phase in the comprehensive redevelopment of a former hospital site in suburban Calgary. (more…)
Tags: affordable housing, Aqua-tex Scientific, bamboo flooring, build-out of the site, BuildGreen Consulting, Busby Perkins+Will, Christofferson, Forbo Marmoleum Fresco linoleum flooring, heat recovery ventilators, high density, Interface carpet tile, Jones, Keen Engineering/Stantec, Lessoway Moir Partners, low-emissivity roofing material, mixed use community, multi-residential, passive ventilation, Penner and Associates, radiant flooring, redevelopment, Riparia, storm water. drought resistant indigenous species, strawboard cabinets, Stuart Olsen, sustainable attributes, The Bridges, The Vento, TPO roof membrane, underground storage cistern, urban heat island, water management
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
tidy residential/ commercial project employs design strategies in quest for LEED Platinum
by Robert Drew
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The Vento is a three-storey mixed use development of 39,000sf, with retail space and two affordable housing units on the ground floor, and 22 two- storey suites above. (more…)
Tags: Aqua project companion, Aqua-tex Scientific, BuildGreen Consulting, Busby Perkins+Will, Calgary Stuart Olso, Christofferson, drought-resistant indigenous species, environmental quality management plan, Green Power Certificates, Heat Island Effect, J. Pockar, Jones, K. Wagner, Keen Engineering/Stantec, low-emissivity roofing material, passive heating, Penner and Associates, radiant flooring, read, Riparia, Robert Drew, Theodor Sterling Associates, Windmill Development Group
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