Posts Tagged ‘Busby Perkins+Will’
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Sustainable with or without LEED
As structural engineers, Fast + Epp have been involved in many leading edge sustainable design projects, working with architects such as Busby Perkins+Will, Hughes Condon Marler and KMBR. Some projects have scored high on the LEED rating system, while others have chosen not to pursue certification.
By Duane Palibroda
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Tags: Busby Perkins+Will, Certified Wood, Duane Palibroda, fast + Epp, Hughes Condon Marler, Hybrid Construction, KMBR, LEED score, Sustainable with or without LEED, wood, wood certfication
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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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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Quebec LEED project hails government direction in sustainability
The south-west elevation showing the extent of the green roof, the rooftop light scoops, and diagonal louvers. The project is being evaluated by the Canada Green Building Council for a LEED Gold Certification
Brian Wakelin
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The Normand Maurice building is a 15,000sq.m facility housing office headquarters, warehouse and armoury storage for the Department of National Defence [DND] and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP], Canada Customs, and several other public bodies. (more…)
Tags: Beauchamp et Bourbeau, Blais, Brian Wakelin, Brisebois, Busby Perkins+Will, Canada Cust, CGC brand drywall, Componance Inc., Decarel, DND, energy-efficient buildings, environmentally-friendly, fast + Epp, Forbo linoleum, Green housekeeping, green roof, Greening Government Operations, Groupe CSB, Keen Engineering, Leconte, Longueuil, low albedo roof, Marmoleum, Normand Maurice Building, on-site cistern, Owens-Corning, Pageau Morel et Associés, RCMP, responsible urban development, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saia Deslauriers Kadanoff, Stantec Consulting, sustainable development, sustainable strategies, The Department of National Defence
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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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