Posts Tagged ‘Low-maintenance’
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Bold form reflects site’s rugged terrain and environmental stewardship
View of the west elevation shows how the building perches on the rock ledge. An overhang at the south-west corner [right in photo] and interior sun shades mitigate solar heat gain
by Gordon Stratford
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Shifting, sloping and canting, the Killbear Provincial Park Visitor Centre pays homage to its site, a windswept outcropping of the Canadian Shield, its granite bedrock exposed by the glaciers at the end of the last ice age. (more…)
Tags: Blackwell Bowick Partnership Ltd., Canadian Shield, Cast-in-place concrete, celebrates nature, CGC gypsum, closed loop, energy-efficient, environmental footprint, environmental stewardship, exposed architectural concrete-block, filter storm runoff, food-grade glycol, Forbo, Gordon Stratford, granite bedrock, Great Lakes Heritage Coast, greenhouse gas emissions, high-performance window, HOK, indigenous plant species, innovative sustainable design strategies, Killbear Provincial Park, Lightolier, Low-maintenance, Low-maintenance plant, M.J. Dixon Construction, Marmoleum linoleum, Mulvey + Banani, natural features, natural light, Precambrian rock, recycled building materials, Schollen & Company, sealed concrete flooring, Sloan, Smith and Andersen Consulting Engineering, solar heat gain, stormwater management, Toronto, water source heat pumps, Zurn
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
Prefabrication, compact interior quality proposes new way of living
Distinctive cladding consists of corrugated galvanized steel and Prodema wood panels.
by Jim Taggart
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In spite of increased urbanization, the average size of single family houses in North America has more than doubled in the last 50 years, while the size of the average family has decreased. Given the intermittent use of most rooms in the home, this represents a highly inefficient use of land, materials and resources. (more…)
Tags: 0.5gal/min showerhead, 12V DC power, 3W LED light bulbs, Andy Thomson, compact design, conserving energy, corrugated galvanized steel, Duo model, Durability, efficient land use, environmental quality, flexible spaces, FSC-certified sources, green membrane finished roof, harvesting rainwater, heat recovery ventilator, infill, insulated wood framing, lightweight infrastructure, Low-maintenance, miniHome, Mondo rubber flooring, natural ventilation rate, new alternative, off-grid, Patrick Condon, photovoltaic panels, Pionite wall, pivoting aluminum canopy, plant oil-based finishes, Prodema wood panels, Raised above ground, reduced waste, small lot home, suburban infrastructure, suburban sprawl, Sustain Design Studio, sustainable, the Site Design Manual for BC Communities, touching the earth lightly, urbanization, waste water treatment system
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Saturday, July 28th, 2007
Trail breaker a LEED Silver first
The school is remarkable for its quality of light, with large areas of south facing glazing bringing high levels of daylight into classroom areas
by Witmar Abele
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Empowered by the client’s mandate to build a “green” school, the design team pushed the envelope well beyond energy-efficient design, and set out to create a healthy, user-friendly learning environment that effectively facilitates the learning process in the true spirit of sustainability - all within the standard budget for school construction. (more…)
Tags: agora, atrium, atrium portal frames, Betterbrick’s Lighting Lab, BKL Acoustics, Bush Bohlman & Partners Inc., Carpets by Beaulieu, clerestory glazing, CO2 monitoring, compact footprint, composite floor deep-cell steel floor decking, composite wood, concrete slab-on-grade, conservation, conserve energy, Davies Geotechnical, Durability, energy consumption, Enersys Perry & Associates, environmental control system, environmental impact, exposed concrete, exterior sunscreens-galvanized metal fabrications, glare-control devices, green building design, green school, ground-source piping, healthy, heat recovery, Heritage Woods Secondary School, high-reflectance roof, J.M. Bean & Co. Ltd., James Bush & Associates, Killick Metz Bowen Rose Architects Inc., LEED certified public school, low toxicity, Low-maintenance, metal Q-deck, natural light, natural ventilation, Operable windows, photocell sensors, R.A. Duff & Associates Ltd., R.F. Binnie, self-finishing materials, social heart, solar gain, stack effect, Surrey, sustainable design, user-friendly spirit of sustainability, zinc-aluminum coated metal roof
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