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PCL Centennial Learning Centre

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Major industry player takes a stand for sustainable design

Explicit expression of concrete, steel and glass in the south elevation illustrates the company’s primary focus on construction. The Centennial Learning Centre becomes the new front door to an existing campus of company buildings.

by Tom Sutherland

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A corporate headquarters must be more than simply shelter from the storm. Ideally, it is a living, breathing advertisement conveying the image, values and philosophy of its owner to the world. (more…)

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Toronto Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

State-of-the-art training centre balances active and passive technologies

The East elevation where vehicle bays and bermed earth act as thermal buffers and reduce perimeter wall exposure

by Kasia Mychajlowycz

When the Greater Toronto Airport Authority [GTAA] chose to pursue LEED™ Silver certification for the first time on its new Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute [FESTI], it signified a new sense of commitment to sustainable building technology and a willingness to be held accountable to the rigorous design guidelines and third-party certification of the LEED™ process. (more…)

Tags: aesthetic, annual heating costs, Aquicon Construction, bermed earth, black surface, building’s air handling system, CO2 emissions, conductive black finish, continuously monitored, double-wall stack effect, economic performance, exterior solar shades, Greater Toronto Airport Authority, green roof, Halsall Associates, heat recovery ventilator, heat reflective roofing, hollow core concrete slabs, in-situ concrete slab, indoor environment, inhabitable wall, Kalwall translucent glazings, Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects Inc, LEED Silver, Lexcan TPO reflective roofing, linoleum epoxy flooring, low-pressure system, Natural daylight, natural ventilation, P.T. Engineering, perforated siding, permeability, PPG Solar Ban 60 glazing, radiant effect, Solar radiation, Solar shading, solar wall, solar wind, spray-applied insulation, surrounding community, sustainable building, sustainable design, tankless water heaters, TermoDeck radiant slab system, thermal buffers, thermal mass, Translucent glazings, Trow Consulting Engineers Ltd., volumetric articulation, waterless urinals, \low-flow toiletsfixtures
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