May 18, 2007

Green building project highlights

City of Guelph civic administration building

Goal: LEED silver certification

Budget: $50,749,734

Green features: A green roof over 50 per cent of the building, use of a local supplier for the green roof plant materials, use of a living wall made with plant material and water trickling over to improve air quality and humidity within the building (the wall was pioneered by the University of Guelph), use of natural light in interior spaces and locating enclosed offices and meeting rooms towards the centre of the building and using an open concept for work areas closer to the windows.

Target completion date: May, 2008.

City of Cambridge civic administration building

Goal: LEED gold certification

Budget: $29.9 million

Green features: Collecting rain water to use in washrooms, green roof, green wall in the atrium, use of car pooling, environmentally friendly materials, stringent recycling program in effect during construction, reusing materials from a building that was previously on the site; providing windows that open on all four stories, energy system efficiencies aimed to achieve 35 per cent less energy consumption than a conventional building.

Target completion date: December, 2007

County of Oxford administration building

Goal: LEED silver certification

Green features: Built on a brownfill site in downtown Woodstock; energy efficiency features to achieve 25 to 40 per cent range of savings compared to a conventionally constructed building; underground parking, use of rainwater for washrooms.

Target completion date: March, 2008

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