Architecture 2012 Summer Fall

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Un magazine lintention des donneurs douvrage publics et institutionnelsArchitecture

Manitoba Hydro Place surpasses sustainability targets

Summer/Fall 2012t/Automne 2012

Place Manitoba Hydroexcde les cibles de durabilit

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10 Dont believe everything you think

12 Manitoba Hydro Place surpasses sustainability targets

18 LEED-Platinum Restoration Services Centre showcases sustainability through simple design

20 LEED for Neighbourhood Development and the CaGBC bring the 2030 Challenge to a community level

29 Index to Advertisers

011 Ne croyez pas tout ce que vous pensez

013 Place Manitoba Hydro excde les cibles de durabilit

019 Le Restoration Services Centre certifi LEED Platine illustre la durabilit par la simplicit

021 LEED pour lamnagement des quartiers et le CBDCa tendent le Dfi2030 lchelle de la communaut

029 Index des annonceurs

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Table of Contents / Table des matires

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On the cover / En page couverture : Manitoba Hydro Place / Place Manitoba HydroArchitect : Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Prairie Architects Photo : Eduard Hueber

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Conseil dadministration 2012

Administrateurs rgionaux Wayne De Angelis, FRAICColombie-Britannique / Yukon

Samuel Oghale Oboh, MRAICAlberta / Territoires-du-Nord-Ouest

Michael Cox, MRAICSaskatchewan / Manitoba

Allan Teramura, MRAIC Ontario Nord, Est et Nunavut

Leslie Klein, FRAICOntario Sud, Ouest

Jean-Pierre Pelletier, FIRACQubec

Edmond Koch, FRAICAtlantique

Barry Johns, FRAICChancelier du Collge des fellows

Kendra Schank Smith, MRAICPrsidente, Conseil canadien des coles universitaires darchitecture

W. Steve Boulton, MRAICConseiller reprsentant les stagiaires et architectes stagiaires

Regional Directors Wayne De Angelis, FRAIC British Columbia / Yukon

Samuel Oghale Oboh, MRAICAlberta / Northwest Territories

Michael Cox, MRAIC Saskatchewan / Manitoba

Allan Teramura, MRAIC Ontario North, East and Nunavut

Leslie Klein, FRAICOntario Southwest

Jean-Pierre Pelletier, FIRACQubec

Edmond Koch, FRAIC Atlantic

Barry Johns, FRAICChancellor, College of Fellows

Kendra Schank Smith, MRAICChair, Council of Canadian University Schools of Architecture

W. Steve Boulton, MRAICIntern & Intern Architect Representative

2012 Board of DirectorsPresidentDavid Craddock, FRAIC

First Vice-President / President-ElectPaul E. Frank, FRAIC

Second Vice-PresidentWayne De Angelis, FRAIC

Immediate Past-PresidentStuart Howard, FRAIC

Prsident David Craddock, FRAIC

1er vice-prsident / prsident lu Paul E. Frank, FRAIC

2e vice-prsident Wayne De Angelis, FRAIC

Prsident sortantStuart Howard, FRAIC

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The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, established in 1907, is fast becoming known by its new name Architecture Canada. Architecture Canada | RAIC remains a voluntary national association representing more than 4,600 architects, faculty and graduates of accredited Canadian Schools of Architecture from every region of the country. It provides the national framework for the development and recognition of architectural excellence.

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To support architects in achieving excellence.

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IRAC

Architecture Canada | IRAC le principal porte-parole de larchitecture au Canada! Fond en 1907, lInstitut royal darchitecture du Canada, maintenant connu sous le nom Architecture Canada, est une association natio-nale adhsion volontaire. Il reprsente plus de 4 600 architectes provenant de toutes les rgions du pays, ainsi que des professeurs et des diplms des coles darchitecture agres du Canada. Il offre le cadre national au dveloppement et la reconnaissance de lexcellence en architecture.

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de diplms en architecture, de stagiaires et de professeurs temps plein des coles universitaires darchitecture. Un architecte qui rside lextrieur du Canada peut sinscrire titre dassoci international. Celui qui est diplm de ltranger et qui rside au Canada peut quant lui prsenter une demande spciale dtre reconnu titre de membre part entire. Un tudiant inscrit temps plein dans un programme darchitecture dune cole universitaire darchitecture agre ou dans le programme Syllabus de lIRAC peut sinscrire titre dtudiant associ. En outre, les personnes physiques ou morales qui uvrent dans lindustrie du design et de la construction et qui ont des liens avec le milieu de larchitecture peuvent sinscrire titre de membres affi lis.

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Linscription au rpertoire national en ligne et au rpertoire imprim des membres dArchitecture Canada | IRAC.

Le bulletin lectronique mensuel qui offre linformation la plus rcente sur la profession, la grandeur du pays.

La mission dArchitecture Canada | IRAC porte en partie sur le dveloppement de lexcellence et lorganisme sen acquitte par llaboration doutils daide la pratique et dactivits de perfection-nement professionnel.

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Un Canada plus vertArchitecture Canada | IRAC a toujours jou un rle de chef de fi le pour

ce qui est damliorer la durabilit de lenvironnement bti. Il a particip la cration du Conseil du btiment durable du Canada; il a labor les cours de la srie Dveloppement durable des btiments au Canada (DDBC), lintention des architectes; il a insist sur limportance du cot sur le cycle de vie et sur les faons de sensibiliser les propritaires immobiliers afi n quils tiennent compte des cots dexploitation et dentretien long terme lorsquils prennent des dcisions relatives la conception et la gestion de leurs immeubles.

Architecture Canada | IRAC participe au Dfi 2030 une initiative mondiale qui vise ds maintenant la rduction des missions de gaz effet de serre et de la consommation nergtique de tous les nouveaux btiments et des btiments faisant lobjet de rnovations majeures. Lobjectif ultime du Dfi est dassurer la neutralit en carbone de tous ces btiments dici 2030 cest--dire que tous ces btiments produisent autant dnergie quils en consomment. www.raic.org


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Editorial

Dont believe everything you think

At fi rst, I thought the bumper sticker was a clever trick to make people like me become deeply lost in thought (perhaps giving the driver a tactical advantage). Very soon, though, I came to realization that the bumper sticker speaks the truth about a lot of things, especially the sustainable building design and construction industry.

One truth is that we need to continuously question our knowledgeif we dont, we may fail to make progress. The happy reality is that thinking changes and beliefs continuously develop.

Our society and our lives are energized by advancements in science. Breakthroughs typically follow reversals of commonly held beliefs. We learn and advance by evaluating and re-thinking. I think that what we commonly believe is necessary to fi nish the thought Dont believe what you think is the fi rst step in thinking outside of the box.

Advances in building science have been pretty slow to take effect in the construction industry; this is partially due to incorrect thinking and a general lack of understanding. A glaring example would be the industry-wide lack of knowledge or concern about thermal bridging in building enclosures. Buildings in North America account for more than 40 per cent of total energy consumption, more than any other sector of the economy and signifi cantly more than the transportation industry. Making buildings more energy effi cient appears to be a simple, direct and reasonable way to reduce human impact on the environment.

Much of what we need to know about sustainable building design, we know already. We may know what is requiredbut doing so is a little bit like knowing how to lose weight and get fi t. It requires an hourly, daily, monthly and yearly commitment.

By Graham Murfitt, MRAIC

Architecture Canada I RAIC, 2030 Coordinator

Making net-zero energy buildings is a big undertaking, that will involve generations of future designers and builders, each on a journey of re-thinking their understanding and beliefs of how to make buildings more energy effi cient and sustainable. Building a new project, and put-ting all the energy responsible pieces together, totally relies on a fi rmly committed client and a cooperative and integrated project team. This client and project team share the understanding and values of long-term life-cycle performance.

To achieve net-zero buildings, every last drop of effi ciency has to be squeezed out of the building design, orientation, enclosure and energy systems. This relatively inexpensive technology needs to be modelled on a longer term fi nancial model, using a 40 or 50-year life-cycle perspective.

Ne croyez pas tout

We need to examine and re-think how we normally detail slab/fl oor edges, structural and framing thermal bridges, canopies and balconies, parapets, curtain wall and spandrel framing, in addition to how all the parts go together to create inspiring, healthy and wonderful places to work and live.

Everything we believe should be based on observation, knowledge and science. Design professionals need to study and understand past accomplishments and be certain that progress is based on actual per-formance rather than optimism and misguided/unfounded beliefs. We should rigorously examine, test and monitor the energy performance accomplishments of our design projects, so that progress is based on science and fact.

If we are to make progress, we need to make mistakes, study them and learn how to avoid repeating them. If we are to learn from our mis-takes, we must keep our minds open and not necessarily believe what we think. The Architecture Canada 2030 Challenge projects shown in this issue illustrate some of the achievements of Canadian clients, archi-tects, engineers and project teams that believe sustainable, energy effi -cient, 2030 architecture really matters.


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Ne croyez pas tout ce que vous pensez

Jai dabord pens que cette affi che sur le pare-choc dune voiture tait une astuce pour que les gens comme moi se perdent profondment dans leurs penses (ce qui donnerait peut-tre au conducteur un avan-tage stratgique), mais jai trs vite ralis quelle disait vrai bien des gards, particulirement en ce qui concerne le secteur de la conception et de la construction des btiments durables.

Il est vrai que nous devons continuellement cultiver le doute si nous ne le faisons pas, nous risquons de ne pas progresser. Heureusement, la pense et les convictions voluent sans cesse.

Par Graham Murfitt, MRAICArchitecture Canada I IRAC, Coordonnateur du Dfi 2030

ce que vous pensez

Les progrs de la science dynamisent notre socit et stimulent nos vies. Les perces scientifi ques sont souvent le fruit dune rfl exion qui sest loigne des croyances usuelles. Nous apprenons et nous progressons lorsque nous valuons nos connaissances et que nous les envisageons sous un nouvel angle. Je pense quil faut dabord avoir des croyances pour que le slogan Ne croyez pas tout ce que vous pensez nous amne sortir des sentiers battus.

La science du btiment a volu plutt lentement et cela est d en partie une pense errone et une incomprhension gnrale. Un bon exemple pour illustrer cette affi rmation serait le manque de connaissan-ces sur les ponts thermiques dans les enveloppes des btiments ou le peu dattention quon y porte. En Amrique du Nord, la consommation nergtique des btiments correspond 40 % de la consommation totale dnergie. Le secteur des btiments est plus nergivore que tout autre secteur de lconomie, et beaucoup plus que celui du transport. Lamlioration de leffi cacit nergtique des btiments semble donc une faon simple, directe et raisonnable de rduire limpact de lhomme sur lenvironnement.

Nous possdons dj la plupart des connaissances ncessaires la conception de btiments durables. Nous savons ce quil faut faire mais quand vient le temps de le faire, il semble bien que ce soit autre chose. Cest un peu comme pour la perte de poids; on sait tous ce quil faut faire pour maigrir, mais latteinte et le maintien du poids souhait requirent un engagement de tous les instants.

La ralisation de btiments consommation nergtique nette zro est une grande entreprise qui mobilisera des gnrations futures de concep-teurs et de constructeurs. Tous devront repenser leurs faons de faire et se questionner constamment pour concevoir et construire des btiments encore plus conergtiques et durables. La ralisation dun btiment consommation nette zro repose sur une solide dtermination du client et sur une quipe de projet intgre qui travaille en collaboration troite. Le client et lquipe de projet partagent les mmes valeurs et ont une mme vision de la performance du btiment sur tout son cycle de vie.

Pour crer un tel btiment, il faut maximiser leffi cacit de la concep-tion, de lorientation, de lenveloppe et des systmes nergtiques du btiment et ne ngliger aucun dtail. Cette technologie relativement peu dispendieuse doit tre modlise selon un modle fi nancier long terme tabli partir dun cycle de vie de 40 ou 50 ans.

Nous devons examiner et repenser nos faons usuelles de concevoir les rives des dalles et des planchers, de prvenir les ponts thermiques de lossature, de concevoir des auvents et des balcons, des parapets, des murs-rideaux et des murs-tympans et nous devons aussi examiner et repenser comment tous les lments dun btiment sassemblent entre eux pour crer des lieux de travail et de vie inspirants, sains et merveilleux.

Toutes nos convictions devraient tre fondes sur lobservation, le savoir et la science. Les professionnels du design doivent tudier et comprendre ce qui sest fait dans le pass et sassurer que le progrs repose sur une performance relle plutt que sur des prvisions optimistes ou sur des ides fausses ou non fondes. Nous devons examiner, tester et contrler avec rigueur la performance nergtique de nos projets, pour que le progrs soit fond sur la science et sur des faits probants.

Nous ne pouvons progresser sans faire derreurs, mais nous devons analyser ces erreurs pour ne pas les rpter. Nous devons faire preuve douverture et ne pas ncessairement croire ce que nous pensons . Les projets du Dfi 2030 prsents par Architecture Canada dans le prsent magazine illustrent certaines ralisations canadiennes de clients, architectes, ingnieurs et quipes de projets qui croient que la durabilit, leffi cacit nergtique et larchitecture du Dfi 2030 ont rellement leur importance.


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Surpassing expectations

Manitoba Hydro Place surpasses sustainability targetsBy Christopher Guly

Architect: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Prairie Architects

Designed to be one of the worlds

most energy-effi cient, large-scale

buildings, Manitoba Hydro Place,

situated in downtown Winnipeg,

has surpassed its sustainability

targets since it opened its doors

on September 29, 2009, according

to the buildings manager.Because the building is operating better

than projected, were having to change things to adapt to its exceptional performance, explains Tom Akerstream, who is also an Architect.

For instance, he originally thought the win-dow blinds would have to be closed late in the day to reduce the amount of heat gain during the winter months. Were closing them by early to mid-afternoon, or else the building will start overheating, even when its -35 C outside.

A sophisticated building management sys-tem coordinates ventilation, heating, lighting and solar shades and responds to changes in climate, use, environment and operational requirements throughout the day.

As expected, the 64,800-square-metre headquarters for the Manitoba electrical and gas utilityregistered with the CaGBC hoping to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certifi cationhas exceeded its goal to achieving a 60-per-cent reduction of the Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB). Manitoba Hydro Placealso known in Winnipeg as the Hydro Toweris performing at nearly 70 per cent below the MNECB. An Energy Use Index of 85-kilowatt hours per square metre annually, makes it North Americas most effi cient passive-energy offi ce tower.

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Architecte : Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Prairie Architects

Conue pour figurer parmi les

immeubles les plus conergtiques

au monde, Place Manitoba Hydro,

au centre-ville de Winnipeg, a

surpass ses cibles de durabilit

depuis quelle a ouvert ses portes

le 29 septembre 2009, selon le

gestionnaire des installations.Comme le btiment est plus conergtique

que prvu, nous sommes en train dapporter certaines modifications pour nous adapter sa performance exceptionnelle , explique Tom Akerstream, qui est galement architecte.

Ainsi, on avait dabord pens que les stores devraient tre ferms en fi n de journe pour rduire le gain de chaleur en hiver. Nous les fermons plutt en milieu daprs-midi pour viter quil ne fasse trop chaud dans le btiment, mme sil fait - 35C lextrieur.

Un systme de gestion des immeubles la fi ne pointe coordonne les systmes de ventila-tion, de chauffage, dclairage et de protection solaire et sajuste aux changements des condi-tions climatiques, du nombre doccupants, de lenvironnement et des besoins oprationnels tout au long de la journe.

Comme prvu, limmeuble de 64 800 mtres carrs qui abrite le sige social de la socit de services nergtiques de la province du Manitoba a dpass son objectif de rduire de 60 pour cent la consommation dnergie par rapport celle dun btiment semblable construit selon les exigences du Code modle national de lnergie pour les btiments (CMNB). En fait, sa consommation dnergie est rduite de prs de 70 pour cent.

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By comparison, the average Canadian offi ce building uses approximately 385 kWh/m2 every year, while energy-effi cient offi ce towers operate around 250 kWh/m2 per year, according to Akerstream. Our buildings per-formance is beyond exceptional and the building is extremely comfortable.

He explains that recent tests revealed that the building receives 100-per-cent fresh air every 20 minutes in the winter, every 15 min-utes in the summer and every 10 minutes dur-ing the spring and fall.

The buildings two 18-storey towers con-verge at the north and splay open to the south to capture maximum sunlight and strong southerly winds unique to Winnipegs cli-mate. German-based climate-engineering fi rm Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH fashioned the space within the splay as a double wall, partitioned into the stacked six-storey winter

gardens that act as solar collectors and con-dition the ventilation air as the lungs of the building, providing it with maximum fresh air. Meanwhile, a geothermal system supplies the heating and cooling to the radiant concrete ceil-ing slabsslightly increasing the temperature, by a degree or two, in the winter and decreasing it, by a degree or two, in the summer.

There is no re-circulating air in this build-ing, which makes people very happy, says climate engineer Thomas Auer, a manag-ing director of Transsolar in Stuttgart, who devised the energy concept for Manitoba Hydro Place.

Whenever I go there, the most import-ant comments I hear from employees are that theyve never worked in a building that had such great air qualityeven on a hot sum-mer day. And when they leave work, they do not feel super-tired or have a headache and

have less sick days, which to me is the biggest compliment.

He points out that the buildings occu-pants can control their own environment by using operable windows, lighting and shad-ing devicesalthough the windows cannot be opened when the outdoor temperature drops well below freezing.

Manitoba Hydro Place has also defi ed the odds based on its location.

The coldest city with a population over 500,000 on the planet, Winnipeg temper-atures can shift by more than 70 degrees between the winter and summerand still Hydro Tower stands apart in terms of sustain-ability, says Auer.

There are many energy-effi cient, high-rise buildings in the world, but most of them are in much milder climates.

The extremes in temperature in Winnipeg make this building very unique.

The equally unique energy-effi cient design of Manitoba Hydro Place, which is situated at 360 Portage Avenue, invokes a 360-degree shift in the approach to creating a state-of-the-art building, says Akerstream.

Its not even on the same page as a typical building, and represents a paradigm shift in terms of where were heading in designing and constructing fully sustainable, carbon-neutral buildings.

The Manitoba Hydro Place project, which began in 2002, was a massive integrated design undertaking involving architects and engineers from several fi rms, including Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) Architects of Toronto, which handled the design; Winnipeg-based Smith Carter (the architect of record) and Prairie Architects Inc. of Winnipeg, which coordinated the integrated design process.

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Place Manitoba Hydro, que les rsidents de Winnipeg appellent aussi les Tours Hydro, est inscrite au Conseil du btiment durable du Canada et espre obtenir la certifi cation Platine du systme dvaluation Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) . Son indice de consommation nergtique de 85 kilowatts heure par mtre carr par anne en fait lune des tours de bureaux nergie passive les plus effi caces en Amrique du Nord.

En comparaison, la consommation ner-gtique moyenne des immeubles de bureaux est denviron 385 kWh/m2 par anne, et celle des immeubles de bureaux conergtiques est denviron 250 kWh/m2 par anne, souligne Tom Akerstream. La performance de notre immeu-ble est vraiment exceptionnelle et limmeuble est extrmement confortable.

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Daprs des essais raliss dernirement, il appert que le btiment est totalement approvisionn en air frais toutes les 20 minu-tes en hiver, toutes les 15 minutes en t et toutes les 10 minutes au printemps et lautomne.

Les deux tours de 18 tages convergent vers le nord et souvrent vers le sud pour capter au maximum la lumire du soleil et profi ter des vents forts qui souffl ent du sud et qui sont particuliers la ville de Winnipeg. La socit allemande Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH, spcialiste de lingnierie climatique, a conu lespace lintrieur de lembrasure comme un double mur, divis en jardins dhiver de six tages qui agissent comme capteurs solaires et conditionnent lair de ventilation, comme sils taient les poumons de limmeuble quils approvisionnent en air frais. Par ailleurs,

un systme gothermique assure le chauf-fage et le refroidissement par rayonnement laide de tuyaux enfouis dans les dalles en bton du plafond. Ce systme permet daug-menter la temprature dun degr ou deux en hiver et de la baisser dun degr ou deux en t.

Il ny a aucune recirculation dair dans cet immeuble et les gens en sont trs heureux , explique lingnieur climatique Thomas Auer, directeur administratif de Transsolar Stuttgart, qui a conu le systme nergtique de Place Manitoba Hydro.

Chaque fois que je me rends dans cet immeuble, les employs me disent quils nont jamais travaill dans un endroit o la qualit de lair est aussi levemme par une journe dt particulirement chaude. On me dit aussi que les employs ne se sentent

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jamais trop fatigus en fi n de journe, quils ne souffrent pas de maux de tte et quils sabsentent moins souvent pour maladie . Cest le meilleur compliment quon puisse me faire!

Thomas Auer souligne que les occupants du btiment peuvent contrler leur environne-ment laide des fentres ouvrantes et des dispositifs de contrle de lclairage et de lombrageil est toutefois impossible douvrir les fentres lorsque la temprature extrieure chute bien en de du seuil de conglation.

Place Manitoba Hydro a galement su relever les dfi s lis son emplacement.

Winnipeg est la ville de plus de 500000 habitants la plus froide de la plante. La temprature peut fluctuer de plus de 70 degrs entre lhiver et lt et malgr cela, les tours se distinguent par leur durabilit, ajoute Thomas Auer.

Il y a beaucoup ddifi ces en hauteur conergtiques dans le monde, mais la plupart dentre eux sont situs dans des rgions au climat plus modr.

Cet immeuble est tout fait particulier en raison des tempratures extrmes observes Winnipeg.

Le projet de la Place Manitoba Hydro, qui a t lanc en 2002, a fait lobjet dun processus de conception intgre auquel ont particip les architectes et les ingnieurs de plusieurs bureaux, dont Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB) Architects de Toronto (chargs de la conception); Smith Carter (chargs de llaboration des documents de construction) et Prairie Architects Inc. de Winnipeg, responsables de la coordination du processus de conception intgre.

La conception conergtique de la Place Manitoba Hydro est elle aussi tout fait par-ticulire. Limmeuble du 360 avenue Portage voque un virage 360 degrs dans la faon de crer un btiment la fi ne pointe de la technologie, ajoute-t-il.

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LEED-Platinum Restoration Services Centre showcases sustainability through simple designBy Christopher Guly

Architect: Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.

After fi ve years in operation, the

Toronto and Region Conservation

Authoritys (TRCAs) Restoration

Services Centre in Vaughan, Ont.

is performing as expecteda lot

better than comparable build-

ings, given its energy conservation

design features.

A fi nal energy performance reportcon-ducted as part of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) require-ments that earned the centre the distinction of becoming the fi rst eastern Canadian building to achieve Platinum certifi cation in 2008found that it used 79 per cent less energy and had utility costs 76 per cent lower than buildings of identical size and design, based on benchmarks set by the Canadian Model National Energy Code for Buildings.

Its annual energy intensity (equivalent kilowatt hours per square metre) ekWh/m2) was 151 ekWh/m2, or nearly three times lower compared to a similar building, according to a 2008 report prepared by Kitchener-based Enermodal Engineering.

The centre has maintained that high level of sustainability, says Santiago Kn zle, a prin-cipal with Toronto-based Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., which designed the building.

Its a wood-frame building that highlights you dont really need to do anything high-tech or extremely extravagant to achieve a high level of performance, he explains. You can do it with regular, every-day materials, some common sense and the willingness of the client to try things like composting toilets.

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Un rapport fi nal sur la performance nerg-tique tabli dans le cadre des exigences de certifi cation du systme dvaluation Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) a rvl que sa consommation dnergie tait de 79 pour cent infrieure celle de btiments de mmes dimensions construits selon les

Le Restoration Services Centre certifi LEED Platine illustre la durabilit par la simplicit

exigences du Code modle national de lnergie pour les btiments du Canada (CMNB) et que ses cots pour les services publics taient de 76 pour cent infrieurs. Le btiment a t le premier dans lest du Canada obtenir la certifi cation Platine de LEED, en 2008.

Lintensit de la consommation dnergie (quivalent en kilowatts-heures par mtre carr) du Restoration Services Centre tait de 151 ekWh/m2 en 2008, selon un rapport prpar par la fi rme Enermodal Engineering de Kitchener. Cest prs de trois fois moins quun btiment semblable construit selon le CMNB.

Le btiment maintient un niveau de dura-bilit lev, souligne son concepteur Santiago

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Knzle, un associ du bureau darchitectes torontois Montgomery Sisam Arch itects Inc.

Ce btiment ossature de bois dmontre quil nest pas vraiment ncessaire de recourir la haute technologie ou des lments aux prix exorbitants pour atteindre un niveau de performance lev , explique-t-il. Il est possible dobtenir de tels rsultats en utilisant des matriaux ordinaires couramment utiliss et en faisant preuve de sens commun, dautant plus que dans le cas prsent, le client tait ouvert linnovation et prt, par exemple, installer des toilettes compostage.

Ces toilettes, de mme que les robinets et pommes de douche faible dbit et les

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LEED for Neighbourhood Development and the CaGBC bring the 2030 Challenge to a community level

In working to meet the 2030

Challenge, it is not only necessary

to look at what can be done with

individual buildings, but to strive

collectively towards implementing

more sustainable systems and

infrastructure at district, neigh-

bourhood and city-wide scales.

Since change at this scale can

have a tremendous impact, the

CaGBC continues to look at green

building and sustainable develop-

ment through the lens of the com-

munities and the cities to which

they belong.

This is where the LEED for Neighbourhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system comes in. LEED-ND, which was fi rst piloted by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2007, is intended to guide and assess sustainable community development by integrating the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green building, and encouraging develop-ments to strive for greater environmental and social responsibility.

Key features of the rating system include requirements to minimize impacts on sensitive lands and to select locations for development that, in combination with the neighbourhoods design and infrastructure, encourage more sustainable modes of trans-

By Chani Joseph,LEED Specialist, Sustainable Communities

portation and a reduction in vehicle kilometres travelled.

Many aspects of the LEED building rat-ing systems (e.g., LEED for New Construction and LEED for Homes) are also included, with an emphasis on extending the application of sustainability approaches beyond the building scale, to the neighbourhood scale.

The latest version of the rating system, LEED 2009 ND, currently has 10 Canadian projects underway. In order to make the rat-ing system easier to interpret from a Canadian standpoint, the CaGBC (through the help of USGBC) also recently made Canadian Alternate Compliance Paths (ACPs) available in both offi cial languages.

The Canadian ACPs could not have come at a better time, as this rating system will become more and more relevant. Omar Dominguez would agree. He lives in Vancouvers vibrant Commercial Drive neighbourhood, close to his job in downtown Vancouver. He either cycles or takes transit to work, and many people in his neighbourhood do not own cars. Because of this, the local car share program is very suc-cessful. As Omar puts it, I love that I can walk out and, if I need it, fi nd a car-share vehicle parked within a few blocks of my home, and just hop in and go. He also loves the com-munity spirit, block parties, and having all the shops and services he needs within walking distance.

There are many neighbourhoods like Commercial Drive in cities across Canada. These neighbourhoods werent designed to be models of sustainability, but many could now be regarded as such. While the unique character of an older neighbourhood like

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LEED pour lamnagement des quartiers et le CBDCa tendent le Dfi 2030 lchelle de la communaut

Pour relever le Dfi 2030, il ne suffi t

pas dexaminer ce que nous pouvons

faire lchelle des btiments, mais

il faut aussi nous efforcer collective-

ment de mettre en place des rseaux

et des infrastructures plus durables

lchelle du district, du quartier et de

la ville dans son ensemble. Comme

le changement un tel niveau peut

avoir un norme impact, le CBDCa,

tout en continuant de se pencher sur

les btiments durables, se penche

galement sur lamnagement colo-

gique sous langle des communauts

et des villes dans lesquelles ces

btiments sont construits. Cest dans cet objectif qua t lanc le sys-

tme dvaluation LEED pour lamnagement des quartiers (LEED-AQ). Dabord pilot par lUS Green Building Council (USGBC) en 2007, LEED-AQ vise orienter et valuer lamnagement cologique des communauts en intgrant les principes de la croissance intelligente, du nouvel urbanisme et du btiment durable et en favorisant des amna-gements qui visent une plus grande responsabilit environnementale et sociale.

Ce systme dvaluation comporte notamment des exigences pour minimiser les impacts sur les terres cosensibles et pour choisir des empla-cements qui, de concert avec lamnagement et linfrastructure du quartier, encouragent des modes

Par Chani JosephSpcialiste en LEED pour les collectivits durables

de transport plus viables et une rduction du kilomtrage parcouru par les vhicules.

Il comporte galement bien des aspects des systmes dvaluation des btiments LEED (p. ex., LEED pour les nouvelles constructions et LEED pour les habitations) tout en insistant sur limportance dtendre la porte des principes de la durabilit et de les appliquer lchelle des quartiers.

Au Canada, dix projets en cours de ralisation sont inscrits la dernire version du systme dvaluation, LEED ND 2009 de lUSGBC. Pour faciliter interprtation et lutilisation de ce systme au Canada, le CBDCa (avec laide de lUSGBC) a rcemment publi dans les deux langues offi cielles un document intitul Systme dvaluation LEED 2009 pour lamnagement des quartiers avec les mthodes de conformit de rechange du Canada.

Le document naurait pu tre publi un meilleur moment, car ce systme dvaluation est appel tre de plus en plus pertinent. Nul doute quOmar Dominguez abonderait dans le mme sens. Cet homme habite dans le quartier anim Commercial Drive de Vancouver, proximit de son lieu de travail au centre-ville. Il sy rend en vlo ou en transport en commun et comme plusieurs de ses voisins, il ne possde pas de voiture. Dans un tel contexte, le programme dautopartage connat un franc succs. Jaime bien le fait de pouvoir me dplacer pied la plupart de temps et, au besoin, davoir facilement accs un vhicule stationn quelques rues de chez moi , dit-il. Il apprcie galement lesprit communautaire, les ftes de quartier et laccs pied tous les commerces et services dont il a besoin.

Il y a bien des quartiers comme celui de Commercial Drive au Canada. Ils nont pas nces-sairement t conus pour tre des modles de durabilit, mais plusieurs dentre eux peuvent

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Commercial Drive is impossible to replicate, such neighbourhoods have numerous features that, with careful planning and design, could be incorporated into many new neighbourhood developments.

Dan Leeming, Co-Chair of the Canadian LEED-ND Core Committee, and Principal at The Planning Partnership in Toronto, agrees that these new ACPs offer Canadians added accessibility to a rating system that will defi ne the future of green building.

LEED-ND is a valuable tool for evaluat-ing and guiding sustainable neighbourhood planning and design, and as a committee it was important to us to make this tool as accessible to all parts of Canada as possible, he says.

These new ACPs especially benefi t Canadian projects that are building with the LEED-ND rating system as a guideline right now. In Montreal, for example, there is a LEED-ND project called Les Bassins du Nouveau Havre a 23-acre infi ll redevelopment project located close to downtown, along the Lachine Canal. This mixed-use development will include both market-rate and affordable dwelling units, with a focus on units large enough for families with children. The location and design of the project encourages modes of transportation other than the automobile, while construction will be according to LEED-ND criteria for green infrastructure and buildings.

Mark Laroche, President and CEO of Canada Lands Co. (which owns the land for Les Bassins du Nouveau Havre) and a CaGBC Board Member, says LEED-ND is a great sys-tem to use as a basis for undertaking these types of community developments.

We have found LEED-ND to be an excel-lent measuring stick for the sustainability of our projects, he says. It is also a very prac-tical tool for producing a high quality neigh-bourhood design. By striving for LEED-ND certifi cation with our projects, we ensure that Canadian communities are at the forefront of global standards in both environmental sus-tainability and urban design.

The CaGBC will delve even further into the idea of sustainability at the community level at its annual Conference & Expo, taking place this year from June 11-13 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference theme of Beyond Buildings: The Green City is driving events and education sessions to get to the core of where green building is headed. The program will emphasize the implementation of sustainable design and operations on a grander scale than any one individual project.

As the largest green building event in Canada each year, the CaGBC National Conference brings together over 1,000 atten-dees and a 100+ booth expo, making it the premier spot for accessing the latest in green building and sustainability trends, ideas and education. For more information and to regis-ter, visit www.cagbc.org/2012conference.

ResourcesLEED for Neighbourhood Development: www.cagbc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Programs/LEED/RatingSystems/Neighbourhooddevelopments/default.htmCanada Green Building Council: www.cagbc.orgCanadian Alternative Compliance Pathways: www.cagbc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Programs/LEED/RatingSystems/Neighbourhooddevelopments/default.htm

By striving for LEED-ND certification with our projects, we ensure that Canadian communities are at the forefront of global standards in both environmental sustainability and urban design. - Mark Laroche, CaGBC Board Member


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Ces nouvelles mthodes de conformit sont particulirement avantageuses pour les projets canadiens qui utilisent le systme dvaluation LEED-AQ. Montral, par exemple, le projet Les bassins du Nouveau Havre un projet de ramnagement sur un terrain de 23 acres situ

prs du centre-ville, le long du canal Lachine, est actuellement ralis selon LEED-AQ. Ce projet usage mixte comprendra des logements aux taux du march et des logements abordables, de mme que des logements suffisamment grands pour accueillir des mnages avec enfants. Lemplacement et lamnagement du projet favorisent lutilisation de modes de transport autres que lautomobile. Le projet sera construit daprs les critres LEED-AQ pour linfrastructure et les btiments durables.

Selon Mark Laroche, prsident et chef de la direction de Canada Lands Co. (propritaire du terrain sur lequel sera rig le projet Les Bassins du Nouveau Havre) et membre du conseil dadmi-nistration du CBDCa, LEED-AQ est un systme dvaluation fort utile pour la ralisation de tels projets damnagement communautaire.

Nous avons trouv que LEED-AQ est un excellent outil de mesure de la durabilit de nos projets , dit-il. Cest galement un outil trs pratique pour produire un amnagement de quartier de grande qualit. En visant la certifi cation LEED-AQ pour nos projets, nous plaons les communauts canadiennes lavant-garde sur le plan des normes mondiales de durabilit environnementale et de conception urbaine.

Le CBDCa approfondira encore davantage lide de la durabilit lchelle de la communaut lors de sa confrence et expo annuelle qui aura lieu du 11 au 13 juin au Palais des congrs du Toronto mtropolitain. Sur le thme Au del des btiments : la ville verte, lvnement offrira diverses activits et de nombreuses sances ducatives qui porteront sur la direction dans laquelle sengage le mouvement du btiment durable. Le programme insistera sur ladoption de principes de conception et dexploita-tion durables une chelle plus grande que celle du projet individuel.

La Confrence nationale du CBDCa est le plus important vnement sur le btiment durable au Canada. Elle runit chaque anne plus de 1000 participants et plus dune centaine dexposants et constitue le principal point daccs aux tendances les plus rcentes, aux ides novatrices et la formation en matire de btiment durable et de durabilit. Pour de plus amples renseignements sur cette confrence et pour vous y inscrire, visitez le www.cagbc.org/2012conference.

RessourcesLEED pour lamnagement des quartiers : www.cagbc.org/Content/NavigationMenu2/Programmes/LEED/systmesdvaluationdeLEEDCanada/Dveloppementdesquartiers/default.htmConseil du btiment durable du Canada : www.cagbc.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Accueil Systme dvaluation LEED 2009 pour lamnagement des quartiers avec les mthodes de conformit de rechange du Canada : www.cagbc.org/Content/NavigationMenu2/Programmes/LEED/systmesdvaluationdeLEEDCanada/Dveloppementdesquartiers/default.htm

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Simply sustainable | Tout simplement durable Those toilets, along with low-fl ow faucets

and showerheads and waterless urinals have reduced the need for potable water by 20 per cent compared with similar structures. An on-site septic system for grey water eliminates the need for sanitary sewers, while nearby ponds capturing storm water eliminates the need for storm sewers. In terms of water conserva-tion, the Restoration Services Centre reduces consumption by 60 per centthe same per-centage realized in reduced natural-gas use. Meantime, the buildings east-west orientation maximizes the benefi ts of its north and south exposures, while its north-facing windows pro-vide plenty of natural light. Every occupant is within fi ve metres of an operable window. They basically dont need to turn the lights on during the day, explains Knz le.

Fresh air is delivered at the fl oor level where people occupy the building, using less energy, compared to the traditional way of distribut-ing it from the top, which requires much higher velocities of air, according to Knzle, who adds that the double-height offi ce space allows the stratifi cation of warm air at the ceiling while the fresh air remains at fl oor level.

The fresh-air delivery system is also almost silent. In fact, its so quiet that it has inadver-tently raised an acoustical privacy issue.

Voices travel much farther, so that you can hear people much better than in a normal offi ce environment where a ventilation system produces background noise, says Knzle. But the employees dont mind because their work has them spending most of their time out-doors anyway.

The greatest feature of the Restoration Services Centre, in Knzle s view, is its legacy. I have done many tours of this building since it opened, and its exactly in the same shape as it was at the beginning, he says. They havent even changed the paint colours.

Its a simple building that has achieved incredible goals that stand the test of timeand its one of the buildings Ive designed that Im most proud of.

urinoirs sans eau, ont permis de diminuer la consommation deau potable de 20%, toujours par rapport un btiment semblable. Grce une fosse septique pour les eaux grises installe sur place, il na pas t ncessaire dinstaller un gout sanitaire et les tangs avoisinants qui captent les eaux de ruissellement ont rendu inutile linstallation dgouts pluviaux. Le btiment consomme 60 pour cent moins deau et 60 pour cent moins de gaz naturel quun btiment comparable construit selon le CMNB. En outre, son orientation est-ouest maximise les avantages de ses expositions nord et sud, et les fentres donnant sur le nord laissent pntrer abondamment la lumire naturelle. Tous les occupants sont moins de cinq mtres dune fentre ouvrante et ils nont pratiquement pas besoin douvrir les lumires pendant le jour , souligne larchitecte.

Les locaux occups sont approvisionns en air frais au niveau du plancher, ce qui rduit la consommation dnergie par rapport au mode usuel de distribution partir du plafond, qui exige un dbit dair beaucoup plus lev, selon larchitecte. De plus, la double hauteur des

espaces de bureaux favorise la stratifi cation de lair chaud au plafond pendant que lair frais reste au niveau du plancher.

Le systme de distribution de lair frais est presque silencieux, tellement en fait, quil a soulev un certain problme de confi dentialit.

Les voix portent beaucoup plus loin, de sorte que vous pouvez mieux entendre les conversations des autres que dans un bureau ordinaire o le systme de ventilation produit un bruit de fond, souligne Santiago Knzle. Toutefois, les employs en font peu de cas, car ils passent la majeure partie de leur temps lextrieur.

Selon larchitecte, la plus grande qualit du Restoration Services Centre, cest sa durabilit. Jai guid plusieurs visites de ce btiment depuis son ouverture et il est exactement dans le mme tat quau dbut , dit-il. On na mme pas chang les couleurs de la peinture.

Cest un btiment simple qui a atteint des objectifs incroyables et qui rsiste lusure du temps et cest un des btiments que jai conus dont je suis le plus fi er.

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