A Joint Project by the:

Grand Valley
Society of Architects

building communities


school of architecture
Advanced Case Studies in Sustainable Design

Terri Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch.
 

Associate Professor School of Architecture University of Waterloo

 


Sustainable Government and Community Building Initiatives

 


Sustainable Building -- Governments and Communities Lead the Way:
Starting in British Columbia, with BC's close interest in the USGBC and the formation of LEED BC, many of the early larger sustainable buildings were funded and promoted with government interest. In fact, in many areas of the United States, governments are mandating that their new buildings meet or exceed minimum LEED Silver requirements.

The CaGBC is presently in the process of moving offices, and is also trying to set an example through their choice and style of occupation.


government
health facilities
community buildings

Image Gallery Links:  
Building Name, Location: Masters Level Research
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Undergraduate Level Research
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Small to Medium Government Buildings:    
       

Hinton Government Centre:

Manasc Isaac Architects, Hinton, Alberta


article in Canadian Architect January 2002
web article 2

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Banff Town Hall

Manasc Isaac Architects, Banff, Alberta

 

Canmore Civic Centre

Marshall Tittemore Kristina Pompura Architects
Canmore, Alberta

web article 1
web article 2

LEED Silver

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 

Richmond City Hall, Richmond, B.C.

Hotson Bakker with KPMB Architects

article in Canadian Architect January 2001
CBIP information and case study

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Revenue Canada

Busby + Associates, Surrey, British Columbia

Canadian Green Building Challenge Submission 1998

GBC Report PDF

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Natsuki Maeda, Amanda Reed, Gordon Graff, Peter Graham

White Rock Operations Centre

Busby + Associates, White Rock, B.C.

LEED Gold Recipient




web article 1

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada



Maryam Karimi, Jordan Darnell, Jeff Cheng, Elisia Neves, Collin Gardner

City of Vancouver National Works Yard

Omicron Architecture Engineering Construction Services Ltd.

LEED Gold
web article 1
web article 2
web article 3

Elisa Jansen, Rose Linseman, Jessica Liefl, Caroline Howes

GOCB Charlottetown, Public Works Government Services Canada

BGHJ/Urbana Architects

web article 1

Registered for review at LEED Gold target

 

Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Addition and Renovations

Edmonton, Alberta

LEED Certified  

Emergency Medical Services Building
Cambridge, Ont.

Sather McCallum Architects


First Canadian LEED Gold Building


Ann Ravens, Matthew Peddie, Sebastian Bartnicki, Maneu Tataryn

Spring Creek Firehall, Whistler, BC

Hughes, Condon, Marler Architects

web article 1 (CaGBC website)

web article 2

LEED Silver Rating


Andrea Lacalimita, Carolyn Fearman, Margaret McCallum, Vida Chang

Surrey Transfer Station

Surrey, BC

web article 1

LEED Silver Rating

 

Materials Testing Facility, Vancouver, BC

Busby, Perkins+Will Architects

web article 1

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Cambridge City Hall, Cambridge, Ontario

Diamond and Schmitt Architects

 

Newsha Ghaeli, Gail Rodrigues, Paul Cohoon, Mike Love, Dan McTavish

       
       
Image Gallery Links:  
Building Name, Location: Masters Level Research
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Undergraduate Level Research
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Healthcare Facilities:    
       

Athabasca Health Facility

Manasc Isaac Architects, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

web article 1

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 



Darcy McNinch, Diya Menezes, Tara Keens-Douglas, Michael Feinberg, Janette Rhee


Images added Winter 2005

St. John's Ambulance

Manasc Issac Architects
Edmonton, Alberta

web article 1

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Chloe Doesburg, Aaron Holmes, Michael Kloihoffer, Duncan Patterson

Bluewater Health (formerly Lambton Hospital)

Halsall Associates & Farrow Partnership Architects, Inc.

 Registered for review at LEED Silver Target  

BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, Vancouver, BC

Keen Engineering

LEED Certified

web article 1

 

Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Salter, Farrow, Pilon Architects

web article 1
web article 2
web article 3 (Canadian Architect Feb 2004)

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 
       
       
Image Gallery Links:  
Building Name, Location: Masters Level Research
PDF Links:
Undergraduate Level Research
PDF Links:
Community Buildings:    
       

Semiahmoo Library and RCMP District Headquarters, Surrey, B.C.

Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership

web article 1

LEED Silver


John Lee, Michael Lin, Christina Man, Gillian Tyrrell

Crowfoot Library

Cohos Evamy Architects
Calgary, Alberta

web article 1

LEED certified

 

Earth Rangers Wildlife Centre, Kortright Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Enermodal Engineering, Transsolar Energieteknik


web link 1

web link 2

powerpoint presentation by Transsolar given at Advanced Curtain Wall Seminar, Fall 2003 link



Maun Demchenko, Mrinalini Ghadiok, Sara Nejad, Prithula Prosun

The Safety Village of York Region

Carruthers Shaw and Partners Limited, Architects

Integrated Design to LEED Silver Target

 


Glen Eagles Community Centre, West Vancouver, B.C.

Patkau Architects

information 1 (Earth Tech Brochure pdf 500KB)

information 2 (pdf 470KB)

web article 1 (Canadian Architect January 2005)

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 

Tohu
Permanent Bigtop for the Cirque de Soleil

Montreal, Quebec

going for
LEED Gold

web article 1



Rebecca Lai, Sarah Khalid, Ping Pai, Elaine Lui

West Vancouver Aquatic and Fitness Centre

Hughes, Condon, Marler Architects

web article 1

web article 2
web article 3

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada



Kathy Chang, Miklos Conti, Alan Kobayashi, Katie Labate

Nose Creek Library and Recreation Centre (Cardel Place), Calgary, Alberta

Cannon Johnston, Barry Johns, Gibbs Gage

LEED Gold

web article 1

 

Tr'ondek Hwech'in
Cultural Centre
Dawson City, Yukon

Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Limited

web article 1

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 

Kugluktuk Recreation Complex, Kugluktuk, Nunavut

Pin/Matthews Architects

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Alloway Reception Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Syverson Monteyne Architecture with Carl Nelson Jr.

web article 1

web article 2

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 

Moorelands Camp Dining Hall, Lake Kawagama, Dorset, Ontario

Shim-Sutcliffe Architects

web article 1
web article 2
web article 3 (Architectural Review Dec. 2002)

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 

Centre d'Interpretation du Bourg de Pabos, Pabos, Quebec

Atelier Big City

web article 1

published in 44 to 66: Regional Responses to Sustainable Architecture in Canada

 

Murdena Marshall Meeting Hall, Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia

Richard Kroeker Architect

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last updated January 24, 2008