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ENERGY EFFICIENCY

OTHER SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES & MEASURES

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ABOUT THE 2030 CHALLENGE

 
   
 

Building Type:
Educational Services / Library

Owner:
City of North Vancouver

Location:
North Vancouver,
British Columbia

Budget: $15,400,000

Completion: July 2008

PROJECT TEAM

Architect:

Diamond and Schmitt Architects

CEI Architecture

Facilitator:

Recollective Consulting

Energy Simulator:

Omicron AEC Ltd.

Structural Engineer:

RJC Consulting Engineers

Mechanical Consultant:

Omicron AEC Ltd.

Electrical Consultant:

MCW Consultants Ltd.

Landscape:

Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg

Civil:

Kerr Wood Leidal

Building Code:

LMDG

Building Science Professional:

Trow Associates Inc.

Commissioning:

Airmec Systems Ltd.

General Contractor:

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc.

North Vancouver City Library

Diamond and Schmitt Architects / CEI Architecture

OTHER SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES & MEASURES


Products & Materials

PHOTO: TOM ARBAN

Insulation:
Roxul CavityRock
ThermaCoustic Spray
BASF Walltite Spray Polyurethane
Dow Styrofoam CT
Owens Corning QuietR

Brick:
Endicott – Smooth Dark Ironspot, Norman

Curtainwall:
Kawneer 1600 SSG

Exterior Doors:
Kawneer Insulclad

Glazing:
Clear Insulating Glass Units: to CAN/CGSB-12.8-M90, argon filled, low emissivity (LOW E) glass double unit, 25 mm overall thickness

Roofing:
2-ply SBS Modified Bituminous Membrane

HVAC System and Appliances:
Fans: Greenheck  
Split System Air Conditioning Units: Mitsubishi

Energy Efficiency:
Pumps: Bell & Gossett
Water to Water heat pumps: Water Furnace
Fan Coil units: Eng A
Air Cooled Chiller: McQuay
Air terminals and louvers: Price/Seiho 
Electric hot Water Heaters: Rheem / Ruud
Solar Water Heating Panel System: Swiss Solar

Plumbing Fixtures:
Toto Dual Flush toilets
Toto metred low-flow faucets with infrared sensors
Toto low-flow electronic urinals
Drinking Fountains: Haws
Lavatories/Sinks: American Standard / Kindred

Landscaping:
Draught resistant native plants

Paints and wall coverings:
LEED Compliant: MPI Environmentally Friendly Classification System approved paints

Flooring:
Porcelain Tile: Stone Tile “Technoquartz” and “Pietre Etrusche”
Modular Carpet: Interface “Bioscapes”
Granite Stair Treads: Hardy Island Granite

Interior Finishes:
WC Wall tile: Ames Tile and Stone “Lanka”
Daltile “Venetian Glass Mosaic”
Forbo Linoleum Bulletin Board

Furnishings:
Steelcase
Arconas
CAF
Keilhauer
KI

Water Conservation

  • Low flow plumbing fixtures
  • Drought tolerant native/adaptive plantings for landscaping
  • Irrigation: 64% reduction in potable water use due to rainwater collection and re-use
  • In Building: 35% reduction in potable water use


Other Features & Measures

PHOTO: TOM ARBAN
  • Waste Diversion: 95%
  • Recycled Content: 21%
  • Regional Materials: 21%
  • Low-emitting Materials:
    All adhesives, sealants, coatings, paints, carpets and composite wood are low-emitting products