City of Calgary Water Centre
Calgary Water Centre | |
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General information | |
Type | Office building |
Location | Calgary, Alberta |
Completed | June 4, 2008 |
Cost | C$43,000,000 |
Owner | City of Calgary |
Dimensions | |
Diameter | 160 m x 20 m |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Floor area | 183,000 sq ft (17,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm |
Manasc Isaac Sturgess Architecture |
Main contractor | Dominion Construction |
The City of Calgary Water Centre is the headquarters of Calgary's Water Resources and Water Services' staff, housing its 460 professional and 314 field staff.[1] The four-story office building was completed in 2008, and upon opening was both the largest LEED-rated office building in Alberta and Alberta's first Gold-certified building.[2][3]
Construction
The project began in 2005, and was expected to cost C$33,000,000.[4] It was built on a brownfield site owned by the city near the Calgary Stampede grounds, previously occupied by a furrier and a C-Train depot.[4]
Environmental status
The Calgary Water Centre is the first building in Alberta to be certified Gold by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system,[3] and is one of the first to be built under the City of Calgary's 2003 requirement for all new buildings to meet or exceed LEED's Silver rating.[3] The building incorporates many sustainable design elements such as water conservation (including a green roof, rainwater harvesting, and zero-irrigation landscaping), natural lighting, and an innovative HVAC system.[5]
The building itself is 95% day lit, reduces waste water by 72%, reduces overall water usage by 59%, and achieves a 58% savings in annual energy consumption.[1] Additionally, the building's efficient use of materials resulted in a 95% recycling rate of excess construction material.[1] The building's energy savings are expected to offset its $43m construction cost in 15 years, and it is to operate for an additional 35 years with minimal maintenance costs.[1][3]
See also
- Greenstone Building, first LEED Gold building in Northern Canada, designed by the same architects
References
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- 1 2 3 4 "Water Centre". City of Calgary. 2009-12-08. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ↑ "Calgary achieves gold for greenest building". CBC News. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- 1 2 3 4 Sutherland, Shannon (Spring 2009). "Giving the Green Light" (PDF). Open Mind Magazine. Merit Contractors Association. pp. 8–13. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- 1 2 Bendo, Yvonne (2007-06-07). "City of Calgary's Water Centre shooting for gold". Journal of Commerce. Calgary. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ↑ Peachman, Matthew (September–October 2006). "Innovative Engineering" (PDF). Construction Business Magazine. pp. 24, 26. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
Coordinates: 51°01′45″N 114°02′55″W / 51.02924°N 114.04849°W