Canada’s first LEED-Platinum building, the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Operations Centre, is designed to achieve a 75% energy cost reduction, based on a 49% reduction in annual energy use.
Photo: Larry McFarland Architects, Ltd. The Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Operations Centre in Sidney, British Columbia, is the first building to earn a Platinum rating in the Canada Green Building Council’s LEED® Rating System. Designed by Larry McFarland Architects, Ltd., of Vancouver, British Columbia, the building features an innovative heating system that feeds ocean water through a titanium-plate heat exchanger and heat pumps, providing heat for the radiant-floor system. In addition, a rainwater catchment system provides water for toilet flushing, and a photovoltaic system provides 20% of the building’s energy needs.
Wendt, A. (2006, October 27). Gulf Islands Earns LEED Platinum. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/gulf-islands-earns-leed-platinum
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