- City of Calgary Water Centre
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Calgary Water Centre 
General information Type Office building Location Calgary, Alberta Completed June 4, 2008 Cost C$43m Technical details Diameter 160 m x 20 m Floor count 4 Floor area 183,000 sq ft (17,000 m2) Design and construction Owner City of Calgary Main contractor Dominion Construction Architecture firm Manasc Isaac
Sturgess ArchitectureThe 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 opened in 2008, and is 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$33m.[4] It was built on a brownfield site near the owned by the city near the Calgary Stampede grounds, previously occupied by a furrier and a C-Train depot.[4]
Environmental status
Rear view of the Water Centre
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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Water Centre". City of Calgary. 2009-12-08. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. http://www.webcitation.org/5n66HXwwf. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Calgary achieves gold for greenest building". CBC News. 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. http://www.webcitation.org/5n65smll9. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ a b c d Sutherland, Shannon (Spring 2009). "Giving the Green Light" (pdf). Open Mind Magazine. Merit Contractors Association. pp. 8–13. http://www.meritalberta.com/new/pdf/openmind/2009GivingTheGreenLight.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-27.[dead link]
- ^ a b Bendo, Yvonne (2007-06-07). "City of Calgary's Water Centre shooting for gold". Journal of Commerce (Calgary). http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id22491. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ Peachman, Matthew (September/October 2006). "Innovative Engineering". Construction Business Magazine. pp. 24, 26. http://www.constructionbusiness.ca/downloads/cb_oct06_calgarywater.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
Coordinates: 51°01′45″N 114°02′55″W / 51.02924°N 114.04849°W
Categories:- Buildings and structures completed in 2008
- Buildings and structures in Calgary
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