The 58,000 sq ft Langley BMW and MINI Dealership opened in August, 2011 and the groundbreaking ceremonies included dedication of a special tree as a commemorative gift to the guests, and a symbol of the environmental significance of LEED-certified eco-friendly sustainable construction with green walls. The dealership building at Langley Bypass and Glover Road features […]
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Vancouver’s first “stand-alone” and homogeneous French-language secondary school École secondaire Jules-Verne, located in the Oakridge neighbourhood of Vancouver opened in 2009. The Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B. (BC’s Francophone School District) (CSF) is committed to a world-wide eco-school program, which aims to coordinate education with sustainable development within schools and to integrate environmental learning
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The $ 27 million 11,770 square meter (126,000 sq ft) Heritage Mountain Secondary School building was one of the first LEED projects commissioned by Western Mechanical Services. The mechanical systems incorporated a number of energy efficient features, including a ground source heat pump that utilizes geothermal energy. This school is one of the most energy
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Killarney Ice Rink 49th and Kerr Vancouver (LEED Gold Project) The new community rink at the Killarney Community Centre, which opened in the spring of 2010 was one of the venues for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The rink was used for short-track speed skating training sessions and after the Olympic Games was converted for
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Western Mechanical Services provided the commissioning services and worked along with other LEED experts, professionals and building trades and suppliers to verify that the specific design objectives relating to provide, optimization of energy performance and indoor air quality, thermal comfort, outdoor air ventilation and a significant reduction in water usage were achieved. During the 2010
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Western Mechanical Services was retained to provide commissioning services for the $ 300 million, 28986 sq meter (312,000 sq ft) award winning Patient Care Centre at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, which opened in March, 2011 to replace all 400 existing beds and to add an additional 120 beds, most of which are private.
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The Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee (VANOC) who organized and staged the 2010 Winter Olympic Games required 200,000 sq ft of office space to house up to 1,200 employees and host partners. VANOC selected an existing building on the outskirts of the City of Vancouver for this purpose. The office space and the existing
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The VPD Tactical Training Centre, completed in 2011 is owned by the City of Vancouver with the Vancouver Police Department as tenant. This facility is utilized for the training of officers and has simulation training rooms, firing ranges, classrooms and other facilities. The project is registered with the Canada Green Building Council and was designed
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