Its a shame, they seem to have stalled out sometime around the carpenter strike. This lovely plywood window frame has been in place for over a month with no visible work being done elsewhere.
Yet the university says:
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Construction work is advancing well and on schedule
Summer construction work have started and includes sewers, water main, hydro, IT, gas duct banks and landscaping.
Given that the building is mostly Labs and Offices, how many windows do you need?
Haven't we had this conversation before about Condos vs. Rentals and the quantity of windows being directly related to ongoing operating costs? Where Condos get the full curtainwall treatment for quick sales, but residents are shafted by high energy costs and poor environmental conditions.
I thought I had read somewhere that 25%-40% is ideal?
Given that the building is mostly Labs and Offices, how many windows do you need?
Haven't we had this conversation before about Condos vs. Rentals and the quantity of windows being directly related to ongoing operating costs? Where Condos get the full curtainwall treatment for quick sales, but residents are shafted by high energy costs and poor environmental conditions.
I thought I had read somewhere that 25%-40% is ideal?
Above all, the purpose for which is being built will greatly affect its design. Conserving energy and reducing a carbon footprint is being respectful of the taxpayers dollars in a building that is in the public domain.
Here is a 3 minute video where the Dean describes what this new facility is about. It includes a couple of looks at tne building that have not been posted here before.
Above all, the purpose for which is being built will greatly affect its design. Conserving energy and reducing a carbon footprint is being respectful of the taxpayers dollars in a building that is in the public domain.
Here is a 3 minute video where the Dean describes what this new facility is about. It includes a couple of looks at tne building that have not been posted here before.
Trying to meet LEED Platinum requirements.Is that weird?
"weird" is just my broadspeak for things I don't know about. But a quick google search tells me this...
"To celebrate the site’s relationship to nature, the project design will seek to achieve LEED Platinum requirements and initiate a dialogue with the river through a thoughtful exploration of Indigenous design approaches."
"weird" is just my broadspeak for things I don't know about. But a quick google search tells me this...
"To celebrate the site’s relationship to nature, the project design will seek to achieve LEED Platinum requirements and initiate a dialogue with the river through a thoughtful exploration of Indigenous design approaches."
Seek to achieve... lol. Now that is weird language.
They use that language because LEED certification is not a given. You can not apply for it until the project is completely finished. Then you apply and Certified Leed Specialists go over the building with a fine tooth comb. They award points and you need to have a certain number of points for each LEED level.Thus, you may strive to build to LEED Platinum standards but the inspectors decide something is deficient and only award enough points for a lesser certification, such as LEED Gold.
The Social Science Tower and the new STEM building both achieved LEEDs Gold.
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They use that language because LEED certification is not a given. You can not apply for it until the project is completely finished. Then you apply and Certified Leed Specialists go over the building with a fine tooth comb. They award points and you need to have a certain number of points for each LEED level.Thus, you may strive to build to LEED Platinum standards but the inspectors decide something is deficient and only award enough points for a lesser certification, such as LEED Gold.
The Social Science Tower and the new STEM building both achieved LEEDs Gold.
I'm aware. Maybe it's a bit presumptuous on my part to assume that the designers and engineers wouldn't be able to achieve the status they were going for.
Do you have any specific insights on why a structure wouldn't meet a standard? Assuming its a cumulation of small deficiencies throughout the build process? and if so... would they try to beat the minimum LEED certification by .. say 10% to account for inevitable deficiencies?
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I'm aware. Maybe it's a bit presumptuous on my part to assume that the designers and engineers wouldn't be able to achieve the status they were going for.
Do you have any specific insights on why a structure wouldn't meet a standard? Assuming its a cumulation of small deficiencies throughout the build process? and if so... would they try to beat the minimum LEED certification by .. say 10% to account for inevitable deficiencies?
I have no special insight--but I think you are probably right in suggesting it is some mistakes made in the build process.
We are getting a bit off topic for this thread. Perhaps if there is enough interest in the proccess of getting LEED certification, a thread in the UrbanDesign section should be started.
The new building’s atrium, which will serve as a gathering place for students, professors, and staff, will be named the “Coeur Communautaire BMO |The BMO Social Heart".
BMO just donated $2.5 million dollars to uOttawa Health Sciences, on top of previous donations of $4.4 million.
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Fuggit.. we have our own steam plant right???
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