The Stack (1133 Melville) | 161m | 36fl | Completed

[giallo]

[officedweller]

Nice!
I'll copy to the 1090 and 1166 Pender threads.

[giallo]

Here a video of the Stack I shot the other day.

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[WarrenC12]

Another fantastic video. Is that solar on the roof? Is that for LEED points do you think, or something else? I imagine in Vancouver with unobstructed sunlight, it might be breakeven over time, but not a no-brainer investment.

[giallo]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Another fantastic video. Is that solar on the roof? Is that for LEED points do you think, or something else? I imagine in Vancouver with unobstructed sunlight, it might be breakeven over time, but not a no-brainer investment.

Thanks!

According to their website:

"The Stack is Canada’s first commercial high-rise office tower to be awarded the CAGBC’s Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard certification and is pursuing LEED v4 Core & Shell Platinum."

I'm sure the solar panels contribute to the LEED Platinum rating.

[Vin]

From many views of the drone aerial shots, this building is too well-camouflaged into the surroundings, what with the new taller table-top as well as the similar glass colours of the surrounding towers. From street level, this office tower actually looks humongous, but I'm surprised it doesn't look as large from the sky.

I have to add that this video is professionally made: well done!

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by Vin

...I have to add that this video is professionally made: well done!

Unfortunately giallo drone videos are not professionally made just yet, you must 'subscribe' and 'like' for his YouTube page to reach the threshold of monetization (a message from a fellow YouTuber )

[FarmerHaight]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

Unfortunately giallo drone videos are not professionally made just yet, you must 'subscribe' and 'like' for his YouTube page to reach the threshold of monetization (a message from a fellow YouTuber )

Like, subscribe, and ding that bell

[giallo]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

Unfortunately giallo drone videos are not professionally made just yet, you must 'subscribe' and 'like' for his YouTube page to reach the threshold of monetization (a message from a fellow YouTuber )

Haha. Even if I get to a 1000 subscribers, I use way too much licensed music to make a single cent from these videos.

[Metro-One]

Already subscribed to giallo's channel

Trust me, it is insanely hard to get subscribers.

Been working hard on my own channel this last year and only up to 276 subs (of whom I all appreciate).

Unfortunately the videos I make are very creative intensive (currently just finishing a 3 minute cartoon that has taken around 200 hours of work) which YouTube and it seems the general population hate. Shitty hand held base level creativity profile videos of someone bouncing their boobs or doing a stupid awkward dance seem to get all the views.

Even here, I spent a good 20 hours making a video about films made in and around Vancouver, posted it on four threads on this forum, got recognized by only 3 members. Two of those three are the above fellow Youtubers! PS, thanks for the sub Zepfancouver!

PPS, Nice shots of the Stack Giallo!

Really hope to get to Vancouver again this summer and do some of my own drone videos and photography. This last summer had my 1 year old and 3 year old in tow, so it made my filming chances rather limited...

My 3 year old son is also terrified of my drone, so that further complicates things!

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Another fantastic video. Is that solar on the roof? Is that for LEED points do you think, or something else? I imagine in Vancouver with unobstructed sunlight, it might be breakeven over time, but not a no-brainer investment.

Solar panels can still be very effective in cloudy overcast environments

[jollyburger]

A downtown Vancouver office tower will be among a group of new and existing buildings that will have substantial solar power systems installed by a major Canadian developer and landlord.

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Oxford Properties Group recently announced it would be developing a minimum of one million square feet of rooftop solar panels on its buildings across North America by 2022. The Stack, a 36-storey office tower being built at 1133 Melville St. on the western edge of downtown Vancouver’s financial district, will be among them. The tower is expected to complete in early 2022.

Oxford is the real estate investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. It says the North American pilot solar project will generate approximately six million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy annually as part of its wider pledge to reduce its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2025.

The Stack, a 540,000-sq.-ft. twisting four-box tower, is co-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. For its part in the pilot project, the building’s rooftop will feature 70 horizontal panels covering 1,250 sq. ft. Those panels will generate 26,000 kWh of energy on an annual basis.

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Oxford said it couldn’t specify the total number of buildings or the specific locations for the rest of the solar program, but the core of the plan involves their Ontario retail portfolio and five shopping centres in particular, said Darryl Neate, Oxford’s director of sustainability. Oxford said it had no firm plans yet for additional locations in Metro Vancouver.

Large, flat shopping centres or industrial buildings make obvious candidates for solar paneling, Neate said in an interview. “Office buildings have, obviously, smaller roofs and … a lot of equipment competing for space on the top of (the) building.”

The Stack is one of only two high-rise towers in Canada to be part of the Canadian Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Pilot program and is targeting LEED Platinum core and shell design certification.

The building will have an advanced, more efficient exterior envelope, as well as advanced lighting and mechanical systems. The rooftop solar power system is part of the building’s sustainability objectives, Neate said.

Oxford’s first major solar project was installed in 2017 at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto. That project includes 600 rooftop solar panels installed on 20,000 square feet of the shopping centre’s roof.

The Yorkdale solar project generates over 230,000 kWh of clean electricity per year, Oxford said. Square One Shopping Centre and Scarborough Town Centre are next to be outfitted with solar panels, with further solar projects across Oxford’s retail and industrial properties to be installed by 2022.

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Neate said they want to be a leader in building and owning sustainable buildings. “We have reduced our carbon emissions by 35 per cent between 2010 and 2015 and we’ve pledged to reduce our emissions by an additional 30 per cent by 2025.”

Neate claimed that Oxford has reduced their energy costs to the tune of $65 million since 2010. “We anticipate our investment in rooftop solar projects to reduce a portion of the electricity costs of their customers at the malls by 20 to 30 per cent.

“We will be tracking that,” he said. “It’s cost savings for our customers. It’s renewable energy that we’re creating, and (there will be) financial returns for Oxford on the projects as well.”

https://vancouversun.com/business/commer...lar-panels-to-top-new-stack-office-tower

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Solar panels can still be very effective in cloudy overcast environments

Yeah but generation is reduced, and imagine Vancouver's cloudy days being a little more than mildly overcast.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Yeah but generation is reduced, and imagine Vancouver's cloudy days being a little more than mildly overcast.

I did a quick read of some solar panel articles about Vancouver and most seemed to talk about using it during the summer and the winter is mostly a wash in terms of energy generation.

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Yeah but generation is reduced, and imagine Vancouver's cloudy days being a little more than mildly overcast.

Yes that’s true. but conversely solar panels work best in temperate climates where it doesn’t get too hot. The PNW is actually a decent place for them

[gaviscon]

Pretty sad street-level design. The tallest office tower in the LM, yet has almost no presence.

[officedweller]

Hmm.
The Loden Hotel should screen those vents!

[dleung]

In a European city, they'd just grade the sidewalk to meet the door, and/or step the ground floor to be close to the sidewalk grade, instead of throwing up all these exterior barriers in the form of retaining walls, steps, ramps, etc.

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by gaviscon

Pretty sad street-level design. The tallest office tower in the LM, yet has almost no presence.

That cannot be the main entrance?? That is indeed very unwelcoming street presence.

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by giallo

Now this. This how you use the black and white effect correctly. I am not normally fan of the fisheye effect, but here it works! Awesome photo.