Xray_Crystal_Junkie
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Turned out wonderfully.
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Elementary Teachers Federation of ON (15 Huntley St., 4s, KPMB)
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Torontovibe
Senior Member
^^ Yep, I agree. This looks damned good!
urbandreamer
recession proof
It looks great but gotta hand it to Shorty1975: Post of the Month?
Seriously you made me laugh! (I've been a union member before and I gotta say, union brass are disgusting spoiled scum.)
Seriously you made me laugh! (I've been a union member before and I gotta say, union brass are disgusting spoiled scum.)
drum118
Superstar
April 28
Money was no issue for this project as it well spent on the upgrading of everything
Money was no issue for this project as it well spent on the upgrading of everything
Peepers
Banned
^ Carrara marble sidewalks? Not sure how practical that is in our climate. Obviously no expense was spared in creating this building. It would be interesting to see inside. I wouldn't be surprised to see gold faucets in the washrooms.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
I could be wrong but I believe this building is one of the first office buildings in the city to go for LEED Platinum status
cruzin4u
Senior Member
Thanks for all the photo updates drum!
Love the warning in the window, "CAUTION - MARBLE SLIPPERY WHEN WET". Damn, now I can't slip and fall
. Lovely building nonetheless.
Love the warning in the window, "CAUTION - MARBLE SLIPPERY WHEN WET". Damn, now I can't slip and fall
. Lovely building nonetheless.
greenleaf
Senior Member
"Though construction costs were almost 10 percent higher than usual, the result will be 64 percent less energy use. Where a conventional office building uses up to 400 kilowatt hours per square metre per year, this one comes in at 85. At that rate, the building will have paid for itself in about 15 years."
Sounds like a good use of money to me.
Hume weighs in: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...eadquarters_an_architectural_lesson_hume.html
Sounds like a good use of money to me.
Hume weighs in: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...eadquarters_an_architectural_lesson_hume.html
SP!RE
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A 64% reduction in energy use is something to be very excited about. That's a big number!
We desperately need more buildings to aim for these goals, especially residential development. Unfortunately, without a push from government, developers are not going to aim higher than to-code (which is rather lax... given the strong lobbying powers to keep its goals modest), or lower levels of LEED (which are a step forward, but far from enough).
We desperately need more buildings to aim for these goals, especially residential development. Unfortunately, without a push from government, developers are not going to aim higher than to-code (which is rather lax... given the strong lobbying powers to keep its goals modest), or lower levels of LEED (which are a step forward, but far from enough).
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