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The Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning is 43% more energy efficient than conventional buildings. The building is designed to meet both The Canadian Federal Government’s Commercial Building Incentive Program (CBIP), which requires that the building’s energy performance be a minimum of 25% better than an equivalent building designed to meet the Canadian Model National Code for Building, and The Canadian Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standard.
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As the Roderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning building has met LEED Gold Standard, there are a number of mechanical systems proposed that are different from traditional buildings. A Green Building usually has half the energy and water consumption of a typical building. The idea is to construct a high performance building, spending more on the building envelope and down-sizing the mechanical systems. Some examples of this include:
- Use of recycled building materials
- Pressed straw ceiling tiles
- Wheat board paneling
- Recycled paint
- Carpet made with recycled wool
- Rain water collected and pumped to toilets and outside irrigation system
- Municipal water cooling
- Displacement ventilation system
- Operable windows
- Solar chimneys
- Waterless urinals
- 100% spaces day-lit