It’s not Easy Going Green: For Contractors, Embracing the Sustainable Building ‘Paradigm Shift’ Isn’t Optional
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June 24, 2019
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Article by David Kennedy, On-site.
Work got underway on the project last year and it’s scheduled to reach completion by 2022. Approximately 300 crew are working on the job under Toronto-based Urbacon, which is leading the project as the construction manager.
The green retrofit is expected to reduce the building’s greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent, as well as save the government $500,000 a year on energy, according to Carla Qualtrough, the minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada.
“This will make it one of the first federal carbon-neutral buildings and that’s a very important milestone,” she says, adding Ottawa will look to the project for inspiration as it takes on similar projects across the country."