Green Buildings
Green buildings are those buildings that are built to a higher standard. Features include energy efficiency, water efficiency, enhanced waste management practices, support of alternative modes of transportation, renewable energy production, etc.
Staff reports related to this topic include:
Corporate Buildings
- April 2010 -- CSI-4-10 (Report recommending approval of the Corporate Sustainable Building Policy)
Community Buildings
- January 2012 -- PB-02-12 (Report providing information on Official Plan amendment policies and sustainable building and development guidelines)
- April 2010 -- PB-32-10 (Report recommending various approaches to encourage sustainable building and site features for private development)
Furthermore, in July 2010, a resolution was brought before Council to forward to the Province of Ontario encouraging a more sustainable approach to the Building Code (CD-16-10, Addendum Resolution).
The buildings highlighted below are located within the City of Burlington and incorporate many of the features mentioned in the first paragraph. Listed in alphabetical order, they are:
- Alton High School, Library, Community Centre and Norton Community Park Campus
- Appleby Ice Centre (twin pad expansion)
- Appleby Woods Condominiums
- Burlington Fire Station #8
- Burlington Transit Operations Centre
- The Canada Centre for Inland Waters
- Green Schools Pilot Initiative
- Ironstone Condominiums
- McMaster - DeGroote School *LEED Gold Certified 2011*
- Mountain Equipment Co-op *LEED Silver Certified 2010*
- Performing Arts Centre
- Royal Botanical Gardens Atrium *LEED Gold Certified 2011*
- Strata Condominium
- Sunlife Office Building *LEED Silver Certified 2010*
- Union Gas - Burlington Regional Centre *LEED Gold Certified 2009*
- Walmart