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.
Two staff reports related to this topic include:
- April 2010 -- CSI-4-10 (Report recommending approval of the Corporate Sustainable Building Policy)
- 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 either currently located or proposed to be located within the City of Burlington and incorporate many of the features mentioned in the first paragraph. Listed in alphabetical order, they are:
- Appleby Ice Centre (twin pad expansion)
- Appleby Woods Condominiums
- Burlington Fire Station #8
- Burlington Transit Operations Centre
- The Canada Centre for Inland Waters
- Gateway Townes - Aldershot
- Green Schools Pilot Initiative
- Ironstone Condominiums
- McMaster - DeGroote School
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Oakwood Retirement Community
- Performing Arts Centre
- Royal Botanical Gardens Atrium
- Strata Condominium
- Sunlife Office Building
- Union Gas - Burlington Regional Centre - *LEED Gold Certified*
- Walmart