McMaster - DeGroote School *LEED Gold Certified 2011*

Background Information

• LEED Gold Certified in 2011
• A 90,000-square-foot, four-storey, facility to be constructed by 2010 on 4.5 acres along South Service Road adjacent to and visible from the QEW
• Opened 2010
• Location: South Service Road, east of Walker’s Line
• Website
• Case study

Relevant Reports

• Regional Economic Impact Study Findings – Proposed McMaster Campus, PL 91/08,
• Terms of Agreement for the City’s Financial Contribution to the McMaster Project, PL 93/08, Project Management Update, COMSERV 8/07
• City Talk

Energy Efficiency Features

Energy efficiency measures resulting in 40% energy cost savings:

• Energy recovery ventilators on HVAC systems
• Demand control ventilation (CO₂ & Occupancy) on HVAC systems
• High efficiency ventilation units
• Distributed heat pump system
• High performance curtainwall
• Condensing boiler
• Variable-speed pumping
• High-efficiency lighting
• Well-insulated curtainwall and roof
• Exterior lighting designed to ASHRAE 90.1 2004 requirements (dark sky)
• 50% of electrical energy load offset to green power sources for a 2 year term

Water Features

• Low flow plumbing fixtures
• No irrigation on site; drought tolerant plants and sod specified by landscape designer
• Stormwater treatment via stormceptor removing 80% Total Suspended Solids and 40% Total phosphorus

Waste Management/Reduction

• Extensive use of construction materials containing recycled content
• If possible construction materials were specified that were locally sourced (regional to the area)

Other

• Use of low VOC products inside the building (adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings)
• Carpet is CRI green label certified (low VOC)
• Wood installed in the building is FSC certified and contains no added urea-formaldehyde resins
• Detailed indoor air quality (IAQ) plan enforced for the site during construction to improve IAQ for the occupants of the building
• IAQ testing to be done before occupancy
• Designated carpool parking for employees
• Green housekeeping program for the building using Green cleaning products
• White roof to minimize heat island effect
• Ventilation designed to ASHRAE 62-2004