Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Innovation in Architecture Award of Excellence (2007)[9][10]
The Greenstone Building, officially the Greenstone Government of Canada Building,[1] and sometimes known as the Greenstone Government Building,[9] is located on Franklin (50th) Avenue in downtown Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It is a four-storey building faced in stone, completed and opened in 2005. Within are the local offices of 16 federal government agencies.[11] Prior to the building's construction they were scattered in different buildings around the city.[12]
The name comes from greenstone, a rock found in great quantity in the area, from which the gold that led to Yellowknife's development was extracted.[12] The building reflects that past in two other ways. Its interior stair tower is sided in slanted boards that recall the mineshaft towers still standing, and the location of a prominent local fault beneath the building is marked on the lobby floor.[4]
It was designed by the Edmonton firm of Manasc Isaac to be environmentally sustainable. Its central atrium has a curtain wall with photovoltaic cells, the largest such structure in Canada, and the second largest worldwide, at the time of the building's completion. Five percent of the building's electricity comes from that wall;[5] it is used to heat water, some of which comes from the building's green roof and local groundwater, resulting in the building using half as much water as a comparably sized building. Heating efficiency is such that the building remains adequately warm during subzero winter days when many adjacent offices have to close.[7] The building's green design reportedly saves CDN$80,000 in energy costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 370 tonnes (410 short tons) each year.[13]
Two years after its completion, on time and under budget, the Greenstone Building was recognized with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the Canada Green Building Council.[14] It was the first building in Northern Canada to achieve that designation, and the first LEED Gold for the architects.[15] In 2007 the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada further honored it with an Innovation in Architecture Award of Excellence.[9]
^ ab"Greenstone Government of Canada Building". U.S. Department of Energy. August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^Williams, Patricia (May 11, 2007). "Yellowknife building uses photovoltaic system". Daily Commercial News. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
^ ab"Greenstone Building". Williams Engineering. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
^ ab"Greenstone Government of Canada Building". U.S. Department of Energy. August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
^ abc"Greenstone Government of Canada Building". Edmonton, AB: Manasc Isaac. 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
^Wilson, Sara (August 15, 2012). "Anger over new GNWT building". Northern News Services. Retrieved September 3, 2015. As a comparison, the Greenstone Building on Franklin Avenue covers 8,165 square metres.
^ ab"Greenstone Government of Canada Building" (PDF). Manasc Isaac. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^"Greenstone Building". PCL Construction. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
^ abc"Greenstone Government of Canada Building". Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. May 1, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^"Awards of Excellence — 2007 Recipient". Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^"Greenstone Building". Treasury Board Secretariat. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ abThompson, Roxana (October 19, 2005). "Federal building a Greenstone". Northern News Services. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
^Chalmers, Ron (August 29, 2007). "Edmonton architect recognized for energy-efficient design". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2015 – via canada.com.
^"CaGBC Greenstone Building Scorecard" (PDF). Canada Green Building Council. July 31, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
^"Yellowknife's Greenstone Government of Canada building receives LEED Gold standard". Daily Commercial News. August 30, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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