A greener city hall

Posted by Magda
The new city hall building is going to have some neat eco-features. In the language of eco-architects, it'll be LEED-silver certified. It'll also have these features:

-a green roof over half the building -- with supplies coming from a local company
-a living wall -- as developed at the University of Guelph
-use of natural light
-75% of construction materials will be diverted from landfill
-building materials have recycled content, and some are reused from past projects
-materials are extracted and manufactured locally -- within 800 km
-promoting alternate modes of transportation by minimizing parking capacity, providing bike lock-up and showers, encouraging carpooling, being accessible to local transit

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Thanks to Mayor Quarrie and her Council!