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Fleming’s new tech
wing one of most energy-efficient buildings in Canada The college’s School of Natural Resources is based in Lindsay and has always been one of the leading schools in North America for resource management and environmental conservation. Now, with the unveiling of its new $10.2-million environmental technology wing, Fleming has upped the ante. The new wing boasts a number of significant energy-efficiency and renewable-energy design features, including a high-performance building envelope and lighting system and ground source heat pumps to heat and cool the space. The building was designed to perform at 66 per cent above the requirements of the Model National Energy Code for Buildings, making it one of the most energy-efficient building designs in Canada, ranking third overall. The 42,000 square foot wing was a special achievement, according to Communications Officer Pauline Janitch. "One of the things in the design that was important was not to just have it environmentally sound, but to also have a building students could learn from," says Janitch. For instance, the building has an extensive ground heat system and a wind turbine for power generation. This treats the building’s waste water with a series of constructed wetlands located in the courtyard of the campus, something students can learn about, hands-on. The new building will also have a green roof that will serve as a research platform for developing green roof technology. The college received $60,000 toward the design of this energy-efficient building through Natural Resources Canada's Commercial Building Incentive Program. This is the third project for Sir Sandford Fleming College that has qualified for such a grant. The applied computing and engineering science
building on the Peterborough campus and the Haliburton campus
building were the two other projects that received funding. |
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