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VanDusen Visitors Centre Living Building Challenge Certification PARK BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING July 11, 2016 Presented by Facilities Planning + Development Living Building Challenge VANDUSEN VISITOR CENTRE LEED Platinum certified VanDusen

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PARK BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING

July 11, 2016

VanDusen Visitors Centre

Living Building Challenge Certification

Presented by Facilities Planning + Development

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Living Building Challenge

VANDUSEN VISITOR CENTRE LEED Platinum certified

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VanDusen Design Goals

EDUCATION

  • Teach/educate botanical and

ecological excellence

  • Offer formal/informal and

active/passive learning experiences

  • Offer continuing education that

appeals to all ages/experiences DEMONSTRATION

  • Implement best practices around

conservation and sustainability

  • Move toward urban self-sufficiency for

food

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VanDusen Design Goals

PERFORMANCE

  • Reach a natural balance whereby VanDusen is self-sufficient
  • Explore the relationships between buildings and ecological systems

IDENTITY

  • Make VanDusen one of the

foremost visitor sites in Vancouver

  • Create an image/sense of

VanDusen as being part of public realm

  • Increase number of visitors

annually

  • Visits increased 50% - exceeded

expectations

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Living Building Challenge

FLOWER AS METAPHOR

  • Rooted in place and yet…
  • harvests all its own energy + water
  • is adapted to climate + site
  • operates pollution free
  • promotes health + well-being
  • comprised of integrated systems
  • is beautiful

Site Water Indoor Quality Materials Energy Beauty + Inspiration

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Meadows Forest Ponds and Wetlands

SITE - Natural Systems Integrated with the Building Systems

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Meadows Forest Ponds and Wetlands

WATER – Interconnected Water Systems within the Site

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INDOOR QUALITY – Air, Light, Comfort, Healthy Building

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Meadows Forest Ponds and Wetlands

MATERIALS – no “red list” materials, 96%waste recycled

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Meadows Forest Ponds and Wetlands

ENERGY – Goal is Net Zero Energy and Self Sustainment

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BEAUTY + INSPIRATION – Inspired by Orchid

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VISION + LEADERSHIP + COMMITMENT

PROJECT TEAM: Perkins + Will Architects Cornelia Hahn Oberlander Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architects Fast + Epp - Structural Integral - Mechanical and Electrical Ledcor Construction Vancouver Park Board / City of Vancouver

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