Bringing a vintage Vancouver building into a zero-carbon future
The ‘Waffle Building’ gets squared away with updated sustainable mechanical systems
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The ‘Waffle Building’ gets squared away with updated sustainable mechanical systems
The Stack sets pace for large-scale carbon neutral construction
The Globe and Mail Jennifer Lewington Published January 19, 2021 Grigory Fedyukovich/iStockPhoto / Getty Images Since it was built in the late 1980s, one downtown Toronto bank tower has stood out for its distinctive slim profile, red granite cladding and energy-conserving reflective windows. Beyond its physical appearance, the 68-storey tower at 40 King St. W. now stands apart as Canada’s largest zero carbon certified building. In awarding the designation last year, Canada Green Building Council president Thomas Mueller said it “validates that zero carbon buildings – whether new buil...