evolv1: New Benchmark for Green Building Design and Construction

The uniquely modern evolv1 urban office building in Waterloo, Ontario, is the first-ever project to receive a Zero Carbon Building – Design certification under CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Standard. The vision for this three-storey, 110,000 sq.ft commercial multi-tenant office building is the realization of a collaboration between the Cora Group, Sustainable Waterloo Region, the David Johnston Research + Technology Park and anchor tenant EY. It is one of 16 participants in CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program.

The certification means evolv1 has demonstrated design excellence and provided documentation indicating that the project has:

• Modelled a zero carbon balance for future operations

• Incorporated a highly efficient energy and ventilation system to meet a defined threshold for thermal energy intensity

• Designed onsite renewable energy systems capable of providing a minimum of five per cent of building energy consumption

Materials provided by the Cora Group

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