Sustainability

PARC has a 20+ year history of building forward looking environmentally friendly urban buildings. This is no exception.

 

  • Solar shading on the south, east, and west facades becomes part of the building expression and visual identity, emphasizing the commitment to passive sustainable design. This will be reinforced with high quality material selection throughout.

  • A focus on minimizing embodied carbon, targeting LEED® Silver and maximum material longevity will all be primary criteria.

  • The outdoor aspect of the podium influences the building design with small pocket gardens and internal courtyards including a more organic indoor-outdoor architecture at Level 2 that encourages a connected experience to the tower.

  • The tower top was designed to host solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels, an optimization of angles was taken into consideration to generate the maximum energy possible while accomplishing a unique design.

  • High quality facade materials will be used to ensure longevity, durability, and aesthetic appeal.

PARC prefers to build on a level site, with neighbourhood retail on a major public transit route. 1015 Austin provides all this.

 

  • The neighbourhood centre location allows easy pedestrian access to shops, services and nearby Blue Mountain Park, reducing the need for personal car trips.

  • PARC provides town car and mini-bus transportation for its residents.

  • The application provides secure underground parking for residents, staff, and commercial tenants.

  • Bicycle and scooter parking are provided on site.

  • All deliveries and servicing can be handled on site via the Ridgeway entrance. 

PARC will seek a LEED® v4/v4/1 Silver Certificate as well as enrollment in BC Hydro/Fortis BC’s New Construction Program.

 

  • These targets will ensure a sustainable development.

  • The building architecture and the building technology will help to achieve these targets.

  • There will be significant reductions in energy consumption beyond the current code minimum.

  • The project checklist below lists specific strategies to reach these goals.