3.5 SUSTAINABILITY
3.5.1 Building Design • New buildings should be encouraged to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, or an equivalent design standard. • New buildings are encouraged to reduce the energy consumption of both building and site systems (e.g. HVAC, hot water, lighting, etc.) through the use of appropriate mechanical and construction technology (e.g. natural cooling, light recovery, passive solar design, etc.). • Mixed-use, commercial and apartment buildings should provide flexibility in the building floor plate, height, envelope and facade design to accommodate a variety of uses over their lifespan. • Vegetated or “green” roofs are recommended, especially in areas with minimal landscaping, to minimize water runoff, improve building insulation, and provide additional outdoor amenity areas. • Water use reduction technologies are encouraged, including water-efficient appliances, such as aerators, low-flow shower heads, dual-flush toilets, front- loading washers, waterless urinals and high-efficiency dishwashers.
• Waste water technologies, such as rain barrels or cisterns, are encouraged in new buildings to collect and filter rain water to be recycled for non-potable domestic use. • All buildings should have conveniently located waste management facilities to support the separation of waste into different streams (e.g. compost, paper, plastics, etc.). • Where possible, construction materials should be recycled to reduce the environmental impacts of extracting and manufacturing new materials. If there are no salvageable materials available, efforts should be made to purchase materials from demolition sales, salvage contractors and use material dealers. • New construction materials should be locally sourced to reduce the impact of transportation. Canadian products are generally designed to withstand our climate. • Construction materials should be durable and consider life cycle costing to avoid premature replacement.
New buildings should be encouraged to seek LEED certification, or an equivalent design standard.
Waste water technologies, such as rain barrels or cisterns, are encouraged to collect and filter rain water to be recycled for non-potable domestic use.
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