Mountain Equipment Co-op

This new retail store is a model for the green building world. It has achieved LEED Gold certification and followed the Living Building Challenge to be the most energy efficient and green building possible. The building is a single storey, 22,000 s.f. retail centre with a partial 16,000  s.f. second floor of offices, and one level of sub-grade parking. Extensive mechanical components were involved in the construction of this building in order to achieve LEED Gold status including two water cisterns, rooftop solar arrays and in-floor heating. Extensive hard and soft landscaping was implemented to make use of the existing space and local species. The building consists of glulam wood structure, natural stone and aluminum envelope with a white reflective roof membrane.