Corporation (CHMC). The second building, Templemont Gardens, is a 70unit designated specialized living facility that has been designed tomeet AlbertaHealth Services (AHS) requirements for the Continuing Care Program. The project also includes a 57-stall underground parkade and shared mechanical room that provides energy to both buildings. And on the topic of energy, both buildings were built to a high standard of efficiency, with 125 solar panels on the roof of Templemont Place to reduce the overall energy consumption of the buildings by over 28 per cent and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 41 per cent. “That’s a big part of what’s unique about the facility,” Doug says. “In the summer time, that solar array will power the facility and even sell some electricity back to the grid.” Another unique aspect of the project is the layout, which encourages social interaction. For example, instead of a single dining room on the main floor that services the whole building, each floor of the independent living facility includes two dining rooms that service 12 units each. The facility was also designed as two wings, so there were no long impersonal corridors. The “main focus,” explains Paul – who was involved with the project from the start – was to “createmore of a neighborhood environment than an institutional environment.” THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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