The HCMA office is one of four Canadian projects selected to pilot the LEED© Commercial Interiors rating system. Committed to ‘working with less,’ use of interior load-bearing and partition walls was reduced. Local demolition projects provided framing materials. Eighty percent of construction waste was diverted from landfills, and 13% of furniture and construction materials incorporate recycled content. Water conservation is achieved by low-flow plumbing fixtures and an exterior rainwater collection system satisfies 100 % of the irrigation needs of the edible garden. Fifty-five percent of the exterior walls are glass, offering all work stations access to natural lighting and windows that open.   This post was imported from the 'Greater Vancouver Green Guide', it's part of the 'Green Guide Portal' to the Green Building Brain. READ MORE