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STM soon to complete new green building

Posted by Montreal Environment in Montreal, Sustainability, Transport, Urbanism

In July 2009 the  Société  de Transport de Montreal (STM) will complete the construction of an new body repair shop in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The $120 million project is the first green building to be added to the STM infrastructure and will complement the Legendre Transport Center situated at the intersection of St. Laurent and Legendre Street that was built in the 1940s. The expansion of the Transport Center and addition the new body repair shop will respond to the STM’s needs of servicing some 305 new ramp-adapted buses acquired in 2005. Seventy five percent (75%) of the project costs are subsidized by the Ministry of Transport and 25% are assumed by the STM.

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The new body repair shop has been designed to respond to the STM’s sustainable development objectives and especially its social, cultural and ecological parameters by promoting a pleasant working environment and a harmonious integration within the existing neighborhood infrastructure. Particular attention has been paid to energy efficiency by installing a 500 m2 solar wall on the south facing façade that will use the energy for ventilation and which will permit to save between $10,000 and $15,000 in energy costs. The exterior of the building as well as that of the Legendre Center will be made out of wood-textured prefabricated cement that allows creeper vegetation to grow and which will help natural air-conditioning and protects the structure from harmful solar rays. In addition two green roofs with a total surface of 950 m2 will be installed that will also control the natural-air conditioning and rain water. Water retention structures will be incorporated on the premises which will facilitate the transition to the neighboring park.  Other characteristics and operation activities include the annual recycling of approximately 15 million liters of water for car-wash, volatile organic compound (VOC)-free paint, a large bicycle parking space, green spaces and tree planting, and recreation space for the employees.

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