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wu‘r-Rttxrcfllomcu-Wednesday, Mav20,2015 - [9 Raising the standard New net positive green build project at UW’s R&T Park a game changer Bi BUR VRHANM ”QW‘.‘ ‘f‘ _ R8“ Park‘s lon stop. t llrtrrrlth‘ stall 7 7 ‘ \ ‘ ’\\‘» "The are gorng to be certain ‘- : * ~ _.,. xx “ companies that will be attracted to is titlllrllltitls hut the prtnciâ€" j" ». {i " "171th ‘fi. an iconic building like this,” said Iprils behind it are determined ~ 5 _ “i" 5 ‘,_'- Va ' ‘ “0; Stewart. "Whether that's a to develop the areas first rietr ” fa, ”4; technology company that has positiie building at the “and A, » ‘ ” ”up?“ ‘6‘ environmental technology or one toltnstrin Rest-arr h and lt’tllntrltiâ€" ~ "» A Q that works With the university at park In sum ' “if , and has this as part of their culr llll‘ budding would go far ' .,,;«,)g,.. "“ tum." lti-\(ttltl tlll'lt‘lll green building if, u ’ {gigs/i Stewart said she hopes it will tx. standards and l l I ll principles to of; a, 7; ~ a a magnet for the people who want trintrihute to the t'lt'l trrcal grid. 4333.3- , ,' to set up shop in the park. and ties itlitle lt‘t \tll|lt,1 “art-r and waste 5 7 ' ’ i‘ l" , into their environmental and sus- atirl at ruallx going heiorid /ero tainability philosophies. She said a t‘trtlsslt ins " lot of the park's tenants are already the partnership is between Sllsâ€" acutely attuned to those standards. tainahlt- \\atr-rloo Region. which so this would reinforce those prin- mtrks \srtlt lotal orgartr/atrons to ‘ , 7 _ Ciples. put tlit'lt intentions or doing someâ€" 1 156: _ ‘ The development has already thing |)trsill‘it' tor the erurronmerit _ , "’ "m attracted its first tenant. with Ernst irrtri .lt tron, llti-t ora tiroup and l ».4 " a ' and YoungWaterloo Region looking nit lltitterstrt or i\.tterloti to build ‘ . ~i - _ ‘. r. 4- Q, ‘ to set up shop. an It liIIIt green hutlttrng that puts - F” fr- i; Q!” ha} -; -‘~ "We'reltioktng forward to partic- gtlitiritl lireak trig tt‘Mutlt h in“) Y L 3, ’ ,' <" , a“?! ,_\ ; » ;._1’7 » ipating in the planning and develâ€" prar [It t‘ the goal is not pm to " 1 , ~’_ ‘ at 21. A 12 _,, 1 _~ W," 1 opment of this project." said Greg ext r-erl tlIlH‘lll t'll\lrtitllllt‘n(dl * .. ‘ 1 g , (I “w ‘ , ' (fr “5 Md‘auley office managing partner, building standards but to establish ’ - ' 3 , , pg; ‘ ' t. 30 tog-fins, EYWaterloo Region. in a statement. a new paradigm ’ L5 - _ ‘ x g C " ‘- ‘. if , I ’ ' .,- i , "It's important for our local busi "It s lar lieitirirl the standards," ,, ' ‘ ' ' ' -' f nesses to be able to work and meet sa l(l ltr\ a liat tilsori. ('\t't titrve Tova Davidson, of Sustarnabie Waterloo Region, Adrian Conrad, of the Cora Group, and Carote Stewart, manager in a space that encourages collabo dim tor of sustainable Waterloo of the David Johnston Research and Ted’lnology Park, have partnered with Ernst and Young Waterloo Region to ration and innovation Region, islio made the antrouni’e 0999” and bUtld the fit“ ”fl DOWN? green Offis'e building in the area by 2018, wow-M New “This building will meet those llll‘lll at the em rrtirrrrrerrtal nori needs and more." profit group‘s annual retognrtton would r lean the water " "l-.ven at the University ofWater riologies that are already on the Davidson said changing the typ i-vi-nrngon \[)rll to Readv to take up the t hallenge loo, I'm sure, there's research being market, as well as things that are ical office culture is key. It will mean "A lot ot people st't‘ l l l I) as a of building the prop-ct ts Adrian doneon tbesethtngzs as well.~ put on the cusp oftlevelopment smaller office spaces with shared green building, and that s a build tortrad, president of t bra lX-velop He already has a lot of those (artile Stewart, manager of the meeting rooms, and perhaps a fleet trig standard and it s him it's built merits, and a mayor proponent of green practices in place, from how David lohnston Research and lt‘t'h of electric vehicles powered by the and then wit get the tt‘rllfit ation H l “standards for better building to sort out and recycle everything nology Park, said the new building building itself that can be signed [hr next step is to go to net zero, the ( ora (iroup has already dew-I from building materials to the steel would support griw'nvtech develop out and taken to meetings around a lid there are examples til that oped thrm' l l.l,l) terrified protects used in constmction. “It might take ment in the RKtT Park and make it a town at triss ( arrada, but this is going to int hiding the gold certified a little more time to do it, btit it's hub for those emerging technolo [be final tomponent is funding, lit a net positin- " liinotech llutldrng at the Rib!” l‘ark. worth it." said (humid. gies, "lt would bring that research and getting all l('V(‘ls of gowrnrni-tit ll.t\l(ls4itt said she envisions the whit li is already frilly leased. It In addition to establishing new into the park.’ she said to partner in the protect protett as .l new that guts bark to helped attrat t environmentally envtronmental best practices. it's Everything from the building's “ That is something we're riots them osvsrent attuned torriparries like Mamet to also hoped the building can spark location iii the park to its ultimate focusing on.’ said Davidson "lt Kim‘s triori than it talus said the site the kind of innovation and tet h design and function will go into the "Because lht‘rt' hasnt been an traitrlson ‘\\ii lt‘ suiting tor not " l here are ti-t linologies to do development the partners are look development example like this Il(rlitrll\ ran itle net pmttiw I neon but also this out there," said ( orirad "What trig for. 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