One hundred Wellington has become the first tower in Toronto to be given LEED Platinum certification.
The
Canada Green Building Council made it official this week, recognizing the work Halsall Associates and the TD Centre have done over the past several years, which has included earning LEED Gold status for the centre as a whole.
In order to achieve this level of carbon efficiency, the building had to demonstrate its performance in several areas, including having a sustainable site, being water efficient, having sufficiently low energy use, using materials and resources in a sustainable way and having a high level of what's known as "indoor environmental quality," which includes being smoke-free and using environmentally friendly cleaning products.
In addition to these infrastructural improvements, the TD Centre has also planted a
green roof, made up of a grid of sedge grass to cool the roof, and set up what they're calling a
green portal to allow both tenants and the public to track energy use in the complex.
Writer: Bert Archer
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