Post by freespiritmuse on Jul 6, 2013 21:53:51 GMT -5
www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/calgary-getting-big-green-telus-tower.html
The skyline in Calgary is unexciting, a boring collection of spec developer office buildings. Even Norman Foster's Bow Tower is disappointing.
Now Bjarke Ingels, the rock star of architecture has hit town with Telus Sky, a mixed use 750,000 SF tower housing Telus, one of Canada's big three wireless companies, and 341 apartments above. It's going for LEED Platinum, with ambitious plans for energy reduction that include a "whole block energy sharing centre:"
TELUS Sky will also feature a storm water management system to recycle rain water for washroom toilets and outdoor irrigation, reducing water use by millions of litres per year. When complete, TELUS Sky will use 35 per cent less energy than similar size developments, setting a leading example in sustainability. Plans are underway to improve upon that energy efficiency, with the goal to have the final development use 80 per cent less energy than similar developments.