Sustainable Design
Green when green was still just a colour.
”From 1957 to today, we treat the environments we create with the same respect, care and attention that we have for the environments that they inhabit. Buildings too are living, breathing creatures.”
Inspired by nature. Validated by engineers.
At Hemisphere Engineering, green buildings and sustainable design are second nature, as we have been doing it for half a century. From improving energy efficiency for schools in the 1960’s to controlling security and air flow in today’s sophisticated labs that house the world’s deadliest viruses, Hemisphere Engineering has been using innovative design to successfully meet the challenge. Building owners and occupants receive the best building systems for the long-term and can be confident that the environment and resource economics were top-of-mind from design to completion.
Our approach and mindset is to improve from project to project. Our commitment to the highest standard of sustainable design starts in the planning stages of a project and, following the LEED framework, we ensure that all aspects of sustainable design are addressed. Project facilitators focus on planning, architectural issues, water conservation, energy efficiency, air quality and a healthful work environment.
- Cardel Place Recreation and Library Center
First LEED Gold certified project in Alberta - Calgary Courts Center
LEED Silver certification underway - Smart Building
Designed to LEED Gold standard - U of Alberta CNRL Markin Natural Resources Engineering Facility
Modeled to LEED Silver - U of Alberta Killam Center for Advanced Studies
LEED documentation in progress - U of Alberta National Institute for Nanotechnology
Modeled to LEED Silver - St. Albert RCMP facility
Received maximum allowable CBIP - Coutts/Sweetgrass Border Crossing
LEED certified - Banff Community High School Regeneration
LEED certified - Didsbury Long Term Care Facility
Received CBIP grant
