Centennial Garage
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The Centennial Garage is part of the Edmonton Transit System
(ETS) and is a targeted LEED Silver project. The bus garage
was designed for the storage and maintenance of 250 regular and articulated buses as well as administration offices, dispatch and support spaces for staff. It is located at 15520 Ellerslie Road on the east side 156 Street SW in Edmonton, Alberta. This garage provides bus services to neighbourhoods in west, southwest, and downtown Edmonton. It is the first new garage to open in the City in 25 years.
A large portion of the materials used in this green building
have recycled content. According to ETS, 90% of the structural steel
, 27.5% of the concrete
, and 68% of the steel decking is recycled material. The Centennial Garage includes 81 miles (130.4 km) of in slab heating pipe, 3,300 sprinkler heads, 1.25 miles (2 km) of foundation grade beam, 11,800 cubic metres of concrete, 43 roof top units, 7 acres (28,328 m²) of roof, 1,325 imperial tons of steel and 31 miles (49.9 km) of electrical conduit.
Firms involved in this project were Croy D. Yee Architect Limited who provided the architectural work. Morrison Hershfield
Limited provided civil, structural, mechanical, code, fire protection and building envelope engineering and project management related services. Other firms involved were Earthscape Consultants for landscape design, Suncord Engineering who also provided mechanical engineering services and Clark Builders for construction management services.
technologies to reduce the amount of water consumption on both the administration and bus maintenance sides of the building. Energy modeling test results indicated that the Centennial Garage is approximately 33% more energy efficient than a typical Canadian building of its size and type.
goals established and upheld during the construction phase and continued after the completion of the garage are as follows:
Edmonton Transit System
The Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems.-Service:...
(ETS) and is a targeted LEED Silver project. The bus garage
Bus garage
A bus garage or bus depot is a building where buses are stored and maintained. In many conurbations, bus garages are on the site of former car barns or tram sheds, where Streetcars or Trams were stored, and the operation transferred to buses...
was designed for the storage and maintenance of 250 regular and articulated buses as well as administration offices, dispatch and support spaces for staff. It is located at 15520 Ellerslie Road on the east side 156 Street SW in Edmonton, Alberta. This garage provides bus services to neighbourhoods in west, southwest, and downtown Edmonton. It is the first new garage to open in the City in 25 years.
Construction
Construction of the garage began in spring of 2008 and was completed on April 10th, 2010, with its first day of operation being April 26th, 2010. This project budget was an estimated $99 million with $89.3 million coming from the provincial government’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative. The building is approximately 313000 square feet (29,078.7 m²) in size.A large portion of the materials used in this green building
Green building
Green building refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition...
have recycled content. According to ETS, 90% of the structural steel
Structural steel
Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and mechanical properties...
, 27.5% of the concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
, and 68% of the steel decking is recycled material. The Centennial Garage includes 81 miles (130.4 km) of in slab heating pipe, 3,300 sprinkler heads, 1.25 miles (2 km) of foundation grade beam, 11,800 cubic metres of concrete, 43 roof top units, 7 acres (28,328 m²) of roof, 1,325 imperial tons of steel and 31 miles (49.9 km) of electrical conduit.
Firms involved in this project were Croy D. Yee Architect Limited who provided the architectural work. Morrison Hershfield
Morrison Hershfield
Morrison Hershfield is an employee-owned professional services firm providing engineering and management consulting services in the areas of energy and...
Limited provided civil, structural, mechanical, code, fire protection and building envelope engineering and project management related services. Other firms involved were Earthscape Consultants for landscape design, Suncord Engineering who also provided mechanical engineering services and Clark Builders for construction management services.
Energy usage
Some unique features of the building include but are not limited to reduction of heat islands which can impact the local microclimate, highly reflective roofing reducing the cooling energy required, indoor bus storage to provide inherent energy savings and water efficiencyWater efficiency
Water efficiency can be defined as:# The accomplishment of a function, task, process, or result with the minimal amount of water feasible;# An indicator of the relationship between the amount of water required for a particular purpose and the amount of water used or delivered.Though the two are...
technologies to reduce the amount of water consumption on both the administration and bus maintenance sides of the building. Energy modeling test results indicated that the Centennial Garage is approximately 33% more energy efficient than a typical Canadian building of its size and type.
LEED goals
Some LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
goals established and upheld during the construction phase and continued after the completion of the garage are as follows:
- Diversion of 80% of construction waste away from landfills
- Regional manufacturing of over 30% of the building materials
- Good air quality for construction workers during building phase and for staff after completion
- Use of hybrid vehicles by staff
- Stormwater diversion to the snow dump site to assist in melting process
- No use of ozone-depleting refrigerants in the mechanical equipment
- Significant use of recycled building materials
- Use of low-emitting materials such as paints and coating, adhesives and sealants, carpets and particle board
- Low-consumption water fixtures in washrooms, showers and kitchen
- Specialized washing system for buses that cuts down on water use by more than half
- Landscape plants that only require natural watering
- Snow melt cooling system