Stay on top of the #Greenroofs & Greenwall World by subscribing here: http://bit.ly/1HAbujW. The multi award-winning #Vancouver Convention Centre West is LEED® Platinum for New Construction and LEED® Platinum for Existing Buildings and is the first #conventioncenter in the world to receive this highest level of LEED certification. Designed by LMN Architects, it occupies a former brownfield site on the downtown Vancouver, BC waterfront and lies approximately 14 acres on land and 8 acres over water. Appearing 12 stories above Coal Harbor, landscape architects PWL Partnership led the design team for the 6-acre self-regenerating living roof. With floor-to-ceiling glass throughout the expansion, the Soprema Sopranature green roof encompasses over 26 different species comprising 400,000 indigenous plants, grasses, and seed, providing natural habitat to birds, insects, and small mammals. The largest in Canada and the largest non-industrial green roof in North America, this unique ecosystem is planted over 12″ of growing media and is home to 4 European honey beehives, providing pollination and honey for the ‘scratch’ kitchen. The green roof is designed to act as an insulator, projected to reduce summer heat gains up to 95% and winter heat losses up to 26%. The roof slopes are quite unique, ranging from 3 to 56%. The walkway areas between the Convention Centre and Seaplane Court have green roofs of varying slopes, terminating in 81 degrees. The American Hydrotech GardNet® system was installed to retain the dramatic slopes and 1-gallon plants were planted within the cells. Entomologists from the University of British Columbia are using the roof to study insects and learn how living roofs contribute to biodiversity in urban environments. Some other sustainable elements include: a restored marine habitat built into the foundation dramatically improves the water quality and growth of a large variety of sea life; a sophisticated black water treatment plant recycles grey and black water for toilet use and rooftop irrigation with moisture sensors and 43 kilometers of drip irrigation; and the building program recycles an average of 180,000 kilograms of materials annually, nearly half of the total volume of waste generated. Offering spectacular views of Vancouver Harbor with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the Vancouver Convention Centre West creates a community experience that is simultaneously a building, an urban plaza, a park, and the most visible evidence of the project’s deep approach to ecology – its living roof, mixing the energy of convention visitors with the life of the city. Click here: https://www.greenroofs.com/projects/vancouver-convention-centre-west-expansion-project/ to see more information about this project in The International Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/. Did we miss your contribution? Please let us know to add you to the profile. Would you like one of your projects to be featured? We have to have a profile first! Submit Your Project Profile https://www.greenroofs.com/submit-project/. Greenroofs.com Featured Project 8/18/22 Video credit: Vancouver Convention Centre. Image credits: Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) by Hubert King, Sara Borck Photography, Shirley Nand, and VCC; LMN Architects; American Hydrotech; Vancouver Convention Centre long shot across water.jpg By Chris - Flickr: Vancouver Convention Centre, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16105882; Vancouver convention center from stanley park By Jc1599 - Own work, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vancouver_convention_center_from_stanley_ park.jpg (Brightened); Evening view from our hotel room (8050766539).jpg By Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evening_view_from_our_hotel_room_(8050766539).jpg (Brightened)

• published: 18 Aug 2022
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