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- Architect: Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.
- located in Vaughan, Ontario
- 2-storey, 1095 m2 building: office space for 25 occupants and a works garage
- construction is engineered wood framing with brick and wood siding
- cost premium aprox 10%
- expected to achieve a 66 % annual energy savings
- heating: heat pump system with a slinky ground source loop
- cooling: chilled water fan coils supplimented by cooled floor, using the same tubing as the radiant heating system
- concrete “earth tube” delivers outdoor air to the basement mechanical equipment
- 2 heat-recovery ventilators deliver 100 % outside air to the offices via displacement ventilation
- power: partly by photovoltaic system and remaining needs buying electrical power from a supplier of green (renewable) power—Bullfrog Power
- composting toilets (rarely used in offices) and waterless urinals means that the centre uses no water for wastewater conveyance, , together with low-flow plumbing fixtures throughout the building conserve 80% of the potable indoor water normally used in a building of this size
- 95 % of regularly occupied spaces have an abundance of daylighting and 90 % of these spaces have a view to the outdoors
- furniture is certified as “low off-gassing.”
Source: http://www.trca.on.ca/Website/TRCA/website.nsf/frmNewsArticleDisplay?OpenForm&NoteID=NT0001A1E6
"Thus, the High Efficiency Toilet (HET) is becoming a significant part of the toilet fixture marketplace as manufacturers recognize the compelling need for water-efficient products and water authorities and municipalities incorporate them into their toilet replacement programs. Furthermore, builders participating in "green building" programs, such as the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's California Friendly Model Home program install HETs to accumulate water efficiency credits or to comply with program requirements.
The HET is defined as a fixture that flushes at 20 percent below the 1.6-gpf/6.0-lpf maximum or less, equating to a maximum of 1.3-gpf/4.8-lpf. This 20% reduction threshold serves as a metric for water authorities and municipalities designing more aggressive toilet replacement programs and, in some cases, establishing an additional performance tier for their financial incentives (e.g., rebate and voucher programs). Previous field studies in the U.S. and Canada have demonstrated that the average flush volume of dual-flush toilets in residential applications ranges between 1.1 and 1.2 gals."
coolest thing (and almost affordable!!!) i've seen in years.
- AQUS can reduce metered water usage in a two-person household by about 10–20 gallons a day – or approximately 5,000 gallons a year - conserving water and helps save money in reduced water consumption charges and wastewater treatment or sewer fees
- tucked inside the vanity below the sink
- reservoir works in conjunction with standard lavatory pipes
- reservoir holds up to 5 ½ gallons of water from the sink
