The Stack sets pace for large-scale carbon neutral construction
As Canada battles climate change, a new Vancouver office building seeks to stack up some early victories.
Unlike some other leading-edge new green buildings, which are smaller scale or prototypes, the Stack is a full-fledged office tower, one of the largest commercial buildings in Vancouver at 37 storeys and with 555,000 square feet of space. It achieved full occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2022. “There’s a market for these types of buildings,” agrees Thomas Mueller, founding director, president and chief executive officer of the Canada Green Building Council. “Commercial tenants want them because they fit in with their companies’ own ESG [environment, sustainability and governance] targets.”
“Tall buildings generally have a lower ratio of roof area to building area, limiting the opportunity for on-site renewables such as rooftop solar power,” Mr. O’Neil says. The project does have some solar panels, but a lot of its ability to be net zero comes through relying on British Columbia’s primarily low-carbon electricity grid for heating and cooling, he explains.
For Vancouver’s climate zone, the Council set a TEDI target score – where the lower your score is, the better – of 30, he says.
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