http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html rideau http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#0 911f9ea5-6446-4d55-9f23-8ba95eef1074 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/New%20Edinburgh/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/New%20Edinburgh/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">a site in Ottawa’s New Edinburgh neighbourhood was chosen for this infill development due to in its geographic and socio-cultural attributes </p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#1 2586e89b-f558-4316-8dd0-834030c00ca4 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Beechwood/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Beechwood/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Beechwood Village offers a vibrant mix of land uses (5.3 Community Resources / Transit, Outstanding Community Resources)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#2 c12c9024-2d02-4ee2-8337-cbadbef120bf http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Crichton/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Crichton/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2"><span class="style_3">the development site (centre of image) immediately borders previously developed land (</span>LL 3.2 Preferred Location, Infill) the rear adjoining lot<span class="style_3"> was once a railway corridor servicing industrial land that is now public space (LEED LL 3.3 Preferred Locations, Previously Developed) </span></p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#3 df3b2a05-b4fe-489f-b467-f54fffd2389f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4091/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4091/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">development site was not: within 1500mm of the 100-year flood plain, on any ecologically sensitive land, within 30.5m of any wetland, on public parkland, on an agricultural or forest land reserve (LEED LL 2.2 Site Selection) </p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#4 3e1d813e-8268-459e-80fa-a65d29689bc2 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_1220/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_1220/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">development site was within 400 metres of a publicly accessible or community-based open space that is at least 0.3 hectares in size (LEED LL 6.0 Access to Open Space) - view from south side of development site into public space</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#5 8888a5f2-becd-4e06-b2d0-d4ea0b04a78a http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/279%20Crichton%20Street%20survey/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/279%20Crichton%20Street%20survey/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">the project site is located directly north of public open space - property lines are oriented within 15 degrees of the cardinal points allowing for building design to optimize solar orientation on a tight urban lot (LEED ID 1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#6 ceaddaed-662f-46a3-b6ec-8a3e5e2ada13 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/E%20LEED_col/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/E%20LEED_col/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">design targeted the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) LEED for Homes certification at the Platinum Level (LEED ID 1.1 Preliminary Rating)...</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#7 f6887bf4-779d-44d9-af07-f9ca1805b1c4 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Lo/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Lo/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">...and the Passivhaus Institute’s Passive House certification</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#8 7e5a2bed-bf12-4e88-b3c1-ea2d03975795 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/VERTdesign/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/VERTdesign/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">integrated project team was lead by VERTdesign - land-use planning, architectural design &amp; construction management (LEED ID 1.2 Integrated Project Team )  <br/></p><p class="paragraph_style_5"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">other members who cooperated through all design and development phases included...  </p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#9 1c82b7c7-ecaf-4948-9abf-e9ebf640424f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/homesol_header_june9_2010_final/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/homesol_header_june9_2010_final/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_5">...Homesol (energy engineering &amp; <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">performance testing)...</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#10 d8e25cec-f875-4f13-8a91-8f6e2b6e9d17 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/DAC%20International/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/DAC%20International/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">...DAC International (building science &amp; structural engineering)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#11 fc25c264-7623-4b1d-8e8a-67b1690b4336 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/CaGBCmember_colour/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/CaGBCmember_colour/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">membership in the CaGBC was a prerequisite for members of the project team (LEED ID 1.3 Professional Credentialed with Respect to LEED Canada for Homes)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#12 657acf64-f32b-4af1-ba7f-3d4fa32d757b http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_0899/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_0899/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">charrettes resulted in integrated green strategies across all aspects of the building design (LEED ID 1.4 Design charrette)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#13 1e80e78d-ca11-40ca-9f7f-ba60cdaea36d http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6751/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6751/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">transparent environmental planning and approvals process including consultation with neighbours and community association during design process - permission for redevelopment was granted without opposition</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#14 7ec3051b-c51b-4b59-8031-a7df7fe2cfe6 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/STRAKA%20101005%20Site%20Plan/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/STRAKA%20101005%20Site%20Plan/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">development was limited to a <span class="style_4">lot size of less than 0.02 hectares (LEED </span>SS 1.2 Minimize Disturbed Area of Site &amp; 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padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Second floor</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#20 909751cc-1504-45e4-a289-49ce888685fe http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/THIRD-FLOOR/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/THIRD-FLOOR/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Third floor</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#21 b5d903ab-67da-4dc6-9cad-8f637d3c6d92 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/ROOF/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/ROOF/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Roof</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#22 f44812f8-46c1-47b8-afb5-957a9ed6b214 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/STRAKA-091020-NW/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/STRAKA-091020-NW/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Northwest perspective</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#23 9a9d1442-cd93-4748-96a4-fa2e30a3016f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/STRAKA-090817-SW/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/STRAKA-090817-SW/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Southwest perspective</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#24 fa60a2f6-ca51-4ff2-9d9f-b393e12891ee http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5762/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5762/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2"><span class="style_3">the </span>previously existing residence had significant structural deficiencies...</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#25 86d9d851-7471-4c43-acf9-0aafcf9b690f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_1211/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_1211/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">...and was not fit for habitation</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#26 71e094ad-2836-4f40-b87e-0385f3ccf7a1 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_2959/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_2959/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">materials were salvaged from pre-existing dwelling - brick harvested to be reused in other buildings</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#27 a9960d5e-762e-4f8e-894c-f79ec9ac3fd2 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_2973/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_2973/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">radiators to be reused in other buildings</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#28 64218a91-c674-486f-bd29-622a0ea2d0d1 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3207/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3207/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">more than 95% of the pre-existing dwelling was diverted from landfill through deconstruction, careful demolition and recycling (LEED MR 3.1 Waste Management, Construction Waste Management Planning)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#29 13c7c1c6-3bb6-45ac-8183-e5f471a71cd1 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3275/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3275/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_8">all excavated soil was removed from the site due to high floor area ratio of development while pre-existing swale surrounding entire excavation controlled erosion and runoff (LEED SS 1.1 Erosion Controls During Construction)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#30 8983d103-6a84-486c-baed-7f8dd547f93d http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3339/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3339/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">placement of engineered fill and surveying</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#31 911ef04d-399b-4c69-b878-e5aad80cfbe4 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3364/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3364/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">concrete footings encapsulated in polyurethane foam insulation (R10) with high bearing capacity</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#32 655dfd80-f18e-4da0-b1e3-90b26458a132 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3404/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3404/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">polyethylene capillary break between footing and foundation wall</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#33 d0b22822-7d26-4a75-a4f2-7c9a15225277 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3380/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3380/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">sub-slab venting and drainage connected between interior and exterior of footing</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#34 14f91656-e8d6-4a3d-9837-f3b85b0466b0 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3808/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3808/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">radon gas venting and ground water drainage pipe installed below basement slab on inside and outside of foundation wall (LEED EQ 9.1 Radon Protection)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#35 3e89518d-4a06-4c24-a355-d597c0b8deb6 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3497/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3497/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">elastometric waterproof membrane applied to footings and full height of foundation wall</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#36 cbe12133-ad5c-4672-9522-403535ca3874 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3605/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3605/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">geoexchange drilling in basement over foundation wall</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#37 6b4bb61a-349d-49bf-8f5c-c2e2eba08ad0 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3615/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3615/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">twin 100 foot loops under each mechanical room</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#38 26ab02c7-76c4-4b04-b174-b4778c946a35 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3634/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3634/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">geoexchange ground loops drilled and installed</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#39 738403b6-af96-4ba2-8141-3b40f203a81d http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3511/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3511/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">gravel and perforated pipe with geotextile provides drainage and venting</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#40 b40cea38-9ece-465e-88cf-1a87943770fe http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3517/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3517/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">6 inches of reused polyurethane foam insulation (R30) on exterior of concrete foundation wall and extending 4 feet out from footing</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#41 7d6a3d88-8363-4a9b-a7bd-6b799b105ca1 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3583/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3583/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">excavation backfilled with gravel and sand to maximize drainage</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#42 63405e9f-26ce-4a54-93b0-55b8ec49f23c http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3896/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3896/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">just-in-time delivery of pre cut joists and beams</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#43 5a4fd564-1fd3-40bc-8d71-e145d64cdbcc http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3894/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3894/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">just-in-time delivery of pre-manufactured wall panels</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#44 48f33017-12f9-4eae-9b9d-abbceda09b8a http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3907/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3907/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">premanufactured components hoisted into place with boom truck</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#45 462bb5a1-2f2d-4050-a245-1d2e00764c1e http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3825/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3825/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_9">premanufactured wall panels awaiting assembly<br/></p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#46 863ca752-1101-4ffb-ae9c-d60575144207 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3963/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3963/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">installed wall panel modules</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#47 2022d965-769a-442c-949d-95ed261f066c http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4030/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4030/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">team building</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#48 70ea9296-14b3-4698-8139-87d7845ce324 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4254/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4254/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">tapered polyisocyanurate insulation over roof deck <br/>(provides drainage for flat roof and continues outboard insulation)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#49 b0c9a0ed-7bb5-42f1-bf8b-abb1481e3754 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4268/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4268/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">roof membranes - modified bituminous membranes over tapered polyisocyanurate insulation (provides waterproof layer within green roof system)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#50 0bcb1df9-08e9-4c1a-a05a-07b222229206 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4599/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4599/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">electrical connection to allow for Ontario Feed In Tariff program connection</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#51 94442908-4eaf-44f8-a122-ad436859ed30 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3937/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3937/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">new branches were extended from existing water service lines and sewer service lines under Crichton Street (LEED LL 4.0 Existing Infrastructure)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#52 a69d60ea-05c6-4dc3-8494-1292ff985bde http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3942/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3942/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">shared trench for existing services for potable water, black water and storm water - no natural gas service was required</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#53 2cb4df2f-207c-4d53-b4b1-0cbdb6431066 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4457/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4457/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">underground plumbing - backflow valves on storm water and black water drains . radon vent stack and roof drain . soil stack . floor drains (LEED EQ 9.1 Radon Protection)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#54 a8537844-c7eb-40a2-a540-195ae3a78dab http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4499/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4499/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">4 to 6 inches of polyureathean spray foam insulation below concrete slab in basement - reduces heat loss to ground and provides waterproof / gasproof layer</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#55 c00bf664-f2e7-4c83-ab56-4f5e5d4e1ce3 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4681/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4681/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">hydronic radiant heating tubes connected to basement concrete slab over foam insulation</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#56 12a16523-b9d4-43d5-9a5e-85bb4160c82b http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4707/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4707/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">hydronic radiant heating tubes connected to foil faced expanded polystyrene insulation</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#57 6ff5001c-ca3f-4acb-b29d-8d3fcfad56e7 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4868/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4868/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">Agilia Screed A installed over hydronic radiant heating tubes</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#58 27984ba9-f02d-4878-9577-a46018f4bac2 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7004/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7004/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">geothermal heat pump </p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#59 e7d1b693-bc79-4dc8-ad01-e543647eca73 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7007/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7007/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_7">hot water tanks for heating system buffering and domestic hot water (LEED EQ 2.1 Combustion Venting, No Space or Water Heating Equipment With Combustion)<br/></p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#60 ba49737b-f53a-4184-8716-1fa3add1b41d http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7010/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7010/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">programable hot water circulation pump</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#61 1e70edf3-7d70-4d64-ba80-6568be96bf59 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7143/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7143/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">dual-core heat recovery ventilator (HRV) with <span class="style_5">electronically commutated motor (ECM) &amp; </span><span class="style_4">high efficiency particulate air (HEPA)</span><span class="style_5"> filter with turbulent flow precipitator (LEED EQ 4.1 &amp; 4.2 Outdoor Air Ventilation, Continuous Ventilation, Heat Recovery System, LEED EQ 7.3 Air Filtering, Best Filters)</span></p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#62 ba811a75-2b3d-4d90-977f-63b553b43a0f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7015/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7015/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">central vacuum with external exhaust </p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#63 4824d0c2-7fa1-4847-915b-9a80fb377f51 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4228/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4228/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">brick ledge bolted to top of concrete foundation wall</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#64 a68c0e02-1fcc-4507-ad6c-a69ff531c420 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4237/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4237/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_6">heat transfer minimizes by covering with spray foam and high density foam</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#65 3fc9e0d3-fe91-400b-b089-f97985319dc1 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5328/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5328/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">typical exterior wall section: 3.5” brick, 0.75" wood strapping rain screen with brick ties, 4.0" foil-faced polyisocyanurate rigid insulation (R 22) with joints sealed, 0.44" oriented strand board sheathing, 1.5" x 5.5" (2" x 6") wood frame (16" on centre) with 3.5” closed-cell polyurethane spray foam insulation (R 21), 0.5" gypsum board</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#66 d73af1aa-9a5b-418c-98a4-038b13e45a7a http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5554/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5554/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">caulking on all wood to wood connections to increase air tightness of building</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#67 40ccfe9c-6439-4025-8dc1-876c7a62fd0f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5478/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_5478/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_8">all permanent ducts and vents sealed during construction to minimize contamination (LEED EQ 8.1 Indoor Contaminant Control during Construction) </p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#68 04a57e5b-76e8-4ff8-9a56-ec4f5013b8f5 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6863/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6863/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">high proportion of glazing in the southern facade... (LEED ID 1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#69 db060589-f821-454b-a297-d50f9265a2f3 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6974/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6974/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">low proportion of glazing on eastern and western facade (LEED ID 1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#70 b584ea23-9de3-406d-9431-98881f0fe22a http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/photo/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/photo/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">low proportion of glazing on northern facade (LEED ID 1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#71 777b58cf-3fb5-4526-8685-df2169b69721 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6870/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6870/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_10">more than 90% of the glazing on the south-facing wall is completely shaded in summer and unshaded in winter using a variety of shading systems (LEED ID 1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#72 05df5f92-f630-420d-a5c5-0cccd6b8eb9d http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6989/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6989/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">dual purpose plumbing &amp; electrical chase runs from the mechanical room to the roof that includes empty conduit to allow for the future installation of a solar hot water system (LEED ID 1.5 Building Orientation for Solar Design)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#73 ced59fd2-f752-4024-9088-4d16bf26fc04 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6994/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6994/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3"><span class="style_6">to ensure long term </span>durability of the building, measures were specified in project documents such as water-resistant flooring in wet areas and...</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#74 fbf7e580-4981-4a16-9a35-541288099e22 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6995/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6995/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_3">...non-paper-faced backerboard on walls of tubs and showers (LEED ID <span class="style_6">2.1 Durability Planning)</span></p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#75 46e31445-706c-4074-8de4-dbdaac4cc6bc http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4157/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_4157/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">quality management inspection <span class="style_3">process ongoing during construction to ensure installation of the durability measures specified (LEED ID </span>2.2 Durability Management)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#76 46dc1abc-40c5-4ef3-98b5-0a420c453bcf http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7038/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7038/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">front entry with shoe removal and storage (LEED EQ 8.2 Contaminant Control, Indoor Contaminant Control)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#77 36b48058-bb6a-449b-a5f2-f2bbc01024ff http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7032/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7032/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">open risers to allow natural light to penetrate stairwell</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#78 a113bc0d-0c83-407b-8801-b875d58817d3 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7035/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7035/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">storage area above second floor level (adjoining bedroom) to allow for future rain water harvesting: pre-plumbed for collection of rainwater from roof, pre-wired for pump (although water could be gravity fed), floor structurally capable of supporting a volume of water equal to size of void (LEED WE 1.1 Water Reuse, Rainwater Harvesting System)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#79 cc0d0a7f-a8a2-4201-8716-9fa34fef62e6 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7025/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7025/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">second floor kitchen</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#80 784ea4a6-b875-4d3e-bc5e-d048f0e4d68c http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7029/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7029/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">second floor kitchen</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#81 4df819f5-b4c2-4b29-a7dc-ea92dadf5702 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7019/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7019/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">third floor living space windows &amp; <span class="style_5">doors (fixed &amp; tilt-n-turn): </span>triple glazed, clear, low E (hard coat ), argon, thermal edge spacer</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#82 462f8d79-eba9-46a7-9fa7-c637015c45f9 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7001/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7001/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">dual flush toilets with average flow rate less than 4.1 litres per flush (LEED WE 3.3 Indoor Water Use, Very High-Efficiency Fixtures and Fittings)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#83 40cbd6b0-d501-4a52-bd1b-35f8d155237f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7003/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_7003/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">faucet meets EPA Water Sense specification (LEED WE 3.3 Indoor Water Use, Very High-Efficiency Fixtures and Fittings)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#84 c8d91a0a-ae74-4883-a1d3-9cc32bfab355 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/RP51032_H20_ON.tif/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/RP51032_H20_ON.tif/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">showers have average flow rate less than 6.6 litres per minute (LEED WE 3.3 Indoor Water Use, Very High-Efficiency Fixtures and Fittings)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#85 0ce7a666-d8f9-47de-ab5d-188854d4a793 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6860/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6860/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">carport (LEED EQ 10.4 EQ No Garage)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#86 a8eea593-e81f-4317-a750-cfce02a62e56 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3587/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_3587/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">house tours conducted throughout construction and post completion (AE 1.3 Awareness &amp; Education, Public Awareness)</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#87 9bee6923-4901-4879-9996-d874e6a842c8 http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6871/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/IMG_6871/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">see Events pages for information about upcoming opportunities to visit this project</p></div></div> http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau.html#88 aabcc541-3a58-4e06-8423-717c3f05c53f http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Rideau%20Residences%20Certificate/thumb.jpg http://www.vertdesign.ca/Vert/rideau_files/Media/Rideau%20Residences%20Certificate/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Rideau Residences Passive House Certificate</p></div></div>