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Howland Green Business Center - Ontario


Howland Green Homes Ltd. new mission is simple: Build Beyond Net-Zero. This objective is to be realized in the City of Markham, where the company has developed the ‘Howland Green Business Centre,’ a commercial building that will produce more energy than it will consume. “THE FIRST BUILDING OF ITS KIND IN CANADA”

For Dave de Sylva Eng., President of Howland Green Homes, the future is now. This set a whole new standard for environmentally conscious development that goes above, and beyond the current objectives, Canadian developers must meet.

The ‘Net Zero’ energy standard describes a building’s self-generating ability to produce energy by renewable, onsite means. This practice has been increasingly realized in Ontario by several developers, and Howland Green is a pivotal example of such developments in the GTA.

To go beyond Net Zero, or to become ‘Net Positive’ a building must generate more energy than needed for its annual operation. Howland Green ‘raises the bar’ in development practice, not only with regards to ensuring a clean ecological footprint but also in terms of economic efficiency by reducing high energy-related costs with less efficient buildings.

  • Insulated Concrete Forms, totaling 20.32 cm (8 in) of EPS foam insulation
  • Triple-glazed windows
  • Geothermal Heating & Air Conditioning
  • Photovoltaics (solar panels)
  • Clean- and grey-water harvesting
  • High-efficiency appliances



PROJECT STATS

Location: Cachet Woods Court, Markham Ontario
Type of Construction: Commercial
Project Type: Net Positive Building
Project Sq.Ft.: 70,000
# of Storys: 3 above with two underground parking
Product Used: Nudura XR35

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION TEAM

Project Owner: Dave de Sylva
Architect: Keith Loffler McAlpine Architects
ICF Contractor: Elite Building Group
ICF Distributor: FastForm
ICF System: Nudura Inc.

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