Archetech Issue 22 2016 | Page 58

Gestion immobilière 1650 takes the All lighting fixtures are LED to reduce environment seriously. Thanks to this energy consumption and extend fixture conscientious stance, A2DESIGN was able lifecycle. The parking area has been to put forward eco-friendly solutions, outfitted with charging stations for electric namely the use of noble and sustainable vehicles. materials, sourced locally for the most part. Furthermore, a geothermic system of As a result of this endeavour, A2DESIGN ground-source heat pumps, also known has contributed to the enhancement of as an Earth-Energy System (EES), has been the image conveyed by Dr. Alain St-Onge’s installed. This network is made up of 24 dental clinic along with the upgrade of his wells dug to a depth of 150 meters in order new offices, including the state-of the-art to draw heat up from the ground in winter treatment rooms and inviting consult and redirect it back in the summer months, room. To soften the aseptic atmosphere, rendering the building remarkably energy they incorporated oak-stained furnishings efficient: one kilowatt of electricity returns and beams, while subtly accentuating the between three to four kilowatts of heat. walls using architectural details in linear patterns similar to those found on the clinic’s stationery.