Architects: Lemay
Exterior cladding: Ceragres
Photo credits: Stéphane Groleau
www.ceragres.ca/en/
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Dirt does not stick to the cladding, so
it can be easily cleaned with water.
Therefore, rain works as a natural cleaner,
allowing owners to significantly save on
energy and maintenance costs.
An Environmentally Friendly Cladding
The use of ventilated cladding for a
transport centre is even more interesting
when the material contributes to the
improvement of surrounding air quality.
When exposed to light, a catalyst
featured in the enamel gets activated and
cleans the surrounding air.
Polluting molecules such as nitrous oxide
emanating from the buses naturally
deposit on the ceramic surface.
Activated by sunlight, the catalyst
uses surrounding oxygen to transform
these polluting elements into harmless
components such as mineral salts,
which will then be released into the
air. This is the result of HT Technology,
technology that cleans and deodorizes
air simultaneously. This action is the
equivalent of planting trees around the
building.
The Stinson Transport Centre received
LEED Gold certification for its
contribution to the highest standards of
sustainability.
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The manufacturing and elements of
ceramic cladding make it perfectly suited
for harsh Quebec winters. The ceramic
panels used for the exterior cladding go
through a hydrophilic treatment that
provides surprising self-cleaning and
antibacterial properties.