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Broccolini Construction Inc.
Saia Deslauriers Kadanoff Leconte Brisebois Blais
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Inspec-Sol Inc.
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Studio MMA, Atelier d'architecture
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Lyse Tremblay

  1 EcoSmart Concrete in the Quebec Context: Mountain Equipment Co-op, Montreal
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: August 2003
Author(s): Studio MMA, Atelier d'architecture
    The Mountain Equipment Co-op Montreal store is the Co-op's 8th retail store and the third (after the Ottawa and Winnipeg stores) to comply with Natural Resources Canada's C2000 Green Building Standard. It is the first C2000 compliant retail building in Quebec.

The decision to use EcoSmart concrete was based on the project's environmental obj...[more]

    See Also: availability, blended cement, cold weather concreting, costs, finishing, sustainable building design
  2 EcoSmart Concrete Project: USGBC Presentation
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: November 12, 2003
Presenter(s): Michel de Spot, P.Eng.
    Michel de Spot's US Green Buildings presentation accompanies his conference paper entitled "The EcoSmart Concrete Project: Minimizing the Greenhouse Gas Signature of Concrete." The presentation includes photos of several EcoSmart case studies and includes sample LEED credit calculations and environmental impact reductions for a concrete and a steel...[more]
    See Also: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions
  3 Mountain Equipment Co-op
    Document Type: Image
    Publication Date: 2003
    Photograph of interior of Mountain Equipment Co-op, concrete columns....[more]
  4 Mountain Equipment Co-op
    Document Type: Image
    Publication Date: 2003
    Photograph of exterior of Mountain Equipment Co-op, southeast corner....[more]
  5 Publicity Report and Technical Bulletin for Tercem 3000
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: 2003
Author(s): Lafarge Canada Inc.
    Appendix A to the Mountain Equipment Co-op case study report is a brochure describing Lafarge's Tercem 3000 cement. This cement was used in the MEC, Montreal building. The benefits of Tercem 3000 include higher ultimate strength, reduction in permeability, improved rhealogy, and better finishability. The cement is produced by intergrinding Portland...[more]
    See Also: blended cement
  6 The Mountain Equipment Co-Op Store Case Study
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: March 2004
Presenter(s): Vouli Mamfredis
    The Mountain Equipment Co-op Montreal store is the first retail building in Quebec to comply with Natural Resources Canada's C2000 Green Building Standard. The project team used an integrated design process in designing the 4,180 m2 building to meet strict environmental objectives. The building structure is concrete and steel. The thermal mass prop...[more]
    See Also: blended cement, costs
   
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