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Sustainable Building Essay 4

April 1, 2011

Rocky Ridge Retirement Residence Energy Analysis

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The RRRR (Rocky Ridge Retirement Residence) is a two story multi-unit retirement home located in Calgary, Alberta in the very northwest tip. It sits in a typical sprawling neighborhood next to a community center but otherwise isolated from anything within walking distance. Culturally this location is lacking as there appears to be no center to which the inhabitants can connect to the community as it goes about its daily operations. The community center looks like it’s only for “special events” and otherwise there appears little thought towards “community”.
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Sustainable Building Essay 3

March 15, 2011

I had the privilege of visiting some of the first LEED Platinum and Gold buildings in Calgary and was asked to write an essay on the experience…....

Delighting in the Difference; A Look into the Ethos of Sustainable Buildings

It is always interesting when we become aware of something that is not new but is new to us, that…. when we go from sideways glance to a blossoming understanding and we begin to sense the swelling of its importance, we feel as if we’re waking up. So it is when one first enters a building that has been built ... Read More

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