Stantec Atrium Tower is a 4645-square-metre, three-storey office addition to Stantec Centre’s corporate headquarters in Edmonton. The design is a Commercial Building Incentive Program certified project and is expected to achieve a LEED^® Silver rating. Stantec intends to use the building as a demonstration and research test bed for future projects.
Key sustainable features include:

• The use of direct and indirect natural light in workspaces improve lighting quality and user comfort
• Innovative building mechanical controls take advantage of daytime heating in winter and nighttime cooling in summer
• Reductions in energy consumption of 30 per cent and potable water use by more than 40 per cent.
• Operable windows for increased ventilation, user control and comfort
• Integration of local and regional materials
• Use of low VOC-emitting materials, paints and adhesives
• A recycling and waste control program, diverting about 90 per cent of construction waste away from landfills
• A green roof system and rainwater cistern that captures runoff, reducing the burden on the storm water infrastructure and providing water for landscape irrigation
• Two-year Green Power contract for 100 per cent of the Atrium Tower’s needs.