C. K. CHOI Building For the Institute of Asian Research
Location
1855 West Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V6T 1Z2
Certifications & Awards
Project Team
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Summary
UBC's first green building, the CK Choi, features approaches to reducing energy, water and resource use that were unprecedented at the time. Built before LEED green building standards were in place, this 3000m2 building set new green building benchmarks. It maintains its presence as a high-performance, innovative building and continues to draw a great deal of interest from green building professionals and the public.
Highlights include:
-composting toilets that save more than 1,000 litres of water per day -a plant-based greywater recycling system that processes compost tea from the toilets and waste water from kitchen and bathroom sinks -50 percent reused or recycled materials -100 percent natural ventilation -overall energy use 23 percent below a comparable building -energy efficiency features save 6.4 million kWh, 1000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and about $180,000 annually in current utility rates
Awards
-1995 Progressive Architecture Award for Green Architecture -1996 Earth Award from the Building Operators and Managers’ Association of BC -2000 Top Ten Green Buildings by the American Institute of Architects
