780 Brewster / Lemay

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Architects: Lemay: Bouthillette Parizeau & Associés (electro-mechanical engineering) and les Consultants Gemec inc. (civil/structural engineering)
Area: 12000 m²
Year: 2007
Photographs:Claude-Simon Langlois

Erected at the beginning of the XXth century, 780 Brewster is a five-storey multi-tenant industrial building with a total surface area of 12,000 sqm. This brick and timber building was transformed into an office building housing, among others, the City of Montréal’s Southwest Borough Hall as well as our firm’s offices.

Completed according to a “fast track” schedule, the structure meets the most rigorous sustainable development standards and is certified LEED Silver. The main features of this innovative green project are:

The reclamation of 75 % of an industrial heritage building’s structure (existing walls, floors et roofs);

Air conditioning and ventilation systems offering an energy efficiency rate that is 50 % greater than traditional new buildings;

Large windows that open, allowing occupants to benefit from natural light and ventilation;

The reuse of nearly 80 % of materials such as the metal plates and grillwork adorning the reception areas;

The use of new materials (adhesives, paints, carpeting, composites, plaster) and furnishings that contain recycled materials, are recyclable, non-toxic and emit no volatile organic compound;

Building located near a metro station and bus stops and equipped with a secured bicycle hangar and locker rooms, allowing users to take advantage of alternate means of transportation;

The recovery of recyclable and compostable materials;