Historic religious center in Ottawa secured funding for a residential conversion
Summary
The project in Ottawa involves converting a 1915 religious center into residential housing, with a focus on reducing energy use and GHG emissions.
Adaptis is helping the owners optimize the building's design to qualify for multiple funding programs and certifications.
The comprehensive assessment ensures that the project achieves maximum GHG reductions at the lowest possible cost premium, with final results forthcoming.
Building Information
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Building Use: Conversion, Religious Centre to Residential
Year Built: 1915
Number of Buildings: 1
The project analyzed a historic religious center in Ottawa, Ontario being converted into a residential building that will provide conveniently located and cost-effective housing. To complete the conversion, the owners are renovating the existing building and adding an extension which includes new amenities. The owners of this 4-storey 1915 building would like to reduce the operational energy use GHG emissions as much as possible while ensuring benefits outweigh costs. To maximize their budget for GHG emissions reductions, the owners pursued several funding programs, including CMHC MLI Select, CIB, BMO, ITC, and the CAGBC Zero Carbon Building certification.
Challenge
The owners targeted not one but several funding programs and wanted the design to cater to all of their stringent requirements in order to maximize the funding. A traditional approach would involve addressing each funding program individually that could take several months and complex manual calculations and reassessments.
Summary of Targets
The project scope included reducing operational energy and emissions, performing lifecycle costing and cost-benefit assessments, and ensuring compliance with various funding programs and certifications. The owners were motivated by the need to maximize eligibility for green building funding while minimizing costs.
Results
(Project completion is ongoing; results will be provided upon finalization.)
Adaptis Advantage
Adaptis is conducting a thorough assessment of every architectural, electrical, and mechanical configuration to determine the most cost-effective design criteria for maximizing GHG reductions. This approach will provide the client with clear documentation and a strategic path forward, ensuring compliance with desired funding and certification programs.