Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research

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    Project update July 2014 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Not only is the award-winning facility demonstrating the best in energy and water saving technologies, the center is also helping to train top young scientists and drive innovation that is helping to create jobs, preserve and protect the environment, and improve our quality of life: Photo @ Tom Arban

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    Project update July 2014 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    The form and layout of the buildings were generated from the site topography and echo the shoreline of Ramsey Lake. Northern Ontario is reflected in the palette of local materials used throughout the project: Photo @ Tom Arban

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    Project update June 2011 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    The Living with Lakes Centre focuses on minimizing its ecological footprint and assuring self-reliance while ensuring fresh water supply for future generations.

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    Project update June 2011 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Limestone foundations will neutralize metals in the acidic soil.

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    Project update June 2011 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Natural day-lighting, energy-efficient lighting, and smart building systems save energy and reduce operating costs.

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    Project update June 2011 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    The use of timber echoes the pine forests that once dominated the region.

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    Holcim Awards ceremony for North America 2008 - Montreal, Canada

    Holcim Awards Bronze 2008 North America presentation (l-r): Philippe Arto, CEO St Lawrence Cement; winners Peter Busby, John Gunn and Jeff Laberge; Adèle Naudé Santos, Head of jury and Dean of Architecture, MIT; Benoît-H. Koch, Executive Committee member Holcim Ltd; and Rolf Soiron, Chairman of Holcim and of the Advisory Board of the Holcim Foundation.

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    Holcim Awards ceremony for North America 2008 – Montreal, Canada

    Holcim Awards Bronze 2008 North America prize presentation (l-r): Master of Ceremonies Dennis Trudeau congratulates prize winners Peter Busby, architect, Peter Busby and Wills Architects, Vancouver BC, Canada; John Gunn, scientist, Laurentian University, Sudbury Ont., Canada; and Jeff Laberge, architect, J L Richards & Associates, Sudbury Ont., Canada.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Lake shore view: an iconic building and model for sustainable living on the shore of the city’s drinking water reservoir.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Main building, watershed restoration building and site on Ramsey Lake, northeastern Ontario, Canada.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    View from bay.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    View from lake.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Aerial view from lake.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Second floor.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Ground floor.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Design charette.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Watershed mapping scientists.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Sudbury: City of lakes.

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    Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research, Sudbury, ON, Canada

    Holcim Awards Bronze 2008 North America winners (l-r): Peter Busby, architect, Peter Busby and Wills Architects, Vancouver BC, Canada, and John Gunn, scientist, Laurentian University, Sudbury Ont., Canada.

  • Awards Bronze 2008–2009 North America

It has taken many different measures over a number of years to rehabilitate the severely degraded environment of an acid-rain drenched mining city into a healthy landscape again. Symbolic of the metamorphosis is this entry. Its interdisciplinary team is guided by the mantra of “restore, reduce and renew”.

By John Gunn - Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada and

Ideas: Embodied Carbon , Ecosystem Restoration, Responsibly Sourced Materials

It has taken many different measures over a number of years to rehabilitate the severely degraded environment of an acid-rain drenched mining city into a healthy landscape again.

Symbolic of the metamorphosis is the Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research. Its interdisciplinary team is guided by the mantra of “restore, reduce and renew”.

Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research

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Project updates

July 04, 2014 | Project update | Sudbury, ON, Canada

Making waves on the global stage

Project update July 2014 – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and …

The Vale Living with Lakes Centre officially opened in 2012. For Dr John Gunn, Canadian Research Chair in Stressed Aquatic Systems and Laurentian University Professor, Sudbury’s Vale Living with Lakes Centre is a scientific and economic game-changer for Northern Ontario.

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June 29, 2011 | Project Update | Sudbury, ON, Canada

Living with Lakes Centre one of the first LEED Platinum “green buildings” worldwide

Recognition of the project in the Holcim Awards competition helped to secure funding. The building is now completed, will be LEED Platinum certified. A watershed study and ecological mapping identified potential synergies with building systems, and led to the inclusion of rain and grey water reuse, and consistent use of regional limestone to aid in improving the pH balance of site water, and leading to improved water quality and increased biodiversity, and a reduction in the use of potable water by 80%.

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October 16, 2008 | Winners for North America announced | Montréal, QC, Canada

Top sustainable construction projects in North America honored

Holcim Awards ceremony for North America 2008 - Montreal, Canada

The winners of the second North American Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction projects were announced at a ceremony in Montreal. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to nine projects from Canada and the United States that showcase the latest approaches to address critical topics including housing affordability, employment, renewable energy, and water efficiency.

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July 01, 2008 | Regional Jury Report – North America | Cambridge, MA, USA

“A practical demonstration of sustainable construction in action” – Holcim Awards Jury

Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and …

The Living with Lakes Center for applied research in environmental restoration and sustainability will be situated at Lake Ramsey, the natural drinking water reservoir of Sudbury, a city of 150,000 people in northern Ontario.

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February 29, 2008 | Project Entry & Details | Sudbury, ON, Canada

Project Entry 2008 for North America

Project entry 2008 North America – Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and …

It has taken many different measures over a number of years to rehabilitate the severely degraded environment of an acid-rain drenched mining city into a healthy landscape again. Symbolic of the metamorphosis is the Living with Lakes Center for freshwater restoration and research. Its interdisciplinary team is guided by the mantra of “restore, reduce and renew”.

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