Zeroing In on Net-Zero Recreation Complexes
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2023 Conference on Architecture, now available to stream!
Topics: Climate Justice and Resilience, Sustainability, Adaptation and Mitigation
Length: 1 hour | What's Included: Video, Quiz, and Certificate of Completion
Recreation projects have a difficult challenge in achieving Net-Zero aspirations due the high energy air and water process loads inherit in their programming particularly due to aquatic ventilation and water treatment requirements, and ice refrigeration operations. This session will look broadly at the ‘Whys’ and ‘Hows’ of Net-Zero Energy design and review lessons learned from three projects now completed or in process. The body of the presentation will focus on the Western North York Community Centre for the City of Toronto. This project is targeted to become the Canada’s first aquatic-based recreation centre to achieve Net-Zero Energy. We will unpack the strategies to achieve Net-Zero Energy and the challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls. We will review the design process, such as working with Energy models to determine Building System Strategies, Triple Bottom Line Life Cycle Cost Analysis, PV solar studies, alternative energy feasibility work and embodied carbon considerations.
Learning Objectives:
By the completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Successfully structure a Net-Zero process to best achieve success
- Describe the design process as a combination of Environment, Financial and Social Sustainability solutions.
- Describe the various design strategies used to zero in on a Net Zero target as well as other urban, social and resiliency goals for community programs.
- Identify lessons learned as industry standards for this level of performance are tested and determined by the progress of projects at the front edge of Net Zero Energy design.
Subject Matter Expert:
Mr. Ted Watson
OAA, Architect AIBC, AAA, NSAA, FRAIC, International Assoc. AIA, SCUP, LEED AP
Partner, MJMA Architecture & Design
Ted Watson is a Partner at MJMA Architecture & Design, who focusses on the design of comprehensive public space, collaboratively leading the design of many of the studio’s most challenging and ambitious projects. He brings 25 years of community recreation design to MJMA’s municipal and academic projects. Framing design solutions around social, technical, and environmental challenges, Ted strives to advance the architecture of community and campus recreation projects as critical infrastructure for collective human engagement, one that ‘Elevates the Civic Experience’ and has impacts beyond their site.
Ms. Jeanne Ng
OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP
Principal, MJMA Architecture & Design
Jeanne Ng is a Principal at MJMA Architecture & Design. She has been instrumental in furthering MJMA’s architecture and community engagement goals since 1997. She has taken a leading role in many of the firm’s most notable community-focused projects that foster social cohesion, such as the Regent Park (Pam McConnell) Aquatic Centre, Ajax Audley Recreation Centre & Library, and the Wellesley Community Centre and St. James Town Library. She is currently the Project Principal for the Western North York Community Centre, which is on target to be Canada’s first Net-Zero aquatic-based community centre.
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