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Hey guys, it's Grizzly! back once again, in your screens!
Did you guys miss me?
Of course you did, what's not to miss?
Unfortunately for you though this video is not going to be about me
it's going to be about this gorgeous building that you see behind me
known as the Centre for Urban Ecology
This is the first of many videos that i'm going to have for you
every two weeks, talking about the who's who some of the features and other cool facts about the building
Some of the features we will be talking to you about will include:
The Green Roof and Green Water Harvesting
The Thermal Chimney and Exhaust Fan
The Glass Walls
Our Solar Awning
The Earth Bank
and Passive Cooling and much much more.
So let's get started
The centre for urban ecology was completed in 2007
It was a replacement for a bird observatory that was built in 1977
Now you're probably wondering, why replace it?
This building was terrible to work in. There were termites eating it, it got so hot that the building actually melted crayons
Now imagine working in that
The Centre for Urban Ecology
It's a collaboration between the city of Toronto, TRCA, as well as good old Humber College
The design of the building was also a collaboration
It was between Taylor Hazell and Associates, GH3, Architects Alliance, as well as Enermodal Engineering
As you guys can see, they did a great job So you need to come on down and check it out
The Centre for Urban Ecology has been a recipient of a few awards and accreditations
The big one being, the Gold LEED Certification in 2007 at the completion of the building
2010 we received the ontario association of architects Design Excellence Award
and most recently, in 2012, the Platinum Ecocentres Certification
The Centre for Urban Ecology was not only built to provide a natural learning environment within an ecologically focused atmosphere
but also to showcase technologies with the purpose of natural preservation and sustainabilty
So, I hope you enjoyed this video, I know it's just a short one, but its just an introduction
every two weeks, on wednesday, you will have a new video on a different feature on the building
with beaver and myself explaining these features to you guys
So if you have any questions please feel free to call
or you can tweet us at HumberArb
check us out on facebook; http://www.facebook.com/HumberArb
check out some of the pictures of the building on our website; http://www.humberarboretum.on.ca/
and yeah, share, like our stuff, comment
we love what you guys have to say even if its some bad stuff, so, don't forget, see you guys soon
The Humber Arboretum where learning is natural