2005 ASHRAE Technology Awards: Creating Synergies For Sustainable Design
Reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink. The four Rs of sustainable design were the operative words in the design and construction of a 45,000 ft2 (4180 m2) retail store in Montreal. The design team researched and incorporated many design features to maximize possible positive interactions between various building elements (synergies), while minimizing negative ones.Citation: ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 47, No. 3