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S R photo courtesy IKEA b water to supply the majority of IKEA���s heating and cooling needs,��� says Pivotal���s Esplan. ���We also installed numerous systems to improve energy efficiencies by way of heat recovery units in the HVAC system, skylights to harvest natural daylight, energy-efficient light fixtures and room occupancy sensors, and a fully integrated building-automation system to control most of the store���s lighting and HVAC needs.��� This environmental focus extends to the landscaping. ���IKEA wanted to keep the carbon footprint low, so much of the site has been seeded with native fescue varieties of grass as opposed to Kentucky bluegrass,��� says Derek Murray, principal of Scatliff + Miller + Murray Inc., the landscape architecture company. ���The native varieties will be much heartier.��� IKEA is concerned with its branding as well as the environment. Although every store requires a unique construction approach, the retailer expects the insulated metal panels that form the exteriors of its outlets to exhibit exactly the same colours. ���We had to prepare the blue and yellow colour samples,��� McKay recalls. ���They went to IKEA���s lab in Sweden for spectrographic analysis. They all look similar to the naked eye but we went through three iterations before getting them right.��� Open since November, the Winnipeg IKEA has 40 checkouts, 55 showrooms and the largest kids��� playground of any Canadian location. It���s the first IKEA in the country to feature revolving doors, which help keep the interior from losing warm and cool air during the winter and the summer, respectively. Even though the customer���s standards were high, the time frame short and the soil conditions less than ideal, the construction team more than met IKEA���s expectations. ���I am pleased to say that through the hard work and skill of the entire team, we were able to manage the changes and successfully deliver the project within budget and ahead of schedule,��� Esplan says. ��� LOCATION Kenaston Boulevard and Sterling Lyon Parkway Winnipeg, Manitoba OWNER/DEVELOPER IKEA Canada PROJECT MANAGER Pivotal Projects Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTOR PCL Constructors Canada Inc. ARCHITECT ABBARCH Architecture Inc. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. MECHANICAL ENGINEER Yoneda & Associates ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Falcon Engineering Inc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Scatliff + Miller + Murray Inc. TOTAL AREA 400,000 square feet TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST $20 million 201-134 Abbott St., Vancouver BC, Canada V6B 2K4 T: 604.669.1926 SPECIAL NEEDS ��� RESIDENTIAL ��� CIVIC ��� COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE ��� SENIORS ��� HEALTHC ARE 96/��� ��� February 2013 p94-97IKEA_Sanford.indd 96 IKEA Canada Winnipeg 13-01-22 4:03 PM