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s to warm the environs. The meeting area specifically, which is situated near the entrance so all employees feel welcome to use it, has retractable tiered seating that transforms the space into a presentation area suitable for training and professional-development presentations. PCL Group Headquarters Building p48-51PCLContractors.indd 51 The basement data centre not only provides computing power, it provides warmth. Heat from equipment is recovered and used to help heat the building. PCL originally aimed to attain LEED Silver accreditation for Building 5, but the company is on track to go one level up, to LEED Gold. The structure not only meets PCL's vision for environmental sustainability – it also gives the company the space it needs in the near-term as it continues to build the business. According to Holmberg, the firm projects that its 2012 revenues will hit $6 billion, a $1 billion increase already, indicating that the $10 billion goal is within reach. ■ LOCATION 9925 56th Avenue Edmonton, Alberta OWNER/DEVELOPER PCL Group ARCHITECT/MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL/STRUCTURAL/ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Dialog GENERAL CONTRACTOR PCL Construction Management Inc. TOTAL AREA 82,000 square feet CONSTRUCTION COST $24 million december 2012 /51 11/16/12 3:30 PM