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LOCATION 517 - 10th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta OWNER/DEVELOPER/ GENERAL CONTRACTOR Centron Group of Companies ARCHITECT NORR Architects Engineers Planners MECHANICAL CONSULTANT Hemisphere Engineering ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT SMP Consulting Electrical Engineers STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT TRL & Associates LANDSAPE ARCHITECT Scatliff+Miller+Murray CIVIL CONSULTANT Kellam Berg Engineering and Surveys Ltd. INTERIOR DESIGN Ingenium Design Group Inc. TOTAL AREA 375,000 square feet CONSTRUCTION COST $110 million the systems that targeted lower energy use. High-efficiency centrifugal chillers supply the sir cooling system. "Heating and cooling plants have variable flow pumping systems to reduce energy consumption," says Bauer. A dedicated cooling system, separate from the main one, supports tenants' critical cooling requirements. Bauer says the presence of compartment Centre 10 p44-49Centre10.indd 49 ventilation units on each floor allows for flexible operating schedules. The building's basic geometry of a long, relatively low structure influenced the design of its electrical system. "For this, we're not using bus duct. Instead we used a lower-risk, more cost-effective solution, employing distribution panels and vertical cable distribution. It lowers the risk of failure and improves the tenant experience, as smaller staggered portions of the building can be dark during a shutdown," says Gerry Stebnicki, a founder of SMP Consulting Electrical Engineers, and now principal at Stebnicki Engineering Ltd. For the esthetics of the building's interior public spaces, plenty of natural stone with various textural finishes has been used. "The furnishings in the lobby Caminus Photography / courtesy norr architects and planners are super high performance for commercial use," says Andrea Raimondi, president of Ingenium Design Group Inc. She adds that the common spaces also include extensive use of integrated lighting and several oversize planters. Centron's bet appears to be paying off. As of mid-August, seven floors were leased out, with first tenancy booked to start in November. n october 2013 /49 13-09-13 3:43 PM