Tourisme vert à Montréal

8. Montréal's sustainable architecture
8.2. Montréal’s greenest buildings
• 93 commercial buildings in Montréal have received BOMA BESt certification from BOMA Canada, the
largest environmental assessment and certification program for existing buildings in Canada.
• Montréal is also home to the first residential building in North America to receive LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification, the highest certification level for environmental
construction. The duplex, located on Parc Avenue, was renovated / built in 2006. When the work was
completed, the house was considered the greenest in North America.
• The Lassonde Pavilions at the École Polytechnique de Montréal were the first buildings in Québec to be
considered " green". The entire project meets LEED standards: from the concrete to the paint, every
decision was made with the environment in mind. The construction of strictly recycled materials does not
produce toxic vapours. It has natural gas boilers and dual flush toilets. It also has a drainage system that
filters both rainwater and water from the City of Montréal and reuses it in the toilets, making it possible to
save 92% of drinking water
• The University of Concordia’s John Molson School of Management is one of the country’s most
environmentally friendly university buildings. It has solar panels on the south-west wall, a green roof and
low-flow plumbing.
Sources:
- BOMA BESt. n.d. Jun. 2011.
- Danielle Bonneau, “De plus en plus de maisons vertes à Montréal,” La Presse, 14 Jun. 2008: MON TOIT2.
- Carole Filippi, “Polytechnique vert,” La science au Québec.,18 Oct. 2005, Jun. 2011.
- “Concordia inaugure un des pavillons les plus écologiques au pays,” Les Affaires, 29 Aug. 2009: 18.
164