Manitoba Hydro Place 360 Brochure
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building f a c t s welc me t o M an i t o ba H y d r o P lace º 64,590 square metres of floor space. º 22 storeys, including mechanical floor and podium that ranges from two to three storeys. Located at 360 Portage avenue º Solar chimney height: 115 metres. in Winnipeg, Manitoba Hydro Place Height to top of building: 88.6 metres. º is Manitoba Hydro’s corporate º Height to top of penthouse: 98.6 metres. headquarters. It was constructed º Location: an entire city block on the south side of Portage Avenue between Edmonton to meet the corporation’s present and Carlton streets and extending south to and future business needs while Graham Avenue. º Budget: $278 million. serving as a model for superior º Number of occupants: 2,150 Manitoba Hydro energy-efficient sustainable employees, plus commercial tenants. questions? For more information on Manitoba Hydro Place, building design and operation. please visit Manitoba Hydro’s website at the largest office building in www.hydro.mb.ca/mhplace Winnipeg, Manitoba Hydro Place For information on leasing retail space in Manitoba Hydro Place, please phone is expected to use 65 per cent less 204.474.4040 or toll free at energy than a comparable office constructi n 1.888.MBHydro (1.888.624.9376) f a c t s tower built to current standards. º Stone Cladding: 930 square metres. º Granite Cladding: 465 square metres. º Concrete blocks: 169,000. º interior curtain wall: 6,500 square metres. º Exterior curtain wall: almost 20,000 square metres of single, double and triple-pane glass. When converted to single pieces of glass, the curtain would cover seven Canadian football fields. º Exterior curtain wall: almost 30,500 metres of aluminum framing. M an i t o ba H y d r o P lace º Concrete: 35,600 metres. P o r t a g e a v e n u e 10/10 In Shoulder Seasons/ Summer Mode: air is drawn naturally in energy through large operable c nstruction windows t im e li n e South Gusting Winds efficiency abundant in Winnipeg, direct air into south features winter gardens 2005 º site selection process completed. Work on Manitoba Hydro Place begins every aspect of manitoba Hydro Place is designed Winter Gardens Solar Chimney º Three, six-storey-tall 115 metre high solar with the deconstruction of the existing to work in harmony with the natural environment winter gardens act as chimney uses stack and the people in it. even the buildings that were on the building’s lungs, effect buildings on the Portage avenue site. drawing fresh air in the site previously were carefully deconstructed, allowing and preconditioning it before it enters the 95 per cent of the materials from these old structures workspace. 2006 º foundation work and drilling of the to be reused, recycled, or salvaged. In Shoulder Seasons/ 280 geothermal wells starts. Summer Mode all elements of the building design – from the bright draws used air up the solar º Lower level component of design is chimney and exhausts it open floor spaces, high ceilings, operable windows, out of the building eliminated when a rising water table modern workstations, and 100 per cent fresh air that would have flooded the lower level ventilation system – are designed to maximize Exposed Ceiling Mass uses radiant heating of the two-level underground parkade employee productivity and comfort and minimize and cooling; warm air is discovered. rises and is drawn into In Winter Mode energy consumption. north atria via natural air is drawn in through pressure differences construction continues upward with outer mechanical º º low-iron glass used in the building’s windows units and heated by pouring of concrete floor slabs and a geothermal eld maximizes the amount of natural daylight flooding installation of the in-slab heating the interior, reducing the reliance on artificial lighting. and cooling lines. Inner Heating and the double-glass curtain wall system features 100 per cent Fresh Air, 24/7 Cooling Units in all ofce spaces is drawn further condition operable windows. through the raised access oor air as it passes into 2007 Installation of glass double-curtain the raised oor º º geothermal system, using 280 wells, each almost distribution duct wall begins. 122 metres deep, taps natural energy stored in the Waterfalls Three 24 metre high ground to provide building heating and cooling. water features either humidify or dehumidify 2008 º Building is fully enclosed. º the unique solar chimney on the north face of air as it enters the building structural work on solar chimney the building helps provide energy-free passive º In Winter Mode completed. ventilation by relying on the natural “stack effect” chimney closes, fans that occurs in high-rise structures. draw warm exhaust air first employees begin move into down and recirculate º it to warm the parkade. building in December. º three, six-storey winter gardens on the south side Heat exchangers re-capture heat and of the building help to precondition intake air using return it to south wintergardens to solar thermal energy and waterfalls for humidity preheat incoming air 2009 º Official opening of control. they also provide staff with comfortable Manitoba Hydro Place rest and meeting spaces. in September. green roofs incorporating native prairie plants help º Geothermal System reduce storm runoff, convert carbon dioxide to Parkade 280 boreholes, almost limited to 150 spots 122 metres deep draw oxygen, reduce cooling requirements and minimize excess heat or cold stored within the soil to the building’s impact on the urban heat island. condition the building. º advanced t-5 fluorescent lighting fixtures with motion and daylight sensors. Fresh Air Exhaust Air Heating and Cooling Systems º automated solar shading systems. º raised-floor displacement ventilation system. º an advanced, fully-integrated building management system (bms) that coordinates and controls all t H e gallery systems (ventilation, heating, lighting, solar shades). manitoba Hydro Place features an impressive main floor gallery the bms ensures that the entire structure which is accessible to the public from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days operates as a single entity, actively responding a week. this vast area, which is three storeys high, houses the to changes in climate, environment and building’s main entrance and also features two waterfalls that operational requirements. help regulate the gallery’s humidity level. a multi-purpose space, the gallery is also used for cultural events..