Peace Wapiti School Division 76
Clairmont Community School

Project Description

This 3,600 m² elementary core school, which is also used as a community centre, was awarded LEED^® Silver. MCW Hemisphere completed the mechanical engineering design and construction administration for this new facility.

Mechanical systems included heating, ventilation, plumbing, fire suppression and a fully integrated controls system. To achieve LEED^® status a number of notable features were incorporated into the design, including a displacement ventilation system to maintain air quality, reduced water use with low or no water plumbing fixtures, optimized energy usage with high efficiency boilers, air-to-air heat recovery systems (enthalpy wheel), and variable frequency drives, DDC (Direct Digital Controls) for scheduled use of energy-related building systems, including sensors monitoring CO₂ levels with feedback to adjust ventilation rates according to occupancy and activity levels.

The school was officially opened in late 2009. Commissioning of its building systems was completed May 2010; LEED^® Silver certified.

LEED:

LEED Silver Certified