Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Manitoba Hydro

During his lecture, the guy at E.H. Price mentioned that the new Manitoba Hydro building downtown in Winnipeg utilizes a displacement HVAC system. I couldn't find any articles on this in particular, but I did find this other article, which mentions the building's use of passive heating/ cooling. The structure uses three giant atria to condition outside air before distributing it throughout the building. 100% fresh air is maintained throughout the building. A double envelope system also allows workers to open and close operable windows on the facade of the building.[

Check it out: http://canada.archiseek.com/news/2005/000213.html

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