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Helen Schuler Nature Centre

The Helen Schuler Nature Centre is a renovation and addition to an existing building located in the coulees of Lethbridge, Alberta. Group2’s experience with LEED projects has given us the ability to fully integrate sustainable design into our buildings. The scope of work was to renovate, expand and modernize the building, including a large rooftop patio, an extensive green roof and a natural landscape.

Location Lethbridge, AB

The Design Intent was to showcase the surrounding natural landscapes (the coulees, the river and the prairie grasses) and to work to preserve the surroundings by minimizing construction impact, using native plant species and incorporating bio-swales and rain gardens to control rainwater flow. As well, large windows were incorporated throughout the building to help connect the interior and exterior environments.

The building itself will serve as a demonstration piece allowing visitors to learn about efficient plumbing fixtures, green power, healthy building materials, electric vehicle charging stations and ways to incorporate them into their own homes. It will be a place to inform visitors about green roof design, prairie grass species and sustainably harvested wood, as they experience the vistas of the surrounding landscape.

This project was an excellent opportunity to work with a client who fully supports healthy and sustainable building while maintaining the natural environment.

The centre is a prototype for natural design with efficient building envelope, efficient building systems, low VOC content in building products, and accommodates alternative vehicles

Project Credits

Architect
  • Group2
Photographer
  • Samuel Hoffe
Contractor
  • Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd.

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