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...in Lucknow after 10 years of searching for a site with
sufficient space for our building and parking f6t 20 employe0S.
We are grateful to our neighbours for their patifitte, Aging
construction, and while cipactip (*tintless We thank • the
community for supporting• our business over the last 30 years,
and gebappy, to have a place' to welcome you this Fnday for
go up c's:iver .the: Pat
of Ideas to use when planning
his new shop. We thank Oke WOodsmith and Strik, Bantle&
& Associates Ltd for transfening our ideas into:a .wpticing
drawing.itte building is &shined With insulated cofiebleform
(ICF) wall construction which provides highthertnalanci &Nund.
insulation, fire safety rating and a -solid structure. Hometown
Construction was 'great -at foreseeing conflicts between our
desired floor plan and Oita! fillshing.details so we were able
to avoid costly mistakes during tor0ruOpn..
Maitland 'Valley COnservation Authority ,prOvideds viduable,
advice to James for- detertlAnkv.the grades and ,thefoitt0911'
of the building on the kg to IWO:with, stream iuniIiigIwdug1
It Collins Coll$tructiorratid Huai' Landscaping Were able:.
to get the.pkgimiflarlandticaping done .the day ,60100 Abe
first snow so thisipring the bertn.and pond were able to work
as planned, tiOppity.A‘re.hityti heard reports of some laigelitib
retumlngtothestream.. •
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Discusslons aboUt .tilfibittrOM .the buliding:prompted:Cliffstli
design the plObing,tinitein to collect water from .the eaves
troughs to snOt sit*. bulIclipgi, needs.: Porhirs Septic
Tank Service mitt -allotted a 5500"gallon cistern tostore the
water and it tiproVed adequate so far. 'Having -a f.eim Of
excellent plittiOerS on -staff. made the rest ot the Job easy!
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Research On green bulk:ling practkos. prompted us to *choose
a white roof b3 'decrease ,the Codling load in the itimnler.:
Dkunond Steel RdolhIg Systems manufactured and Walled
a standing seam ineti.1r901_micletO last for years-• • .1.
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An effort was made to Incorporate natural light into the design
of the building to reduce the need for artfficial light and provide
a healthier indoor climate. Pegg Construction Ltd. provided
North Star Energy Star low E windows throughout the office and
showroom area. Garage doors were provided by. J.E.M. Door
door 1ndut4ry, recommended by both Pegg ConstruCtion Ltd.
tu)d. .Konkor Cons-trig:Von - Ltd. To *vide our additional
needs Sept* Wiring Ltd. Installed energy effident
14)eatit Iights that use high -efficiency T8 flourescent bulbs
generating more light per watt
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The eicpertise of Cliff and the sheet metal department was
used to engineer a heating, cooling and "ventilation system
to st* the diffetOnt functions of the buildingkOtailing a
Waterfurnace ‘geothermal 'heating and cooling system was . .
pevar in question because we have had a Waterfurnace In
shOii.on Willoughby Street since 1984 and have experienced
the energy savings and ,t.ellability of this prodtictfirst hand.
. • WhileirescaVatitig the site we discovered a spting at the_ edge
of tit, property which caused alot ofgtief but luddly proved to
• be -a constant supply of water We could use for the geothermal
• y81em Instead of installing a ground loop.
The Waterfurnace Synergy Unit is used to heat the water
• fpr in . floor heat and also a forced Or heating and cooling
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system. The radiant floor heat has eight zones 80 the forced
air system has six zones. allowing us different temperature
,settitigS for the Various needs of the shop, warehouse and
pffices. These are controlled with set back thermostats to save •
on Hydro consumption. Cam Moffat of Moffat Technologies
....was recommended by Sepoy Wiring to install a. specialized
Control panel to monitor and maximize the efficiency of
the geothermal system. We are excited to see what all this
Aranslates to in energy savings.
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thank you to our own empkvees for their conbibutions •
toy -raids
achieving this goal, and to Nick, James, Russ. and
Matta for their support and help. k ,
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