and the 2012 Contech Innovation award for
Sustainable Development and Innovative Prac-
tice, and won AQME Energia first place 2013
for new construction. The Eco-Responsible
Horticulture Pavilion on the Saint-Hyacinthe
campus integrates innovative concepts in the
building, as well as numerous active and pas-
sive measures of energy efficiency and water
management. One of the last buildings Martin
Roy completed was the library in Montreal that
uses natural ventilation and a geo thermal sys-
tem. This building was awarded most of the
points in the energy category of LEED certifi-
cation in the energy category. Energy in this
building was used from a neighboring build-
ing’s energy waste.
Another recent project was a 500,000
square-foot warehouse that was 70-feet high,
which now uses 50 per cent less energy than a
regular building of that size.
The company is currently working on a Li-
brary in Lachine, Quebec that will incorporate
mechanical, electrical and engineering mod-
eling to lead certification of a few of its build-
ings. Martin Roy and Associates will also per-
form commissioning service to test the end
performance. The company’s commissioning
service provides electromechanical system
commissioning and optimization that checks a
building’s basic components and systems and
ensures that they have been installed and cali-
brated to operate as designed to meet LEED
standards.
Martin Roy and Associates hopes to open
another office in Quebec near Lac-Saint-Jean.
The company is involved in various consulta-
tion projects across the country, but in terms
of making gains in sustainable development
initiatives by expanding with offices outside of
the province, Martin Roy is content to remain
only in the province for now. He believes his
goal is, “Not to be the biggest, but the best.”
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