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six electric car charging stations and space for 70
bicycles. The building boasts high-energy efficiency
and uses non-toxic paint, furniture and carpeting
throughout. SHDM is currently in the final stage
of getting the Balmoral through the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold NC
2009 green building certification process.
Despite design complexities and the challenges that RELATIONSHIP
go along with significant construction projects in a
public space, the Îlot Balmoral is a success on every
level. In addition to attracting the NFB as a tenant,
the building is now also home to the University of
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Patrick Pretty, Project Coordinator at SHDM
Quebec at Chicoutimi’s École des arts numériques,
de l’animation et du design (NAD School). The
building’s owners see great potential for the
Balmoral to become Montreal’s creative and cultural
film hub and are hopeful they will continue to attract
tenants with a similar focus.
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The building is also a big red feather in the caps of
SHDM and Provencher_Roy, who both attribute this
incredible architectural achievement to a mutual