General Contractor: Bird Construction
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) represents over 76,000 teachers and other education professionals in the province of Ontario. The ETFO headquarters was conceived to be a pinnacle of sustainable building practice with goals for a minimum 60% energy reduction over the MNECB (Model National Energy Code for Buildings), and LEED Platinum certification. While providing a welcoming home for ETFO, this office also creates a highly sustainable and efficient green building using architecture as an educational opportunity for greener design, and achieves effective neighbourhood integration. The owner-occupied office building includes training & conference facilities, flexible event space for the owner on the ground floor, and office and support spaces on the upper floors.
Symtech completed all of the electrical work on this 120,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art building. Our scope of work also includes the installation of green roofs, displacement ventilation, rain water cisterns, geothermal heating, operable windows, triple-glazed glass walls, and skylights to keep its inhabitants comfortable while saving energy.