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. The office building includes training & conference facilities, flexible event space 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. The ETFO includes green roofs, displacement ventilation, rain water cisterns, geothermal heating, operable windows, triple-glazed glass walls, and skylights to keep inhabitants comfortable while saving energy.