TIME: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session Abstract:
Mattagami First Nation (MFN) is seeking an upgraded school facility that will provide a safe and sustainable learning environment while promoting the Ojibwe teachings and culture and also provide a space for elders to pass down the teachings from generation to generation through stories and ceremonies. JLR was retained by MFN for the design of a new JK to grade 8 school that targets net-zero carbon. JLR collaborated with community members to complete a feasibility study and continued with the schematic design of the new facility, which is truly unique to the community. The structural and architectural design aims to reduce its embodied carbon footprint by using mass timber construction. On-site combustion for heating was eliminated by utilizing a closed-loop vertical ground-source heat pump system to provide the majority of the building’s heating and cooling needs. The building exceeds the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building standard Version 3 Thermal Energy Demand Intensity Target for Climate Zone 7 (northern Ontario). Indirect carbon emissions from electricity consumption will be offset by a rooftop solar photovoltaic system, which is estimated to supply up to 80% of the buildings energy needs. The MFN new elementary school is scheduled for construction in 2023.
Learning Outcomes:
• Collaboration to create a design that is unique to individual communities and respects environmental and cultural values.
• Sustainable architectural design to reduce carbon footprint.
• Designing for remote locations.
• Innovative approach to design. This unique approach was supported by JLR’s multidisciplinary engineering and architecture team.
About the speakers:
Julie Savignac Duhaime, OAA, MRAIC, Senior Associate, Senior Architect
As an architect and multidisciplinary project manager, Julie has extensive experience with the design and coordination of team projects in the institutional, commercial, and educational fields. She is responsible for project management, client liaison, design, construction documentation, and contract administration, from concept to occupancy. Julie also has experience organizing preliminary design concepts, gathering and implementing client requirements, reviewing final design documents, working with contractors to resolve site-related issues, and overseeing construction documentation to help maintain construction budget control. A graduate of Carleton University (B.A.S and M.Arch), Julie is also a member of the Ontario Association of Architects and Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
Mitchell Niles, P.Eng., Energy Systems Engineer; Manager, Ottawa Energy Systems Department
Mitchell leads a group of energy systems engineers on diverse projects related to energy technology. He has a proven track record of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to achieve sustainability targets for high-performance buildings. Mitchell is proficient in the analysis of energy system data and the comparative analysis of system performance and predicted performance. He is an experienced energy modeller, creating full building energy simulations for net-zero energy and net-zero carbon new construction projects. As well, Mitchell understands the challenge of tuning energy models to reflect the existing conditions of buildings in operation. Mitchell is skilled at client liaison and brings a client-focused perspective to the team. He has presented renewable energy, energy conservation, and demand management plans to municipal councils. He is a practiced energy modeller using TRNSYS, TRACE 700, and eQuest simulation software. He can model and analyze unique customized scenarios such as unconventional heating/cooling systems. In 2021, Mitchell won the Ottawa PEO Chapter Young Engineer Award. Mitchell is JLR's in-house expert on the Zero Carbon Building Standard, the City of Ottawa's High Performance Development Standard, the Toronto Green Standard, and various other municipal energy performance standards.
Juanita Luke, Executive Director, Mattagami First Nation
Luc Jobin, C.E.T., Senior Architectural Project Manager
Luc is a Senior Architectural Project Manager who has extensive experience with the design and coordination of multidisciplinary team projects in architecture, building engineering, building sciences, and construction. Luc has many years of experience as a project manager during the tender and construction phases including evaluation of addendums, tender review and contract award, site reviews and reports, project meetings, progress claim approvals and all associated documentations. He has extensive experience ensuring project milestones and budgets are met, preparing and monitoring work plans and project schedules based on project scope. He also has experience performing senior technical reviews, building code reviews, bylaw reviews, QA/QC checks and coordinated all disciplines. Luc recognizes the importance of managing projects using a circular approach to learning by listening; maintaining a collaborative environment and promoting an inclusive team approach; establishing clear lines of communication; and encourage continuous feedback from the project team and clients.
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