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Tower cranes hover like giant birds over an expansive construction site in downtown Ottawa where crews are working on a new $334-million Ottawa Public Library and Archives Canada joint facility known as Ādisōke.
Below, the hulking form of the 216,000-square-foot concrete and steel structure is beginning to take shape. All post-tensioned beam work is now complete and concrete has been poured for all five floors.
The building is being built to net-zero standards and will also be connected to the federal government’s district energy heating and air-conditioning system that is now under construction. Upon completion in 2026, the system will be one of the largest district energy systems in North America.
“That will heat and cool the building in a more environmentally friendly way,” says Blasioli. “It was important that we be connected to the system. That’s a big piece of what gets us to that net zero carbon goal.”
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