Sustainability
Ventana is committed to sustainable buildings and building practices. We use the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) program to help guide
pre-construction and construction processes, and deliver green buildings for our clients.

We have made a concerted effort to position ourselves at the forefront of LEED principles and implementation to ensure that Ventana delivers the highest level of service to our clients in all areas of green building design and construction.

Ventana’s LEED Accredited Professionals (APs) and Green Associates are able to provide clients with information about their options for implementing green elements into all phases of design and construction, as well as information on the ways in which these decisions affect project cost and schedule.

We don’t rely on CGBC or the LEED program to do the right thing, though. Ventana believes in environmental responsibility for all of our projects, even if they aren’t LEED certified. We have set our own site erosion sediment and control guidelines, waste recycling guidelines, low VOC guidelines and indoor air quality guidelines for every job site.

Not only are we doing the right thing for the environment, we’re ensuring that our staff and sub-trades are familiar with environmentally responsible construction principles and are able to confidently implement LEED certification requirements and processes.

LEED construction projects
Ventana has worked on numerous LEED projects of varying sizes in recent years. These projects have given us invaluable experience and allowed us to streamline the certification process. The following is a list of LEED projects that Ventana has undertaken:

* UNDER CONSTRUCTION *

Cedar Springs (Mount Seymour) Retirement' Residence
North Vancouver, BC; 120,000 sq. ft. high-rise concrete structure with 126 units of seniors' housing and commercial units; LEED Gold

The Westerleigh Retirement Residence
West Vancouver, BC; 117,500 sq. ft. , seven-story high-end support housing facility for seniors, with 8,000 sq. ft. of ground level commercial retail space; LEED Gold

Canadian Tire Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC; 220,000 sq. ft. multi-tenant retail development; LEED Gold

* COMPLETED *

Mosaic Place (Moose Jaw Multiplex)
Moose Jaw, SK; 321,000 sq. ft total, with 200,000 sq. ft. multiplex with full-size NHL ice surface, eight-sheet curling rink, and 121,000 sq. ft. soccer field house; LEED Silver

OpenRoad Lexus Richmond
Richmond, BC; 69,000 sq. ft. demolition of two existing dealerships, clean site, site densification and preloading, construction of two-level dealership with roof-top parking; LEED Silver

Parissa Labs
North Vancouver, BC; 26,000 sq. ft. two-storey tilt-up construction of mixed office space and warehouse; LEED Silver

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Head Office
Burnaby, BC; 165,000 sq. ft. three-storey structural steel Class A office building, including piled foundation and tenant fit-out; LEED Gold

180 West Esplanade
North Vancouver, BC; 15,000 sq. ft. two-storey shell retail and restaurant building; LEED Silver

LEED shadow projects
Ventana has also worked on LEED shadow projects, which embody the principles of LEED design and construction but do not follow the formal certification process.

Langley Events Centre
Langley, BC; 250,000 sq. ft. design / build P3 project, multiplex with NHL ice surface, gym and fitness facilities, exhibition space, offices; LEED Silver shadow

Contact one of our LEED professionals today to learn more about making your building green.