Building green: that was the dream of Schluter, a company specializing in tile installation systems. It wanted its new head office in Montreal to be low impact, energy efficient, comfortable to work in and a showcase for tiles. In fact, using tile improved the return on investment, and enabled sophisticated systems to function at their most efficient level. They reduced their operating costs to the point that building any other way wouldn't have made sense.

This documentary explores the science behind features like the solar wall, the Canadian tunnel and the geothermal system along with radiant tiled floors providing 100% of the heating and cooling requirements. It also explains the most important part: how the intelligent integration of all these systems is the key to making a building that works.

If you watched the trailer (1:47) and now wish to see the complete documentary (58:35)
this LINK will bring you to the Playlist on YouTube where you can watch it ALL or in sections.
(You may want to watch the video full screen and depending on your setup, at any level up to FullHD)

There is a lot of information packed in this documentary.
Here are the LINKS if you want to review any of the 12 parts individually.

01- Why is this building special? 3:05
02- LEED and the evolution of commercial buildings 8:30
03- Why use tile in an office setting 2:53
04- Green technologies that are good for the pocketbook 3:27
05- The atrium, a green wall and conserving water 5:36
06- Energy efficient ways of getting fresh air 4:53
07- Using the earth for thermal energy 4:14
08- How the heat pump can both heat and cool a building 9:38
09- Passive louvers and melting snow 1:27
10- Using Schluter products 5:25
11- A white PVC roof, efficient lighting and the BACnet protocol 5:05
12- How has it turned out? 4:21


For more information about the film or the building - richard@rjburman.com