THE PROBLEM

Interior:

4 hanging gas heaters to heat
workspace

Asbestos floor tiles in customer
lounge, break area, and office

Inefficient use of fluorescent lighting
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Low quality lights
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Usually on for work and security
purposes

Use of paper for invoices

Inefficient use of water for detailing

Old boiler system

Exterior:
Gaps

in between bay doors and

walls lead to air leaks and heating
inefficiencies

Lack of green space

Brick building
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Hard to insulate and/or re-fit
insulation

Older windows
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Can lead to energy loss and
inefficiencies

Automotive shop
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Needs cars on the road for business
operations and opportunities

Outside lights are left on for security
reasons
http://www.fiberlock.com/asbestos/encapsulants.html
http://www.epoxyschool.com/blog/epoxy-application-can-epoxies-be-applied-over-tiles
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/grho/grho_016.cfm

BACKGROUND SITE
THE AUTO CENTER AT THE BAY
History
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Opened in 1965
1965-1970 was an automotive shop
1971-1973 was a perfume outlet
1974-2015 was an automotive shop

Current Green Features

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Current
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Total square footage6,000 square
feet
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Front (customer lounge, offices,
break rooms)1,200 square feet
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Back (5 work bays)4,800 square
feet
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1 story building on top of 4 level
parkade attached to Hudsons Bay
downtown building
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Automotive shop
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Aim is to be as sustainable as
possible, and provide an honest working
relationship

Recycle all fluidsGFL

Recycle all filtersGFL
Recycle all metalsLOCAL
Recycle all fluid containersGFL
Recycle all plasticsGFO
Recycle all packagingGFI
Recycle all paperBFI

THE SOLUTION
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New overhead doors

Install five new overhead doors for each working
bay

Thermacore model 596 overhead doors

The 596 series has one of the best overall air
infiltration and sound transmission ratings. They feature
ozone friendly polyurethane insulation, along with
large windows that allow natural light in the work
space

Asbestos sealant

Using an epoxy paint or sealant on the asbestos
floor tiles will keep the asbestos from becoming friable.
Behr sells epoxy paints for garage floors and cement
surfaces

Fiberlock Technology sells encapsulation
products

Asbestos tiles can be sealed and then covered these
by newer tiles if desired

Light pollution

As of now 70% of the interior and exterior lights
are left on after hours of operation for security reasons.
We suggest adding motion sensors indoors and
outdoors to reduce light pollution and energy use

Replace all interior and exterior light bulbs with
high energy efficient options.

Electronic invoices

All client, estimate and supplier invoices as
well as work orders are currently printed out, we
recommend switching to electronic options for all

http://www.ustudy.in/node/8603

Rainwater for detailing

Currently for detailing they use
tap water connected to the pressure
washer. We recommend using a rooftop
rainwater harvesting system to reduce
the use of tap water. This would include a
catchment area (roof surface) to collect
the rainwater connected to a delivering
system, which would transport the water
from the catchment area to a storage
tank. The storage tank would have an
extraction device (pump) to pressurize the
water being fed to the pressure washing
system that is used for detailing.

http://www.overheaddoor.com/commercial-doors/Pages/sectional-steel-thermacore-doors-596.aspx