Sydenham Ambulance Station LEED Gold Certification

May 29, 2013

When construction of the Sydenham Ambulance Station began in 2010, the County of Frontenac set out to achieve a LEED Silver Certification. The County surpassed that goal, and on May 24 celebrated the station’s LEED Gold Certification.

Warden Janet Gutowski, other members of County Council and members of South Frontenac Township Council were in attendance, along with Tyson Champagne, Executive Director of SWITCH Kingston, the construction project team from Wemp & Smith and representatives from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – Emergency Health Services Branch.

“This station’s many sustainable aspects make it a tangible stepping stone in the journey to realize County Council’s recently adopted vision statement: The County of Frontenac is recognized for its unique pristine natural environment and lifestyle choices and commitment to – and promotion of – strong, resilient, diverse, rural communities,” said Warden Gutowski.

Mikaela Hughes of Hughes Downey, acted as the LEED Consultant during construction and spoke on Friday about the many aspects of the station that contributed to the Gold certification. The station achieved 41 of the maximum 51 points available for a Gold rating, with especially high points in the Water Efficiency and Innovation and Design categories.

According to the Canada Green Building Council, “since 2002, LEED Canada has been redefining the way we think about the places where we live, work and learn. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a third-party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings”.