Stantec-designed Yukon University Polaris Project earns Canada green council zero-carbon design certification

• Stantec-designed Polaris science building at Yukon University won Canada Green Building Council Zero Carbon Building Design certification.
• First building in Canada’s territories certified under the ZCB-Design Standard.
• Project targets net-zero operations, projected annual energy savings of C$55,000.
• Design targets 14,100 kg of CO2 emissions reductions per year.
• Plan calls for 60.9% lower site energy use intensity, embodied carbon nearly 20% below the ZCB-Design v3 threshold.

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