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Artist’s rendering of the main
lobby, RCMP E Division
Headquarters, Surrey, British
Columbia. The facility will
enhance the RCMP’s ability to
provide integrated, intelligence-
based, policing.
Photo provided by the
Government of Canada
goes above and beyond. The project was designed and
constructed with a number of environment concerns
in mind. Liebrandt-Johnson mentions that the facility
will “meet LEED Gold certification, incorporating the
latest green technology and standards for construction
and facility management.”
In addition to LEED Gold certification, a green roof
was installed on the building, electric car charging sta-
tions are included in the garage, and there is a system
that reuses water for irrigation.
A UNIFIED WORKFORCE
Once working out of 25 different locations from all
over Metro Vancouver, the E Division personnel will
now have a single headquarters to call home. Strategi-
cally located in Surrey, the new facility allows for bet-
ter access to highways and major roadways, which will
further improve support operations, such as responses
to natural disasters in the area.
A new consolidated workplace will also save money
and eliminate certain expenditures. The various sites
incurred travel time costs and upgrading and opera-
tional costs for outdated buildings.
