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water the plants; solar panels to pre-heat
hot water for the building; sensors which
turn light on and off; a light well to harvest
natural light and reduce artificial lighting
costs; a green wall of plants to absorb car-
bon dioxide, dampen noise and to clean
and humidify the air; air recovery units to
recycle heat in the building to heat incom-
ing air; and the reuse of the former mason-
ry and marble work to reduce waste and
reduce costs.
Perhaps most remarkably, of the 22,000
metric tons of material removed during the
demolition, 98 per cent was recycled or re-
used and the building’s energy consump-
tion has been reduced by 25 per cent.
The Wellington Building rehabilitation is a
success on all fronts. Parliamentary func-
tions are facilitated, and the public is ap-
