Page 8 - Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) - Îlot Balmoral Project

Photo Credit -Stephane Brugger

Patrick Pretty, Project Coordinator at SHDM

six electric car charging stations and space for 70 Quebec at Chicoutimi’s École des arts numériques,
bicycles. The building boasts high-energy efficiency de l’animation et du design (NAD School). The

and uses non-toxic paint, furniture and carpeting building’s owners see great potential for the
throughout. SHDM is currently in the final stage Balmoral to become Montreal’s creative and cultural

of getting the Balmoral through the Leadership in film hub and are hopeful they will continue to attract

Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold NC tenants with a similar focus.
2009 green building certification process.
EXEMPLARY WORKING
Despite design complexities and the challenges that RELATIONSHIP

go along with significant construction projects in a

public space, the Îlot Balmoral is a success on every The building is also a big red feather in the caps of

level. In addition to attracting the NFB as a tenant, SHDM and Provencher_Roy, who both attribute this
the building is now also home to the University of incredible architectural achievement to a mutual

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