We’ve essentially breathed
new life into something that
was derelict or an eyesore.”
He continued, “The [Nova
Scotia Power Corporate Head-
quarters] was the first LEED
Platinum certified building in
Eastern Canada. It was a for-
mer coal generating plant that
was among one of the worst
building sites you can imagine
in that region. If you look at
it now it is a beautiful work
environment… Another ex-
ample is 111 Richmond Street
West, which is a Modern archi-
tectural landmark... We took
that old, inefficient building
and we brought it up to LEED
Gold standard, and now it is
occupied by Google on many
of its floors.”
The firm is experienced with
institutional and corporate
projects, courthouse design,
hotel and conference facili-
ties, data centers, retail and
office developments, resort
and entertainment complexes,
educational and residential
buildings, as well as a numer-
ous major master plan studies.
“A lot of the projects that
we’re known for, such as big
bank buildings in Toronto and
Calgary, are just a sliver of
what we do--we are very diver-
sified. Even in the last 6 years,
we have expanded into data
centers and transportation-re-
lated projects, and we’re also
moving into healthcare,” said
Richard.
Not limiting themselves to
only national projects, WZMH
has also done several high
profile projects across the
world, most notably in China
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