The Water Centre

"The 2008 Emerald Award winner for Government Institution is the result of a careful weighing of sustainable options in every aspect of design. From south-facing windows that let in almost all of the building’s daytime light, to wide common areas that encourage employee interaction, to the peaceful sanctuary of its outdoor water garden, the Water Centre is Alberta’s leader in a new wave of environmentally and people-friendly workplaces."

Ahead of the Curve, Alberta Venture, by Natasha Mekhail

• Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta, Design Award, Manasc Isaac wins major school design award!, 2011
• Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Award of Merit, 2010
• Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Gold, The Water Centre achieves LEED® Gold, 2009
• Chicago Athenaeum: Museum Of Architecture And Design & The European Centre For Architecture Art Design And Urban Studies, Green Good Design Award : Winner Architectural Category, Water Centre receives Green Good Design Award, 2009
• Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence, Winner Architectural Category, Water Centre Wins Steel Design Award, 2009
• Design Exchange Award, Award of Merit : Architecture-Commercial, Sustainable Architecture & Building Magazine article, download press release (pdf), 2008
• Emerald Award, Winner, Government Institution, 2008
• Prairie Design Awards, Award of Excellence in Architecture, 2008
• Mayor's Urban Design Award (Calgary), Winner, Civic Design Projects, 2007
• Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Award of Excellence, 2006

• Alberta Venture. “Ahead of the Curve”, August 2008
• GreenSpace Alberta. “Energy savers”, July 2008
• Calgary Journal. “New green standard.”, July 2008
• Calgary Real Estate News. “City of Calgary water facility latest green project”, June 12, 2008
• Fast Forward Weekly. “City's eco-office flagship christened”, June 12, 2008
• Canadian Architect. “Calgary Water Centre celebrates Emerald Award on Clean Air Day”, June 2008
• Avenue Calgary. “We Built This City”, April 24, 2008
• Azure. “Hydrating Calgary”, March 2008
• RAIC Architecture. “Bringing New Economic Life to Communities”, December 2007
• Elemente Magazine. “The woof is on fire”, November 2007
• Calgary Inc. “Dealing with the drop”, April 2007
• Construction Business. “Innovative engineering”, September 2006
• Calgary Herald. “Calgary business getting greener”, July 30, 2006
• Alberta Innovators. “Award of Excellence: Building Engineering”, March 2006
• Alberta Construction Magazine. “Catching the green building wave”, July 2005
• Building Magazine. “New Water centre for Calgary”, September 2005