| Building Function | Mixed Use Highrise: Residential, Retail/Commercial |
| Gross Floor Area | 56,000 square meters (600,000 square feet) |
| Location | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Scope | – Code compliance energy modeling – LEED Equivalent Energy Modelling (Residential) – LEED Energy Modelling (Commercial) – CleanBC Incentive Funding Application |
| Project Description | SOLO 4 is the final part of a community development that has been brought to life over 10 years by Appia. The tower climbs to over fifty storeys with more than ten storeys of commercial area forming the base. The ground level is designed to accommodate a variety of commercial retail areas with multiple levels of flexible office space above. The residential units that are spread throughout the entire tower range in size from studio units to three-bed apartments. There are over 300 living units in total. |
| Value Added | – Compliant with the BC Energy Step Code – Exceeded compliance requirements by over 15% compared to the NECB 2015 baseline. – Overall LEED Gold anticipated for the commercial portion of the development. – LEED energy model achieved 36% savings vs the baseline equating to 15 out of possible of 18 points. – Received funding from BC Hydro via the CleanBC Commercial New Construction Program to offset the cost of energy improvement measures beyond what was required for code. |