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While the Oilers continue to have trouble with the puck, their home base is lighting up the scoreboard with awards and achievements. Last year, Rogers Place won big at the Alberta Construction Magazine's Top Projects Awards, and even lent its likeness to a gingerbread house competition. And just yesterday, the City of Edmonton and the Oilers Entertainment Group announced the state-of-the-art complex has received LEED Silver certification.
Rogers Place is now the first NHL facility in Canada built to LEED Silver certification requirements, imparting the building with efficient systems for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation. Buildings achieving LEED performance standards are assessed for their site development, water efficiency, energy efficiency, material selection, indoor air quality and design innovation.
"The City of Edmonton aims to be a national leader in setting and achieving the highest standards of environmental preservation and sustainability," said Councillor Bev Esslinger. "This certification not only helps us reach this goal but positively impacts the health, quality of life and resiliency of our citizens and city."
The City currently mandates the construction of all new buildings to strive for LEED Silver certification as a minimum requirement. The City says Rogers Place achieved certification by meeting the LEED goals of development density, community connectivity and alternative transportation.
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