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Above, left to right: Eileen Mercier, Chair of York's Land Use Committee;\u00a0Gary Brewer, VP finance & administration; Peter Struk, assistant VP facilities, planning & construction;\u00a0Lorna R. Marsden, York president and vice-chancellor;\u00a0Rhonda Lenton, dean of Atkinson\u00a0Faculty of\u00a0Liberal & Professional Studies;\u00a0and Bonnie Neuman, VP students and alumni<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bright\u00a0umbrellas made a great splash of colour in contrast with the large splashes of rain when the new Pond Road Residence ground-breaking ceremony took place on May 20.<\/p>\n

Officials gathered at the northwest corner of Pond and Atkinson roads, where the playground for York\u2019s Cooperative Daycare Centre used to stand, and gamely dug shovels into the wet earth to signify the start of construction on York\u2019s latest \"green\" building.\u00a0The residence will open\u00a0in time for the\u00a02004-2005 academic year.<\/p>\n

Standing just south of Atkinson College, Pond Road Residence will have a five-storey podium with a nine-storey concrete tower\u00a0boasting concrete-and-glass cladding. \"The construction makes use of sustainable materials that minimize embodied energy while maximizing recycled material content,\" say the building designers, Architects Alliance\/Planning Alliance.<\/p>\n

The new 14,000-square-metre, $25-million structure will\u00a0provide 442 beds in total, of which 420 are in two-bedroom suites. There will also be a ground-floor common area with laundry space, study area, games and TV room; 10 suites for dons; a resident life coordinator suite; and two guest suites.<\/p>\n

Among the building\u2019s interesting features \u2013 which include a landscaped courtyard creating a central focus for the residence \u2013 is the 1,000-square-metre roof garden which, say the architects, will increase thermal insulation and provide outdoor access for residents on upper floors. Corridors around the courtyard will provide informal meeting and gathering spaces on all floors.<\/p>\n

All units face either south, east or west, and maximize sunlight in all the two- and four-bedroom suites.<\/p>\n

Some of the other \"green\" initiatives incorporated into the residence are:<\/p>\n

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  • in-slab radiant heating and cooling system<\/li>\n
  • heat recovery on exhaust air<\/li>\n
  • grey water heat recovery<\/li>\n
  • sun-shading devices on south and west elevations<\/li>\n
  • environmentally friendly finishes (carpet, paint etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Below: Architect's rendering of new residence<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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