2011 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards Winner — Buildings: Overview

City of Calgary, Alberta

Renovation of the Historic Calgary Public Building

About eight years ago, when the Town of the Blue Mountains found itself with too little space to meet its administrative needs, Council examined its options and made a bold choice: to build a new town hall on a brownfield site. The town would make a statement about sustainability by revitalizing an historic section of the community and transforming it into an incubator for downtown growth.