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Detailed Description of the Building & GroundsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The ETFO headquarters will stand four storeys (20 metres) tall and have one level of underground parking, accessed from Isabella Street on the southeast side of the property. The building will boast several exterior deck areas plus an extensive green roof that will provide insulation as well as storm water management.
 
The north side of the building has been terraced to minimize shadow impact on nearby homes. The landscaping will include the planting of many new trees to help the new building blend into the neighbourhood. An arborist examined all of the existing trees and determined that some had to be removed; however, the northwest corner of the building was specifically designed to preserve one large black walnut tree. New plantings will far outnumber the trees that had to be removed. 
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Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) CertificationUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
LEED certification recognizes that a building has been constructed to and will be operated on high environmental standards. The new ETFO headquarters is designed to achieve the LEED platinum certification—the highest achievable standard.
 
The building utilizes proven sustainable building technologies throughout, including automated exterior shading, radiant heating and cooling ceiling systems, underfloor or “displacement” air delivery, geothermal fields, exhaust air heat recovery, rainwater harvesting, natural ventilation, automated lighting systems, and an extensive green roof area.
The Architects - KPMBUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The architects of ETFO’s new home, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB), are award winning architects. Among their projects are Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music, the TIFF Bell Lightbox, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Canadian Museum of Nature, and the soon-to-be-completed Balsillie Campus at the University of Waterloo.
 
KPMB also designed Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg, a highly energy-efficient building that has become a must-see destination for visitors to the city. ETFO's building will follow in the footsteps of Manitoba Hydro Place. Although much smaller in size, it will incorporate some of the same desirable green features.
The NeighbourhoodUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
The Huntley-Isabella neighbourhood is bounded on three sides by busy downtown thoroughfares: Jarvis Street on the west, Bloor Street on the north, and Sherbourne Street on the east. Isabella runs east-west, linking Jarvis and Sherbourne. Earl Street and Earl Place, to its south, are quiet cul-de-sacs on the east and west sides of Huntley Street, respectively. 
 
The area is predominantly residential in character, with several highrise and lowrise apartment buildings plus numerous semidetached three-storey homes on tree-lined Selby, Linden and Huntley Streets, as well as on Earl Street and Earl Place. The area also is home to the Casey House HIV/AIDS hospice, the Isabella Hotel & Suites, the Sacré-Coeur Catholic elementary school, a campus of the Msgr. Fraser College adult learning centre, and various offices (the massive Rogers Communications head office building looms large over the neighbourhood from the northwest, while the Greenwin Square office tower, highrise apartment building and shopping centre complex do the same from their location to the north between Bloor and Selby Streets).