Members of the Buildings and Grounds Services division accept the BOMA award.
The first building on University of Alberta's North Campus to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design™ (LEED®) Gold certification has added another impressive award to its roster. Triffo Hall won the 2016 Outstanding Building of the Year® (TOBY) Award in the historical building category from Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Edmonton, an internationally recognized award for building management.
The TOBY awards, among other things, recognize excellence in building ownership and management. All areas of a building's operations are carefully evaluated including safety and security, tenant relations programs, community involvement, emergency preparedness, environmental stewardship, and continuing education for building personnel. Floor plans, site plans and photographs are also included in an in-depth application, which provides judges with a comprehensive understanding of the building itself.
"We are thrilled to follow up our BOMA BEST certification with a TOBY Award," said Ray Dumouchel, associate director of Buildings and Grounds Services at the University of Alberta.
"It's through the hard work of many people that has brought us to this point and we look forward to competing at the national level for this award," said Dumouchel.
Originally built in 1915, a complex retrofit was completed of Triffo Hall in 2009, bringing new life and purpose to one of the most historic buildings in the heart of campus. It transformed the two-storey structure which has been used for laboratories, dancing studios, and even a cow barn, into a home for the Killam Centre for Advanced Studies and a model for sustainable design applied to the restoration of an historic building.
Triffo Hall has been recognized a number of times for its design and sustainability, including BOMA BEST® Gold certification and is one of the oldest buildings in Canada to achieve LEED Gold.
The TOBY awards, among other things, recognize excellence in building ownership and management. All areas of a building's operations are carefully evaluated including safety and security, tenant relations programs, community involvement, emergency preparedness, environmental stewardship, and continuing education for building personnel. Floor plans, site plans and photographs are also included in an in-depth application, which provides judges with a comprehensive understanding of the building itself.
"We are thrilled to follow up our BOMA BEST certification with a TOBY Award," said Ray Dumouchel, associate director of Buildings and Grounds Services at the University of Alberta.
"It's through the hard work of many people that has brought us to this point and we look forward to competing at the national level for this award," said Dumouchel.
Originally built in 1915, a complex retrofit was completed of Triffo Hall in 2009, bringing new life and purpose to one of the most historic buildings in the heart of campus. It transformed the two-storey structure which has been used for laboratories, dancing studios, and even a cow barn, into a home for the Killam Centre for Advanced Studies and a model for sustainable design applied to the restoration of an historic building.
Triffo Hall has been recognized a number of times for its design and sustainability, including BOMA BEST® Gold certification and is one of the oldest buildings in Canada to achieve LEED Gold.