Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm

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    Project update August 2011 – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    The central flower and vegetable garden at Benny Farm was always the neighborhood focus of social interaction. Today it has been relocated, but it still plays the same vital role.

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    Project update August 2011 – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Benny Farm offers simple but affordable and comfortable modern housing for rent or purchase for low-income families, seniors, young mothers and physically disabled persons.

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    Project update August 2011 – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    The redevelopment project grew from its geographical, urban and historical context. The original master plan from 1947 provided 384 housing units for veterans in a garden-city setting; the current plan provides 785 government-subsidized units in an improved setting.

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    Global Holcim Awards 2006 ceremony – Bangkok, Thailand

    Global Holcim Awards 2006 ceremony – Bangkok, Thailand

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    Global Holcim Awards 2006 ceremony – Bangkok, Thailand

    Representatives from the team winning Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2006: “Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm”, Montreal, Canada: (l-r): Josée St.Onge, Daniel Pearl, Jennifer Towell, Mark Poddubiuk, Sudhir Suri, Martine Bédard, Martin Roy.

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    Holcim Awards ceremony for North America 2005 – Boston, MA, USA

    Representatives from the team winning the Holcim Award Gold 2005 - North America prize (l-r): Jennifer Towell, Josée St.Onge, Mark Poddubiuk, Daniel Pearl, Bernard Olivier, Martine Bédard, Martin Roy, Katarina Cernacek, Sudhir Suri

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Community infrastructure: integration of buildings, infrastructure and community-driven housing development.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Green systems: construction incorporates solar and geothermal systems, radiant heating, and grey water treatment.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Green energy Benny Farm

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Building facilities.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Geothermal energy system.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Geothermal energy system.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Energy services.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Cost - Benefit.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Base case comparison.

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    Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Site plan.

  • Awards Bronze 2005–2006 Global
  • Awards Gold 2005–2006 North America

Situated within a community in Montréal, a nonprofit, collectively run company oversees the ownership, management, and investment of the development. At the core of the design is the establishment of participatory models and investment in sustainable construction, centered on common energy, water & waste management.

By Daniel Pearl - L’OEUF (L'Office de L'Eclectisme Urbain et Fonctionnel), Montreal, Canada and

Situated within a community in Montréal, a nonprofit, collectively run company oversees the ownership, management, and investment of the development. At the core of the design is the establishment of participatory models and investment in sustainable construction, centered on common energy, water & waste management.

Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm

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January 29, 2015 | Book Announcement | Montreal, QC, Canada

Learning from Montreal’s green social housing

Book announcement: Learning from Montreal’s green social housing

A new book published by the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction examines three progressive and influential projects by Montreal-based architects L’OEUF. Their approach to sustainable design enables social inclusion and ensures an enduring positive impact on the local community. The book tracks progress on the redevelopment of Benny Farm, the first ever Global Holcim Awards Bronze winner from 2006, a follow-up project at Rosemont, and plans for the forthcoming Bois Ellen Cooperative Residence.

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August 25, 2011 | Project Update | Montréal, Canada

Decades of pressing for change

Project update August 2011 – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

The rehabilitation of Benny Farm as sustainable subsidized urban housing puts forth a new model for neighborhood development with strong community integration in the design process.

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April 25, 2006 | Global Jury Report | Zurich, Switzerland

“Active involvement of stakeholders in the planning and execution of the neighborhood upgrade” – Holcim Awards Jury

This community-driven initiative is merited for exploring an innovative merger of urban, architectural, and landscape design that serves to foreground the benefits of cost-efficient, sustainable augmentation of infrastructural services. Applauded is the active involvement of stakeholders – owners, tenants, and users – in the planning and execution of the neighborhood upgrade.

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April 25, 2006 | Media release | Bangkok, Thailand

Holcim Awards honor sustainable construction

USD 1 million in prize money was awarded to the best sustainable construction projects entered in the first global Holcim Awards competition. Joint winners of the Holcim Awards Gold were an urban integration project in Caracas, Venezuela, and the design for a new main railway station in Stuttgart, Germany.

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October 24, 2005 | Global Holcim Awards finalists | Zurich, Switzerland

Holcim Awards competition goes global for sustainable construction projects

Following five regional competitions, 15 Award-winning projects will now compete in the first global Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The global phase of the competition showcases the best entries from more than 1500 submissions from 118 countries, and encourages innovative, future-oriented and tangible approaches within the building and construction industry.

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September 30, 2005 | Winners for North America announced | Boston, MA, USA

Prizes awarded to sustainable construction projects in North America

Global Holcim Awards ceremony 2006 - Bangkok, Thailand

USD 220,000 in prize money was presented to the best entries from North America in the first Holcim Awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The competition run by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction in collaboration with five of the world’s leading technical universities aims to promote sustainable approaches to the built environment.

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June 16, 2005 | Regional Jury Report – North America | Cambridge, MA, USA

“A strong ethical position by offering to people an ecologically sensitive environment that could not normally afford the choice to do so” – Holcim Awards Jury

Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

Conceived as a hybrid of urban, architectural, and landscape design, this collaborative effort successfully foregrounds socioeconomic processes in relation to a community-driven housing project. A convincing scheme for utilizing integrated design to produce low-cost sustainable buildings is presented, demonstrating a skillful integration of energy saving measures, water treatment procedures, as well as provisions for waste management. 

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April 07, 2005 | Project Summary and Submission Details | Montréal, Canada

Project Entry 2005 for North America

Project entry 2005 North America – Greening the Infrastructure at Benny Farm, Montreal, QC, Canada

This project is situated within a community in Montréal, Canada. A nonprofit, collectively run company oversees the ownership, management, and investment of the development. At the core of the design was the establishment of participatory models. This social framework was invested in sustainable construction, centered on common energy, water, and waste management.

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Daniel Pearl, project author of Greening the Benny Farm, Montréal, Canada on the Holcim Awards

Daniel Pearl, project author of Greening the Benny Farm, Montréal, Canada on the Holcim Awards

Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction - Canadian success stories

Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction - Canadian success stories