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Marine Atlantic achieves Silver LEED Certification

September 26, 2017

Through significant environmental and energy efficient planning and design work, Marine Atlantic’s North Sydney terminal building has achieved LEED Silver certification from the Canada Green Building Council, indicating that the facility is a leader in environmental and energy design. This designation conveys that the building has achieved high performance in key areas of human and environmental health, including sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

As part of the construction of the new North Sydney terminal building, Marine Atlantic implemented a number of environmentally friendly and energy efficient designs into the structure that will save energy and continue to minimize the building’s environmental footprint.