Posted on June 4, 2014August 15, 20192014 AWARD-WINNING PROJECT: Mountain Equipment Co-op Store, North Vancouver The site offered a rare opportunity to blur the edges between the retail facility and the adja ent public park and stream ecosystem The boardwalk approach. The energy perfo rmance of the building is exemplary given the need to att ract retail custom ers with large expans es of glazing During daylight hours the retail floor is lit entirely with natural light from the clerestory glazing in the sawtooth roof The exterior green wall reduces heating demand through evaporative cooling, and is irrigated using storm water from the roof. With parking located at the rear, the building could be located at the intersection fo the principal streets, improving the pedestrian experience. The building has a hybrid steel and glulam structure and demountable structural insulated panels for the walls and roof