Westhills News | FortisBC introduced the public to its new environmentally sustainable area operations centre in Langford last Nov. 5, 2012.
About 50 staff work at the 21,000 square foot building, which includes both office and warehouse space.
FortisBC is a power, propane and natural gas company that serves over one million customers in more than 135 communities, according to its website.
The building features many environmentally-minded components and an application is in to achieve a rating from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Among notable features is in-floor radiant heating that distributes heat evenly throughout the building, the use of rooftop solar panels for energy and a maximization of daylight. Many regional materials were used in construction as well, with builders using materials grown or extracted, processed and manufactured from within 800 kilometres of Langford when possible.
