evolv1 - Canada's First Zero Carbon Building

VCT Solar Rooftop Arrays & Solar Carport - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

848,823

kWh/year

12,402

Tons of CO2 Emissions Saved (Tons/25yr)

28,524

Barrels of oil saved/25 years

28

Level 2 EV Chargers

160

Covered Parking Spaces

evolv1, 420 Wes Graham Way, Waterloo

This is one of Canada’s first LEED Platinum buildings and designed to be net energy positive. VCT Group worked with their consultants to optimize the solar design and more accurately forecast the system production. It is comprised of a ground mounted solar carport connected in a net-metered configuration. There is also a ballasted rooftop solar array connected under the FIT program. 

Canada’s First Zero Carbon Building​ 

In 2018 we were part of the team that built evolv1, a revolutionary and replicable way to build sustainable office space, and Canada’s first Zero Carbon Design Certified building. As a partner through the development process we helped the developer, The Cora Group, design a photovoltaic system that achieved their energy needs, and met their vision for what the office of the future can look like. Now that the building is operational, our solar array is generating electricity and thanks to the integrated monitoring capabilities The Cora Group can show that they will produce more energy than the building will consume.

Primary Equipment Installed
220 kW AC / 264 kW DC installed on the roof. 400 kW AC / 504 kW DC installed on the carports.

DC Capacity
264kW (roof), 504kW (carports)

AC Capacity
220kW (roof), 399.6kW (Carports)