Fleming College

The Sustainable Building Design and Construction program (SBDC) at Fleming College is seeking partners for its fifth year of designing and building award-winning and unique sustainable structures.The program works with community organizations and/or local governments to fulfil their building needs while offering students the opportunity to construct a state-of-the-art sustainable facility.Under these partnerships the client organization receives subsidized design costs and virtually no labour costs for a building that will function with extreme efficiency and attract a great deal of public attention and funding opportunities.Past partnerships include:• The Municipality of Dysart et al (Haliburton): to build the 4Cs Food Bank and Lily Ann Thrift Store in downtown Haliburton.• Kinark: to build the Kinark Outdoor Centre, a sustainable learning centre at Kinark’s 250-hectare education facility north of Minden.• The Municipality of Minden Hills: to build R.D. Lawrence Place, a museum located at the Minden Cultural Centre.• The Municipality of Centre Hastings: to build a performing arts centre for the community.In order to meet the needs of both the students and the client, the college has established the following criteria to allow potential clients to determine their compatibility with the program, and for the college to judge the suitability of the project.• Property for the project must be presently owned by the client• Property must be zoned appropriately• Preliminary exploration of permits must be complete• Budget must be secured for all building materials, sub trades, permits and any equipment rentals that may be required• The building must incorporate a wide range of sustainable features • Property location• Building size must not exceed 1,500 square feet.If you or your organization is interested in having a sustainable building constructed as part of the 2009 SBDC program, please provide a letter of interest to:Ted Brandon, Training Officer Fleming CollegeP.O. Box 839Haliburton ON  K0M 1S0Your letter of interest should address each of the criteria and the deadline for letters is August 29, 2008. For more information, contact Ted Brandon at tbrandon@flemingc.on.ca