Great-West Life Daycare
KGS Group was retained by Prairie Architects to help turn the historic Milner House into a new childcare facility. To address the need for childcare within both the company and the community, Great-West Life initiated the adaptive re-use of the vacant 2-1/2 storey house.
KGS provided geotechnical, mechanical and electrical consulting services for the design, construction, and commissioning of the new daycare building which was designed with a highly sustainable approach. In fact, the facility achieved LEED platinum, the highest level of LEED certification possible. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Key sustainable features integrated into the facility’s design include: energy efficient geothermal heating and cooling, LED lighting, water use reduction, displacement ventilation and low to zero emitting materials for healthy indoor air quality.
The result is a safe, resilient and welcoming environment that demonstrates how heritage renewal can serve the community.
Project Highlights
- Adaptive reuse of the two and a half‑storey Milner House
- LEED Platinum certification
- Geothermal heating/cooling, LED lighting and displacement ventilation
- Water use reduction, low/zero‑emitting materials and healthier indoor air
- First heritage building in Manitoba converted to a childcare facility
- Second heritage building to achieve LEED certification
- Great‑West Life’s first LEED‑certified building in Manitoba
- Among Winnipeg’s largest daycare facilities
