1 Kryton International Inc. 1645 East Kent Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V5P 2S8 | tel 1.604.324.8280 | fax 1.604.324.8899 | toll free 1.800.267.8280 | web kryton.com Kryton, Krystol and KIM are trademarks of Kryton International Inc. © 2011 CASE STUDY VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Vancouver, Canada (201 1) BACKGROUND Vancouver’s VanDusen gardens opened to the public in 1975. In 2007 the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation along with the garden association selected a team to develop a master plan for the garden which included a new visitor center. The visitor center was built to exceed LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum status and pursue the Living Building Challenge, which defines the highest measure of sustainability for built e

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