Client : Coopérative d’habitation Z.O.O. Zone Of Opportunity
Structural engineer : Jan Vrana, eng.
Mechanical and electrical engineer : Martin Roy & Ass

Renovation and new construction
Construction cost : 5, 0 M$ plus taxes.

Completed in october 2005

"Z.O.O. is a not-for-profit housing cooperative that was created in the fall of 2000 to meet the rising need in Montréal for adequate, affordable housing for families. Z.O.O.'s mandate is to provide affordable housing for families with children in a safe and stable environment. By building a community that is open, accepting and full of support, Z.O.O. will help to break the isolation that many families feel."

(quoted from Z.O.O. website).

Z.O.O. can be contacted at:
(514) 608-7627
zoo@sympatico.ca

Financed by Logements abordables - Québec (a joint federal, provincial and municipal program). 30 renovated and 16 new apartments, all 3 story wood-frame construction with brick cladding.

Z.O.O. New construction and Z.O.O. Renovation are two of the four housing projects sharing the environmental infrastructure
Green Energy Benny Farm, a prototype for community-driven sustainability-housing.

Novoclimat certified
CBIP certification in progress
LEED certification in progress