By the Tilt-Up Concrete Association, Canadian Advisory Board
As Canada accelerates toward its 2050 net-zero commitments, one project in Halifax is redefining what sustainable industrial development can look like. The Julius Boulevard Net Zero Industrial Development, recently honored by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) with the Excellence in Sustainability + Resiliency Award, demonstrates how tilt-up construction can deliver measurable reductions in embodied and operational carbon while supporting long-term energy resilience.
Designed and built by Lindsay Construction for HPB Bayers GP Inc.—a partnership among Skyline Industrial REIT, Secure Capital, and Leftside Developments—the two-building, 400,000-square-foot complex achieved Zero Carbon Building Design Certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). The project combines high-performance tilt-up wall assemblies, in-floor radiant heating powered by on-site renewables, and a 523-kilowatt solar array integrated across 70 percent of its roof.
Beyond its technical achievement, the development has influenced regional energy policy. Its solar-ready design prompted a campus study by Nova Scotia’s power authority to evaluate how up to one megawatt of distributed renewable energy could be accepted into the local grid—a precedent-setting initiative for Atlantic Canada.
The Julius Boulevard development joins a growing list of Canadian projects that showcase tilt-up’s adaptability to performance-based energy codes, local material supply chains, and embodied-carbon-reduction goals. Its success highlights how integrated design-build delivery, material efficiency, and the thermal mass of concrete can align to meet net-zero standards without compromising speed or cost-effectiveness.
A comprehensive feature article on the Julius Boulevard Net Zero Industrial Development will appear in the Winter 2025 issue of Tilt-Up Today. The forthcoming piece examines the project’s embodied-carbon strategies, operational energy modeling, and its implications for Canada’s broader decarbonization agenda.
For the TCA’s Canadian Advisory Board, the project is a rallying point—a tangible example of how Canadian design and construction teams are using tilt-up methodology to lead the transition to a low-carbon built environment.
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