OTTAWA – Mayor Bob Chiarelli will join Telus executives Thursday as the telecom company turns the sod for its new Nation’s Capital home.
Slated for completion in 2007, this state-of-the-art "’green’ building will bring together some 300 Telus employees who are currently located in various buildings across the city," says the company.
With sleek lines and strong features, the Telus Building (at the corner of Bank and Slater Streets) "will showcase leading edge technology and is destined to become an Ottawa landmark," says the release.
It will provide approximately 105,000 square feet on eight floors, with two floors of underground parking. The ground floor will feature retail space facing both Bank and Slater streets. Telus will be the anchor tenant, initially occupying six of the eight floors.
The building has been designed as a "green building" and will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certified. LEED recognizes buildings with healthy, high-quality and high-performance features and reduced environmental impacts.
