NEWS
19/01/2010
NEW AWARD FOR COMPLEXE DESJARDINS
Complexe Desjardins is continuing to rack up accolades for its dedication to energy efficiency, as evidenced by its recent equipment upgrades.
As part of the 2010 ASHRAE Technology Awards, Complexe Desjardins and the engineering firm of Pageau Morel were awarded the first prize for Region 2 (Eastern Canada – Québec, Ontario and the Maritimes) in the category Existing commercial buildings. Complexe Desjardins also received an honourable mention in the International sector.
ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) currently counts over 50,000 members around the globe. The awards it gives out each year aim to acknowledge innovative technological developments whose performance is documented through real operating data gathered over a minimum of 6 months. The association notably underscores these technological achievements to other professional organizations and societies around the world as well as to various building owners.
17/09/2009
September 22 - IN TOWN, WITHOUT MY CAR day
For the seventh year in a row, the AMT (Agence métropolitaine de transport) is holding its IN TOWN WITHOUT MY CAR! day to increase the population’s awareness of the need to bank on sustainable transportation as a means of ensuring an improved quality of urban life.
On this day, the entire area bordered by McGill College and Saint-Urbain and Maisonneuve and René-Lévesque will be closed off to motor vehicles between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. In addition, Ste-Catherine, between Jeanne-Mance and Saint-Urbain, will also be closed on September 22, between 0:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m., to facilitate the event’s implementation.
The Complexe Desjardins parking will remain accessible at all times. St-Urbain street will notably remain open and traffic will be allowed on a section of Jeanne-Mance (identified with cones).
11/02/2009
STE-CATHERINE STREET WILL BE CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS
Due to an exterior event presented by the Opéra de Montréal, Ste-Catherine Street will be closed to traffic between Jeanne-Mance and St-Urbain, from 7:00 a.m. Wednesday June 3 to 7:00 a.m. Friday June 5.
11/02/2009
Notice Of construction work
Ste-Catherine St., because of construction work underway by Ville de Montréal, is closed to traffic between Jeanne-Mance and St-Urbain streets. However, Jeanne-Mance St. is open in both directions between Ste-Catherine and René-Lévesque.
10/12/2008
SANTA CLAUS’ GOOD DEEDS
For over 30 years, Complexe Desjardins’ Santa Claus has taken advantage of his visit to Montréal’s Complexe Desjardins to do a few extra good deeds. As such, he has over the last several years - and to the great joy of everyone involved - spent time bringing Christmas cheer to sick children at Hôpital Ste-Justine. This year, Santa Claus decided to bring smiles to the faces of another group of children and thus enshrine a new tradition : our famous friend visited nearly 100 children at Dr. Gilles Julien’s clinic for children in difficulty in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
The REAL Santa Claus, accompanied by the star fairy and his faithful elves, was able to convey all of the love he felt for these courageous children, all aged from 0 to 12, who are facing incredibly hard challenges. He took the time to listen to each and every one of them in addition to leaving them small gifts. Our most prolific grandfather figure also had the opportunity of meeting with several parents as well as Dr. Gilles Julien and his clinic’s dedicated staff. The event, which was held on December 2, was a huge success. Various media were present to record the details of the joyous activity.
2/12/2008
NOTICE TO OUR CLIENTELE-SAFETY OF OUR PARKING FACILITIES
In light recent events involving the collapse of part of an indoor parking lot in Montréal’s western sector, we wish to reassure users of the structural safety of Complexe Desjardins’ parking facilities.
Between 1998 and 2004, Complexe Desjardins invested a total of $7.9 million in a major restoration of three parking levels, two docking areas and its freight dock.
The works involved notably include:
New waterproofing systems comprised of an impermeable surface membrane (liquid) and an elastomer monolayer (roll) ;
Rebuilding of the structural slab and a portion of the paved surface.
Our facilities, moreover, are regularly maintained according to strict procedures, and supervised by an onsite management team that monitors activities twenty-four hours a day. We are confident in the safety of Complexe Desjardins’ facilities and wish to ensure our clients that they can avail themselves of our services without fear.
22/10/2008
NOTICE of construction work – corner of St-Urbain and Ste-Catherine
Ville de Montréal will soon begin construction work at the corner of Ste-Catherine and St-Urbain streets, as a result of which the intersection will be closed to southbound traffic for around three weeks, effective October 25, 2008.
Access to the parking area via St-Urbain will be open in the opposite direction, from boulevard René-Lévesque. The parking lot exit on St-Urbain will not be affected by these temporary changes.
The Jeanne-Mance entrance to the parking area will also remain accessible.
06/10/2008
COMPLEXE DESJARDINS AT THE HUB OF AN UNDERGROUND WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Complexe Desjardins is expected to be at the hub of an automated underground waste collection system starting in January 2010.
The introduction of the new system stems from an agreement recently signed between the City of Montréal and the Spanish firm Envac Iberia for the supply of underground waste collection pipes.
The system, to be set up in the Place des Arts sector, is made up of litter bins that empty automatically into a network of underground pipes through which waste and recyclables are suctioned and sent to a central collection point located in Complexe Desjardins.
Reflecting the precepts of sustainable development, the system makes it possible to separate waste at source and reduce road transportation, thus cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 100 tonnes per year. The infrastructure could also be used as a composting unit, which would be the first system of its kind in North America.
Negotiations are underway to lease the space and use the delivery bays at Complexe Desjardins. Representatives of Desjardins Property Management and the City of Montréal will be travelling to Spain shortly to see the system already in operation in Barcelona.
15/07/2008
COMPLEXE DESJARDINS STANDS OUT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE
Desjardins Property Management (DPM) is proud to announce that Complexe Desjardins, a building complex owned by Desjardins Financial Security, recently received The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) award for 2008 in the Renovated Building category of the BOMA international awards.
The Office Building of the Year award is the most sought-after tribute in the North American commercial real estate industry, commending excellence and quality in property management and operations as well as a focus on resource conservation and environmental awareness. It has been 20 years since such an award was won by a Quebec building.
This award crowns the many other accolades received by Complexe Desjardins over the past year, among them the AQME Énergia award (bestowed by the Quebec Association of Energy Managers) and the building’s induction into Hydro-Québec’s Energy Savers’ Circle. It also confirms to DPM’s expertise and leadership in the real estate industry.
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