A MILESTONE AT ZIBI

The topping-off ceremony marked an important step in the development of Zibi, a 34-acre waterfront community connecting Ottawa and Gatineau. For more than four years, NEUF has contributed to this project by designing two buildings, one in Ottawa and the other in Gatineau, as part of the broader vision and master plan for this cross-provincial site led by DREAM and Perkins&Will.

Zibi is notable for achieving the first zero-carbon district energy system, which captures post-industrial waste heat, draws cooling from the Ottawa River, and uses clean electricity from Hydro-Québec to efficiently serve multiple buildings.

This milestone highlights NEUF’s contribution within Canada’s first One Planet Living community, a benchmark for future large-scale, sustainable developments.