Archdiocesan offices to 'go green'

'It's the right thing to do,' according to Jim Radford, director of project management

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, lifts a shovel of dirt at the ground-breaking and blessing of the construction site for the new John Paul II Pastoral Centre Aug. 29. The plan is to create an eco-friendly building that will reach the gold level of certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

The new John Paul II Pastoral Centre, currently under construction, is part of a plan to ensure care for the souls of the archdiocese as well as the planet. To limit the impact the offices have on the environment, building plans were designed to meet the gold level in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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