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Guinness World Records recently presented a newly renovated building in downtown Edmonton with the title for featuring the world\u2019s largest solar panel mural.<\/p>\n

Indigenous artist Lance Cardinal created the mural for the SunRise, a 12-storey, 179-unit building located on 106 Avenue and 101 Street.<\/p>\n

Canadian company Mitrex manufactured the solar fa\u00e7ade and worked on the project with Avenue Living, a leading owner-operator of multi-family real estate in North America. The team sustainably revitalized the SunRise and is now carrying out a comprehensive deep-energy retrofit to significantly reduce energy consumption.<\/p>\n

It will generate power using more than 2,000 solar panels on the building\u2019s exterior.<\/p>\n

The solar panel mural spans 26 m (85 ft) high and is titled \u201cThe Land We Share.\u201d It celebrates the neighbourhood\u2019s cultural heritage and serves as a work of public art.<\/p>\n

Honouring cultures<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to bring First Nations and Chinese representation to this beautiful building,\u201d said Cardinal. \u201cTo honour both cultures, we were inspired by the animals of the seven sacred grandfather teachings of the Cree tradition and the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. This mural depicts these creatures living together in unity \u2014 seeing each other and sharing the same space within one harmonious community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Avenue Living, The SunRise is more than a building,\u201d says Max Graham, Chief Operating Officer at Avenue Living. \u201cIt is a statement of what\u2019s possible when sustainability, innovation, and cultural respect come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The refreshed building is already making an impact. Kathryn Luu, Director of the Chinatown Business Improvement Area and board member of the Chinatown Transformation Collaborative, says the revitalization is breathing new life into the community.<\/p>\n

Graham told CTV News that it cost about $20-30 million to renovate and retrofit The SunRise<\/a>. He said they stripped the building down to its concrete core before building new kitchens and bathrooms in each suite and adding amenities on the second floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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