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INSIDE: Curtain Wall & Window Wall || LightingTile || Contract Furniture || Elevators || FaucetsDecorative Laminates || Raised Access Floors

October 2010 $5.00

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FEATURES 7 RAIC Perspective Is sustainable heritage architecture an oxymoron?

8 Hudson Kruse Design Building Community: How Hudson Kruse Design is living the design dream.

13 Water World Technological advances mean faucets are no longer just the prettiest features in the

room.

19 Bright Lights The lighting industry fi nds new ways to satisfy builders, specifi ers and LEED

requirements.

23 Give Us a Lift The elevator, escalator and lift systems sector shows no signs of

slowing down.

25 Decorative Laminates 2010 Product lines that offer beauty and practicality are this year’s standard.

27 On the Level Getting down to the nitty gritty of tile and its installation.

32 All Systems Go With new technologies, the curtain wall and window wall sectors

are solidifying their niches.

37 Contract Furniture Review 2010

45 Ground Control Safety and versatility are hallmarks of the raised access fl ooring sector.

OCTOBER 2010

ON THE COVER The Capital, Toronto, Ontario.Interior Design: Hudson Kruse Design.

Cover photo and above: Arash Moallemi.

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65 Orthopedic Surgery Centre – Royal Alexandra Hospital: Edmonton, Alberta

71 West Lethbridge Centre: Lethbridge, Alberta

73 Trent Community Sport and Recreation Centre – Trent University: Peterborough, Ontario

77 Len Evans Centre of Trades & Technology – Assiniboine Community College: Brandon, Manitoba

81 Academic Building – Canal Site – Carleton University: Ottawa, Ontario

83 The Carlyle: New Westminster, B.C.

85 Vita at Symphony Place: Vancouver, B.C.

88 St. Joseph’s Health Care – Phase 2 – Ambulatory Care Renovations: London, Ontario

89 Villa Caritas: Edmonton, Alberta

92 Arts and Science Centre – Phase II – UBCO: Kelowna, B.C.

PROJECTS35 Iqaluit Detachment/Nunavut Operations

Support Building: Iqaluit, Nunavut

39 Engineering V Building – University of Waterloo: Waterloo, Ontario

43 Dr. David Suzuki Public School: Windsor, Ontario

47 Chilliwack Cultural Centre: Chilliwack, B.C.

51 Academic Building – Orillia Campus – Lakehead University: Orillia, Ontario

53 Bow Valley College Redevelopment – Phase 2: Calgary, Alberta

57 Red Deer RCMP Detachment: Red Deer, Alberta

59 Vaughan City Hall: Vaughan, Ontario

63 West Orillia Sports Complex: Orillia, Ontario

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Fonds Ernest Cormier | Collection Centre Canadien d’Architecture/Canadian

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OCTOBER 2010 • Volume 24 • Number 5

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IS SUSTAINABLE HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE AN OXYMORON?An argument can be made that the inclusion of sustainability in building design has raised the bar for

successful architecture. When it comes to carbon emissions, a groundswell of architects, engineers,

contractors and building scientists around the world are committed to the notion that all buildings

eventually should have a zero energy footprint. The movement is called the 2030 Challenge.

The manufacture, fabrication and transportation footprint of buildings in the future will march on, undoubtedly mirror-ing the growing “consume lo-cal food” movement. The word sustainability, however, appears to be completely misused and misunderstood. Sustainable is a word used everywhere with nearly as many meanings as the number of people who use it. Sustainable architecture usu-ally describes easily maintained buildings that harvest or pro-duce the energy they consume.

Sustaining heritage architec-ture may mean preserving it for an eternity, regardless of the energy costs.

There are really very few sustainable buildings in Canada, and the idea of one is possibly oxy-moronic. Sustainable buildings are expected to be habitable, so turning off the heat is usually not considered. When you turn off the heating sys-tem and cut the electrical service to a historically signifi cant building, you may achieve temporary sustainability, but at great risk to the building. Upgrading and adding insulation to a building assembly designed for none also puts the building at substantial risk. Covering a historically signifi cant building with solar collec-tors or installing wind turbines in its exquisite gardens can only be performed with great respect and skill, if at all. All of the possible technological solutions to conserve energy in a building must be considered, and the fi nancial implica-tions of energy sustainability are likely to be astronomical. When energy costs are equally astronomical, so will be the incentive for sustainability.

The challenges of transforming and upgrading a heritage building to perform in a truly sustainable manner are monumental. No single magical or technolog-ical solution is likely to solve the challenge. Upgrades to thermal effi ciency of windows, doors, walls and roof assemblies as well as effi cient electrical, lighting, heating and heat recovery systems can reduce but not eliminate energy consump-tion. In reality, the sensible or realistic solution may be to develop effi cient and sustainable energy grid systems that supply energy to groups of buildings. The energy performance of new buildings will be critical to help balance the complex-ity and expense of developing sustainable energy supplies. Perhaps the expense of upgrading culturally signifi cant existing buildings should also be shared in the

development of new buildings. New buildings may need to generate more energy than they require so that they contribute to the energy requirements of the historical buildings that help de-fi ne the value of our society.

Transforming elegant and important heritage buildings into sustainable ar-chitecture is a gift and burden given to us by skilled and brilliant visionaries. The gifts of today’s architectural mas-terworks will no doubt be an obligation to future generations of architects.

Architects, engineers, contractors and building scientists around the world must explore the solutions to transform our cultural heritage into sustainable architecture. Our inabil-ity may lead to an unexpected form of sustainable use of our most important cultural icons, as they cease to provide society with the delight in which they were intended and are no longer a part of the architecture of the everyday. ■

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The fall of 1999 brought interior designer Trevor Kruse the opportunity to work on the (then) Ritz Carlton condominium project in Toronto.

The project came with a catch, though. “They asked me to set up a company and they would bring the project with them,” Kruse recalls of the chance to do space planning for suites in the top 40 fl oors of what is now the Trump Tower. The project proved less than straightforward in other ways, too. Kruse found himself bounced on and off the project as project ownership and other circumstances changed. Final-ly, “unbeknownst to me, Ed Zeidler, of Zeidler Architects, was singing my praises, and they brought me back,” Kruse says. “The level of support they gave me surprised me.”

Kruse’s “incidental” creation, Hudson Kruse Design, proved a more stable entity despite the owner’s ambiva-lence. “I never really wanted my own company, but when

BUILDING COMMthe opportunity came, I decided to start the company. It was a happy ac-cident,” Kruse admits.

Hudson Kruse Design (Hudson be-ing Kruse’s mother’s maiden name), by its principal’s estimate, devotes 70 per cent of its efforts to taking condomini-um projects to market. The remainder is spent on private residential proj-ects, “going from paper to the moment when clients move into the houses,” Kruse says. This residential focus grew from Kruse’s upbringing in Swift Cur-rent, Saskatchewan, a town of 15,000. “I was artistic growing up, but I was able to start taking drafting classes in

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Grade 5,” he recalls as he reels off other courses taken and skills acquired at a young age, including his Grade 12 inte-rior design class. “I knew from the age of 10 that I wanted to develop places for people to live.”

“My family was building a new house when I was in Grade 10,” Kruse continues. “I did the drawings, and my father and I visited the site every day to check the process. What I did in school was complemented by what I did day by day in the real world. I know that is a rare opportunity.”

When a guidance counsellor told Kruse about the two interior design degree programs in Canada at the time, he chose Ryerson University, where he completed a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design (BAAID) in 1986.

Kruse didn’t need to look far for inspiration when choos-ing the subject of his fourth-year project. “I did the Sears Warehouse, right across the street from the Ryerson School

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of Interior Design,” he recalls. “I designed it about four years before it was converted, almost exactly as I designed it – not that they ever saw what I had done in school. When I started my company, the developer asked me to fi nish com-mon areas of the project, which were in my thesis.”

Kruse isn’t done with school. “I hope to be accepted at the University of Minnesota for my Masters degree.”

Hudson Kruse Design has built strong relationships with other developers, an accomplishment Kruse attributes to his extracurricular activities. “I was always a diligent participator. I joined committees and clubs. I volunteered for all kinds of things,” he explains. “When I moved here, I didn’t know anyone. This was my process of creating a strong network. After I graduated, I volunteered for the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO). I’ve worked with them in every capacity (includ-

ing president).”Kruse also counts the two jobs he

held prior to starting Hudson Kruse Design as important stepping stones. He spent 11 years at Linda Boorman Interiors Ltd., where he rose to senior designer, followed by three years at Gluckstein Design. He credits each employer for helping him develop as a designer, particularly at Gluckstein’s larger fi rm. “There were more people I could compete with as colleagues who forced me to up my game,” he says.

After three years with Gluckstein, other opportunities appeared and headhunters called. “I left Gluckstein to sort through my options and settled on starting Hudson Kruse Design when the Ritz opportunity arrived later that year,” Kruse recalls.

Boorman’s and Gluckstein’s man-agement techniques also stayed with their former employee. “They showed me that you have to give a certain amount of autonomy to your staff, to let them make decisions, to have relation-ships with clients, and if a mistake is made, you stand behind the employee. The fi rm comes up with solutions.”

“I have a strong team,” he continues. “Most manage their own projects. Part of my strategy is for them to develop stronger relationships with clients so clients don’t always have to contact me. I’m hands-on when clients want me to be, but I try to give my team a lot of freedom. Everybody is responsible for every part of individual projects. I don’t want them to feel they have to turn to me for approval.”

It’s a practical idea. Citing the rough-ly 60 projects the fi rm, whose staff numbers fl uctuate between eight and

12, has on the go, Kruse notes: “There isn’t enough of me to go around.”

This approach serves as part of a foundation for continuous develop-ment, along with the fact that the fi rm often handles multiple projects for in-dividual developers. “These developers help us work with great architects,” he says. “Each project helps us improve. With each project, clients give us more leeway to create better solutions.”

“I have somebody from almost every design school in the GTA, like Humber College, Sheridan College, Ryerson University, the University of Toronto. I’m trying to keep it balanced.”

This mix supports one of Kruse’s design aims. “When you look at our portfolio, our projects don’t look the same,” he says. “My goal is not to have a specifi c vocabulary. Clients don’t come to us to get the look of a Hudson Kruse solution. We change our vocab-ulary to suit the project.”

Kruse admits to a soft spot for space planning. “If I could lock myself in a room and space plan by hand, I would be happy,” he says, adding that his reputation encourages other design-ers to seek his help on space planning challenges.

Given the spaces he’s called home, which include a converted church

rectory and his current digs, a converted warehouse across the street from his West Toronto offi ce, it’s easy to spot Kruse’s appreciation for conversions. “Toronto has great building stock that can be successfully converted into homes,” he says.

Among the awards his fi rm has piled up, one that’s close to his heart is the National Post Design Exchange Award earned for a 2005 conceptual project proposing infi ll housing in Toronto’s back alleys. “It was a fun project,” he says of the idea that has since garnered other awards. “I continue to work on it as a concept that may or may not ever happen. One of the great things about this project is it ful-fi lls Toronto’s offi cial plan to intensify. It protects neighbour-hoods without dropping condo towers on every corner.”

In 2007, the Chicago-based International Interior Design Association (IIDA) recognized Kruse’s work for the design community by making him the fi rst Canadian winner of the IIDA Leadership award. “It allowed me to step up and participate on an international level,” Kruse says.

Kruse’s interest in his current role on several design school advisory councils dates back to his Ryerson days. “A core group of us in my class were really involved,” he recalls. “We spent lots of time questioning our education and what we were getting from it.”

What Kruse called extracurricular in school he wants to make “intracurricular” for today’s students, starting with those at his fi rm. “When I bring in summer interns, they aren’t made to feel like students. They participate,” he says.

A common thread in these activities is the demonstra-tion of an element of Kruse’s personality that he confesses may sound trite. “Community-building – that’s what every part of my life is about. I don’t separate work, life or volun-teering. To me it’s one life, and I live it all the same.” ■

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KOHLER: As I See It, #91 in a series

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Speaking to consumer preferences in faucet fi n-ishes, “polished chrome is still your staple as far as the fi nish that people purchase,” says Jason Kuss, branch manager for Robinson Lighting & Bath Centre. Robinson carries a wide range of faucet product lines including Dornbracht, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Kohler, Aquabrass, Riobel and Fluid, and Kuss has his fi nger on the pulse of the faucet industry. “On the contemporary side of things, we’re seeing matted whites and blacks, sometimes in combination with chrome accents. Then on the more traditional or transitional style of faucets, we’re seeing muted golds and bronzes.”

But while fi nishes might be termed a revolving trend, it is new technologies that are driving the quality of the “water experience” forward. “There’s a continuing trend towards digital and hands-free technology. It’s still something that’s more widely used on the commercial side of things, but with technology, a lot of the time it starts on the commercial end and we see it adapted to the residential end down the road.” According to Kuss, the days of faucets being de rigeur in the home aren’t here yet, but he believes manufacturers’ grow-ing inventory of touchless faucets for the home are a sign of things to come.

In commercial and institutional applications where touchless faucets are already becoming standard, techno-logical improvements are making the hardware signifi cant-ly more reliable, says Steve Dunn, trade channel marketing manager, Masco Canada. Masco’s Delta brand introduced its Proximity sensing technology this spring, “and it’s taking electronics to a different level. We have eliminated any of the sensors, the optics, the eyes – the visual part of the electronics. The whole spout itself becomes the sensor. It produces an electric fi eld about four inches away from the product itself, and anytime you put your hand inside the electric fi eld, the faucet will turn on. When you take your hand away, after two seconds, the faucet will turn off.” In ad-dition to improved ease of use, Proximity is also less prone

WATER WORLD Technological advances mean faucets are no longer just the prettiest features in the room by Tiffany Sloan

to vandalism in that there are no sen-sors that can be scratched, broken or taped over, notes Dunn.

Meanwhile, Delta’s new H2Optics sensing technology uses the principles of triangulation for distance mea-surement to reduce false activations of touchless faucets, conserving wa-ter and battery usage. And, to further conserve battery power, Delta has in-troduced a lithium ion battery pack that recharges using electricity gener-ated by the faucet’s own water fl ow. “With as little as six uses a day, that faucet will recharge the lithium ion battery pack for up to 10 years of use by

using the water that’s already fl owing through the pipes,” explains Dunn. “It’s an environmentally friendly solution to having to change batteries all the time.”

Kohler Canada has also introduced a Hybrid Energy long-life battery for touchless faucets, says DonnaChurch, manager of marketing and communications. “Our Insight technology allows the battery to remain operable – literally maintenance-free – for 30 years or more. The In-sight touchless technology uses an extremely low amount of power, so the Hybrid faucet does not fail or require main-tenance, even if it’s not used regularly” – a particularly valuable feature in commercial applications where tradition-al touchless faucet batteries require regular replacement.

As well, responding to the shift toward touchless fau-cets in the home, Kohler has introduced several touchless designs in its Memoirs and Purist residential lines in the last year. “We hear a lot from chefs about being sure to wash your hands after handling meats – [with a touchless fau-cet] you don’t have to touch a lever and spread germs.” They are also ideal for families with children, says Church, as touchless is easier for kids to use and prevents them from leaving the water running after washing their hands or get-ting a glass of water.

Indeed, water conservation is top of mind for most consumers, says Natalie Hess, sales manager for Nortesco Inc., importer of bath and shower fi xtures from Europe for local retailers. “Besides looking to get the most value for their money, consumers are going green. They want to be as environmentally friendly as possible.”

In response, Nortesco’s suppliers have developed two-step faucet cartridges which give users the option of low fl ow or full fl ow at the touch of a handle, explains Hess. “The lever stops you half-way for low fl ow; for full fl ow you just keep going. You can feel it half-way through.” And though it isn’t

Rubinet Faucets’ square handle Ice faucet.

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as popular in the kitchen, it’s a growing trend in the bathroom, says Hess.

Sustainability is by no means new, but consumers’ and manufacturers’ commitment to eco-friendly practices is growing. The standard fl ow rate for a lavatory faucet is currently 2.2 gallons per minute and 2.5 gpm for showerheads. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program (similar to the Energy Star program) specifi es a maximum water fl ow of just 1.5 gpm for lavatory faucets and 2.0 gpm for showerheads – standards that Moen Inc. has met in its current product lines, says Timothy McDonough, VP, wholesale market-ing and brand development, though he is quick to point out that using less water doesn’t have to feel like less water. “The EPA has not only reduced the water fl ow standard but have put performance criteria on manufactur-ers. You can’t just reduce the fl ow of your water – whether it is on a lavatory faucet or showerhead – you actually have to make your product perform un-der low water fl ow,” says McDonough. “That’s really important because if you give someone a poor shower, and they shower longer to do the same job, you haven’t saved water.”

But plumbing technology isn’t only about conservation and sustainability – it’s also about improving the expe-rience of water. “Digital is a big deal – it’s the way of the future. But it has to provide a value,” says McDonough, pointing to Moen’s new ioDigital valve as an example of how shower valves are going high-tech. A remote con-trol remembers preset preferences for water fl ow and temperature for mul-tiple users, turns the shower on remotely, and the unit will fl ash when the water has reached the desired temperature. There is no handle on the wall inside the shower, “just a clean interface,” says McDonough, and the actual valve can be installed up to eight metres away from the shower for accessibility.

Quebec-based Aquabrass manu-facturer has also introduced a high-tech showerhead called Cura (from the French “cure thermale,” meaning

“spa”). “It’s not just a rain head – it’s more the idea of having a spa at home. It not only gives you the water, but it also gives you chromatherapy and aromatherapy,” explains marketing manager Gaelle Marrasse.

The chromatherapy, or colour ther-apy, is produced by multiple LED lights positioned on the showerhead, which is fl ush to the ceiling. The user can choose any of 16 shades or a rotation of colours. “Let’s say you want a more energetic shower, you might choose red. If you want a soothing type of eve-ning shower after a hectic day at work, perhaps purple. Each colour has an effect on the body,” says Marrasse. “The colour mixes with the water – you can see the water becoming all red or blue – and you create a whole atmosphere in your bathroom.” In addition, users can choose any of three different scent cartridges – fl oral, energy or relaxation – to be diffused during their shower, making their choice of colour, scent and water fl ow from the control panel.

“The whole idea is to really capture all our different senses,” says Marrasse, noting that the Cura showerhead is a response to the trend toward the grow-ing size of residential bathrooms and the increasing amount of time spent in them for relaxation.

Also noting the demand for relax-ation-inspiring bathrooms, Canadian designer and manufacturer Rubinet Faucets has been doing swift busi-ness in fl oor-mount tub fi llers. “There are a lot of freestanding bathtubs be-ing sold now,” says company president Domenic Luisi, noting a shift away from sunken tubs in favour of freestanding models in the luxury market.

Luxury is also the premise behind Rubinet’s recently launched Ice prod-uct line incorporating crystal into the handle design. Designed for both kitchen and bath, “we’re using Swarovski crys-tal in a very clean, contemporary way,” says Luisi. “In a sense, most every-thing that’s used crystal before in fau-cets has been on the ornate side, a more classical type of design, whereas I think we’ve taken it and brought it to today, and we’re using the crystal in a minimalist, slick way.” ■

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Silvy Table lighting system from Luxo Lamp.

If Alexander Graham Bell was alive today and handed a smart phone, would he recognize it as the extension of his original invention?

Now consider Thomas Edison and his incandescent light bulb. In 12 decades, few truly signifi cant changes occurred. Yet we are on the verge of using a wholly new form of electric light – the LED or light-emitting diode – that is just as radically changing the world of lighting as the cell phone has changed communication.

“This is an exciting time to be in the lighting industry,” says Sheryl Keller, senior manager of strategic market-ing for Philips Lighting Canada in Markham, Ontario. “To see an inven-tion that is more than 120 years old fi -nally changing is really amazing.”

Keller says the company, in fact the entire industry, has been anticipating the success of LEDs for several years. The advantages of cost-savings during the long life of an LED make the higher price worth the investment for many.

“Compact fl uorescent lights led the charge,” says Keller, “and we have a whole portfolio of products that feature energy savings, which also includes halogen, linear fl uorescent ant, and now LEDs. The growing popularity of LEED played right into that reduction in the carbon footprint, getting away from the traditional lighting technolo-gies that are less effi cient.

“As well, energy-effi cient, high-intensity discharge lights [HIDs] have been introduced. To give an example, a popular national drug store tradition-ally used PAR38 halogen lights to high-light target merchandise, but changed to Philips energy effi cient Integrated 25 Watt Ceramic Metal Halide PAR38 lamps. There is no ballast required, so it’s a direct energy-saving retrofi t with-out sacrifi cing light output.

“We’re seeing LEDs offer more func-tionality for many applications,” says Keller. “From a consumer perspective, LED sales have been unexpectedly solid. We have a new portfolio of LEDs every six months; the technology changes that much and that often. The output is comparable to other light sources and

Bright LightsTHE LIGHTING INDUSTRY FINDS NEW WAYS

TO SATISFY BUILDERS, SPECIFIERS AND

LEED REQUIREMENTS

by Jerry Eberts

the energy drop is immediate.”Peter Korsos, Luxo Lamps Ltd.’s

general manager for Canada at its Dor-val, Quebec offi ces, says his company focuses on health care, industrial and offi ce task lighting. Luxo will once again be manufacturing products in Quebec, something the company has not done for several years. “Green initiatives by governments and corpo-rations have meant a shift in the types of lighting people choose,” says Korsos. “Just 10 years ago, the attitude toward energy effi ciency in Canada was ‘so what?’ But today, people are very inter-ested in saving energy and costs from something as simple as lighting.

“About 70 per cent of a building’s energy is electricity. And more than half of that is lighting. When you see a 20- or 30-storey building that is still lit at night, consider how much energy is being wasted. There are options to control how lights go on and turn themselves off. Hallway lighting, for example, can be on sensors to use fewer foot-candles of light when the only people in the build-ing are, say, cleaning staff.

“Europe is way ahead of us on this issue,” says Korsos, “simply because power is so expensive. But with a little thought and consideration of short-term cost versus the long-term payback, planning can mean money and energy savings. I would advise anyone planning lighting for an offi ce or other building to get the advice of a specialist; they can save a company money even in the short term. And while the population is aging and we need more light to do tasks, consider where the light is needed. And task or cubicle light-ing can also be put on sensors.”

An innovator in LED general lighting for industrial and commercial projects, RUUD Lighting Canada/BetaLED of Mississauga is a specialist manufacturer of LED, HID and fl uorescent products. Bryan Charlebois, director of tech-nical sales, says a little thoughtful planning can save any company a signifi cant amount on lighting costs.

“Consider a retail parking lot,” says Charlebois. “LED light-ing technology reduces unnecessarily high light level averages while maintaining the same or higher minimum light levels. We accomplish higher minimums because our LED lighting solutions have very good optical control with exceptional uniformity. Many HID systems suffer from poor uniformity. Modern LED lighting offers energy savings, maintenance sav-ings and targeted effi cacy with the light going into intended areas. LEDs are very directional compared with HID.

“There are many points to consider when purchasing or specifying a LED luminaire,” Charlebois continues. “Edu-cation about LEDs chip packages, luminaire thermal man-agement, optical control, luminaire effi cacy and warranty

are important. People need a lot of education about LEDs, what parts to look for and what parts to avoid.”

Panasonic Canada does not currently market LEDs in Canada, but the company is one of the leaders in the compact fl uorescent market. John McKenzie, marketing manager, enterprise product sales for the Mississauga-based electron-ics company, says many of the CFL safety issues raised in recent news reports can be avoided by using only high-quality products and manufacturing methods. “Our CFLs are extremely safe,” says McKenzie. “For example, all Panasonic CFLs are approved for use in totally enclosed fi xtures. Some CFLs don’t have an effective method of dissipating generated heat and therefore perform best in an open fi xture.”

“From a long-term point of view, CFLs make sense,” says Stacey Featherstone, Ontario’s regional sales manager for Panasonic. “However, our experience is that builders are slow to convert to CFLs in large subdivisions.”

This is surprising, considering how the public has embraced the CFL bulbs, varieties of which can now be found with a traditional bulb shape over the coiled light inside. “Panasonic offers energy-effi cient lamps with a life of 15,000 hours,” says McKenzie, “conserving energy and put-ting fewer CFLs in the waste stream. There are lots of cost savings with CFLs.” An additional safety feature of these bulbs is that the ballast in each CFL has a cut-off circuit. If the ballast gets too hot, the circuit shuts off the power.

Another major manufacturer of lighting products is Osram Sylvania Ltd., a subsidiary of Siemens AG. For more than a century, the company has introduced innovative lighting solutions for industrial and commercial applica-tions, as well as for homes.

“Offering the latest in lighting technology, Sylvania LEDretrofi t products are high-quality replacements for conven-tional light sources – for both commercial and consumer

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Sylvania LED retrofi t lamps.applications,” says Laura Fuller, manager, com-munications and marketing services. “And they use existing socket specifi cations, so installation could not be easier.

“In addition to standard LED retrofi t types, Osram Sylvania has engineered versatile and innovative area light LED retrofi t kits that provide property owners and municipalities with an LED retrofi t alternative for existing HID luminaires.”

With a focus on environmental commitment, “Sylvania LED retrofi t lamps are some of the most environmentally friendly lamps on the market,” says Fuller. “They are mercury-free and provide energy savings, longer life, reliability and sustain-ability. And the full range of ECOLOGIC lamps have little or no lead in their glass or bases and reduced amounts of mercury in the high-intensity discharge and fl uorescent lamp types.”

Holophane Canada Inc. manufactures a wide range of lighting products, including many using LEDs. The company’s street and roadway lighting products can be both decorative and functional. And they offer long-term cost savings. Holophane is reportedly the company responsible for the fi rst light-controlling lens, way back in 1898. Accord-ing to the company: “For a century, we’ve been showing the most appealing architectural themes in a new light. We design and fabricate every components of the fi nished luminaire, from bal-lasts and mountings to complete pole systems and hardware. No matter how unusual the design, we can make it a reality.”

Paul Boken, senior lighting designer for Toronto’s Mulvey + Banani International Inc., says that the development of testing standards for

LEDs is reassuring. “All the big manufacturers are now doing regulated testing,” says Boken. “We feel we can recommend LEDs properly now that test data has become standard.”

Another innovation for LEDs is that they are now used for general lighting, something unheard of just a couple of years ago. As well, there is one advantage to the still-developing LED market. “Almost every major manufacturer now offers a downlight,” says Boken. “The cost is competitive when compared to regular downlights, especially with dimming – always a bit expensive with other systems. But LEDs typically dim without extras.

“Compact fl uorescents are still the bread and butter on most projects,” he says. “But we are specifying LED downlights more frequently, especially when dimming is involved, or on LEED projects with strict energy goals.”

Rex Dimaano, electrical project leader for Hemisphere Engineering Inc., says that while fl uorescents are still a major option for commer-cial, offi ce and residential space, over the next fi ve years LEDs will become an ever-greater factor in the lighting industry. “Prices will come down,” says Dimaano. “They have already dropped dra-matically over the last three to fi ve years.”

Interestingly, he says an almost-forgotten technology is making a comeback: induction lighting. He describes it as occupying a space between the low-cost fl uorescents and the higher-cost LEDs. “Some people are looking at induction lighting because the prices are not as high as LEDs, but also because the life-span is longer,” says Dimaano. “Today, induction light-ing is competitive.”

The disadvantage of induction products is their bulk, but if the space being lit is a warehouse or simi-lar structure, induction is worth considering. Dimaano describes the induction lights as being “like fl uorescent lamps that have been on steroids. Induction is a 20-year-old technology that offers double the life of an LED, yet costs less. There are several businesses that have done retrofi ts to induction.”

Another possibility for lighting in the near future is OLED, short for organic light-emitting diode. Used for television and computer monitors, as well as the tiny screens in per-sonal digital assistants, Dimaano says that “architecturally, it would be amazing to see OLEDs being used for lighting.

“They could be used in a space-limited area or in accent areas,” he says. “The profi le of these OLEDs is so thin that they are used in cell phones. The major drawback right now is the price.” ■

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Panoramic TWINS in ThyssenKrupp’s new corporate

headquarters Q1 building, Essen, Germany.

Diversifi cation of product, geographical reach, new market development – these are some of the ingredients that have helped the elevator sector grow steadily in 2010. Schindler Group is a good example: although it’s famous for providing elevator and escalator systems for all environments, it’s also become a leader in supplying lifts for cruise liners.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator, meanwhile, not only expanded its geographical reach into Canada but achieved rapid growth during its fi rst fi ve years here by being the only major elevator company to own and operate manufacturing and R&D facilities in Canada. The company now dominates the new construction market with nearly 60 per cent of new installations.

Elevator providers make great efforts to meet energy effi ciency and LEED standards. For example, depending on the project, Schindler equips its elevators with the hall-call destination system Miconic 10, which groups passengers according to destination, thereby cutting journey times and reducing journeys. At Delta Elevator Co. Ltd., machine room-less (MRL) elevators eliminate the need for space-wasting machine rooms and boost energy effi ciency via counterweight confi gurations – a good choice for LEED points.

Bramalea Elevator Ltd., which expanded its Brampton design offi ce and manufacturing facility, is building upon its status as a pioneer of material lifts and freight elevators by setting its sights on a new market: automobile elevators for condominiums. Bramalea sales manager Puneet Mehta explains, “In Toronto, there is growing demand from mixed-use condominium developers and architects for automobile elevators instead of car ramps in order to save valuable real estate space. The elevators are about 10 feet wide by 20 feet long and seven feet high, and are ideal for urban sites with limited footprints.”

In B.C., Bramalea installed an automobile elevator for a new multi-level ice rink complex in Fort St. John. “It has a payload of 12,000 pounds and is used to transport Zamboni ice resurfacers from one level to the next,” says Mehta, who describes business as “very good. Bramalea is booked until next March and we hope to achieve a fi ve to 10 per cent growth this year.”

A new research facility in Hamilton and a major new parking garage in Kitchener are just two of many projects that have occupied Delta of late. EllisDon Corp. selected the company to supply lifts for the Canmet research facility, which is the cornerstone of McMaster University Innovation Park Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc. chose Delta to supply the elevators for the City of Kitchener’s 500-space parking facility, which contains street-level retail space and whose design incorporates warehouse elements.

Delta’s MRL elevators continue to be sought by green-minded developers and architects. However,

Give Us a LiftTHE ELEVATOR, ESCALATOR AND LIFT SYSTEMS

SECTOR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN

by Robin Brunet

they are also valued for superior performance and higher rates of travel than hydraulic elevators, thanks to the MRL’s top-of-shaft machine and under-slung car confi guration, coupled with the Delta DMPC controller (resulting in speeds of 0.75m/s to 1.75 m/s).

Schindler Group, which in Canada is busy with institutional work and the shopping centre upgrade sector, also dominates offshore markets. It is supplying 109 elevators, escalators and moving walks for the Costanera Center, a major urban development in Santiago, Chile, in a contract worth about $40 million USD. The company is already supplying 86 escalators and moving walks for the project under a separate agreement signed in 2008.

The Center will contain a multi-storey mall and four offi ce towers, one of which will be the tallest in South America at 300 metres. It will be equipped with 24 elevators, including 19 with two decks, which serve two fl oors at the same time and can travel up to seven metres per second. They will be controlled by the Schindler ID management and access-control system.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator recently completed 88 installations for the fi rst high-speed rail route in South Africa, which became operational in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. ThyssenKrupp was already a supplier to the Gautrain rail project, whose vehicles can travel up to 160 kilometres per hour; the elevators minimize platform and exit access time. The company will also be involved in the construction of another route extending to Pretoria, which will require 24 escalators and 27 elevators for a further fi ve stations. Like its competitors, ThyssenKrupp’s technological expertise results in energy effi cient systems. Most of its elevators for the new headquarters of Deutsche Börse in Eschborn, Germany are fi tted with regenerative drives whereby the energy generated

when braking the cabs is converted into electricity and fed back to the power supply system. This lowers energy consumption by more than 30 per cent and reduces emissions.

Since its fi rst job in Canada installing seven gearless elevators, 10 escalators and two hydraulic elevators for the Vancouver Public Library in 1993, Fujitec Canada Inc. has established a reputation not only for handling large-scale undertakings, but for the quality of the lifts themselves. The technology comes at a price, but as Fujitec Canada manager John Egan points out, “higher-end systems that achieve greater operational effi ciency and performance don’t need to be replaced every 15 years, so the long-term savings can be substantial.” While these higher-end systems are frequently used in commercial applications, developers continue to recognize the value of Fujitec’s equipment for highrise residences such as Shangri-La in Vancouver, Arriva in Calgary, and the upcoming L Tower project in Toronto.

As a global leader in the manufacture, installation, modernization and service of vertical transportation systems, Fujitec produces the most advanced products. Building on the industry-endorsed Millennium control base, Fujitec’s new Viridian control system now brings the latest enhancements in performance and energy effi ciency to the marketplace.

The Viridian Next Generation Millennium control system is at the heart of Fujitec’s new Viridian MRL product. Across the application range of capacities of up to 5,000 pounds and speeds of up to 500 feet per minute, the Viridian MRL permanent magnet gearless motor minimizes energy consumption when compared to traditional elevator systems. Fujitec’s new Viridian PMGL permanent magnet gearless system offers energy savings of up to 30 per cent when compared to traditional geared applications and up to 10 per cent when compared with induction-type AC gearless designs. ■

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The defi nition of “in” for decorative laminates this fall is colour and texture – available in a range of choices in 2010. From simple, soft colours and design to bold and exotic tactile surfaces, there is a product for all levels of residential, commercial and institutional clients.

Abet Laminati, a leading manufacturer of high-pressure laminates offers the largest collection of plastic laminates in the world. “We have more solid colours, more wood grains, more patterns, and more fi nishes than any other company worldwide,” says Tony Damiano, president. “Our latest line, Serigrafi a, is a prime example of the unique products available to our customers.” Serigrafi a’s 16 new patterns – created by designer Paola Navone and produced by Abets special silk-screening techniques – emulate exotic fabrics. These laminates have a Longline fi nish – a slightly raised surface texture of vertical lines.

In addition to wall covering, the laminate can be used on furniture or any application that does not require a horizontal surface. When combined with the existing Serigrafi a line of 21 designs, the new silk-screened patterns bring the number of choices to 37. Each sheet of postforming Serigrafi a is individually silk-screened and measures 51 inches by 120 inches.

Damiano says none of the Abet Laminati solid colours have a Pantone colour value number, which ultimately gives specifi ers another avenue to get exactly the tone they are looking for. “Our success rests on the ability to bring to market products that cannot be found elsewhere. We are also the only manufacturer of high-pressure plastic laminates that offers a 100 per cent recycled surfacing material.”

Wilsonart International’s Go Straight laminate collection takes classic solids and gives them new life with premium fi nishes: 01-Gloss and 18-Linearity. “Sometimes the simplest solutions are also the best,” says Gwen Petter, Wilsonart director of surface design. “If you take basic black and white, or primary colours like red and blue and put an interesting texture on them – such as stippled paint, textured weaves, or candy apple gloss – you have a whole new use for colour.” These fi nishes refl ect the look of an oriental cabinet in high-gloss lacquer and the appeal of a painted wood surface or striated fabric, she says. “The opportunity to tease the eye with high performance laminates is limitless.”

Another option from the Wilsonart Contract Laminate is the Go Wavy series. Designed to coordinate with sheet fl ooring used in education and health-care facilities, Go Wavy uses paint and textiles for upholstery and cubicle curtains — a specifi c request from designers interviewed in developmental focus groups. The series, which takes its inspiration from the hues found in Farmers Markets and gardens, offers seven colours including Pomegranate, Eggplant, Tangerine, Sweet Corn, Sprout, Blue Agave and Kiwi. “In addition to these colour choices with a local fl avour, global infl uence commands market attention with the full colour spectrum in play,” says Petter.

Roseburg Forest Products recently announced an exclusive supply agreement with California Closets for the manufacture and distribution of Duramine thermally fused melamine panels. These will be used in California Closets’ Lago® collection for its West Coast territory in the United States and Canada. “The Lago® collection profi les Italian fi nishes comprised of six colour and texture paper designs,” says Rick Troxel, product manager, marketing department. “Lago’s unique grain texture and colours provide the

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Larch, which is a North American native product,” says Cathy Barrett, design manager. “It has a straight grain, lending itself to an emphasis on texture and a range of colours from light to medium brown earth tones, including Fawn, Ecru and Sorrel. The Linea Series will add a contemporary, sophisticated look to any project.”

Also new for 2010 at Flakeboard is the Bridge Series. The subtle planks draw the eye from tick detail areas of soft grain while maintaining colour consistency. “We’ve introduced the Bridge Series in a vintage cream: Milltown Oak; a mocha cinnamon: Ambassador Oak; and a charcoal blend: Queenston Oak,” says Barrett. “This rift cut design will update traditional oak looks in any installation.” ■

look, texture and quality of real wood veneer. This new agreement is in line with both companies’ vision of setting the standard for our respective industries with extraordinary product offerings, exceptional quality and design expertise.”

Roseburg has also worked with other companies to provide a complete package for designers and contractors. Multiple components such as Duramine® decorative melamine, high-pressure laminate, rigid thermal foil and fi ve-piece doors, edge banding and mouldings or other complementary accessories can all be accessed to produce a one-of-a-kind result. “With our Duramine® Designed-To-Match System, woodgrains are sharper and more realistic-looking thanks to an advanced paper printing process that creates the industry’s best-looking colours and patterns,” says Troxel.

Since 1913, Formica has been producing state-of-the art laminate products. The company opened 2010 with the introduction of its Commercial High Pressure Laminate (HPL). Formica’s new collection is focused on three key drivers: design and style trends, global accessibility and coordination. “Our 2010 Commercial High Pressure Laminate launch focuses on current style drivers and infl uencers, while being conscious of usability and longevity in these economic times,” says Gerri Chmiel, senior design manager. “Patterns in the 2010 HPL collection were developed with a Colorbox concept where solid colours coordinate with patterns and together, harmonize with woodgrains.” She says patterns and solid colours that have the same colour names are Colorbox Coordinates and bring new depth to the HPL offering. In this collection is a new dimension of complex solid colors and the addition of MicroDot, Sculpted and Matte fi nishes for originality and exclusivity.

Flakeboard Inc. has launched its Linea Series for 2010, which promises new choices for designers and contractors. “The Linea Series uses the Tamarack/

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From Naxos Tile – Anemone Noir tile strips.

As if homeowners aren’t faced with enough decisions when it comes to decorating or renovating their homes, it’s time to add something new to the lists: ceramic tiling. No longer a no-frills fl ooring option, tile manufacture has exploded in recent years, with enterprising companies introducing new designs and materials, along with innovations in underlayment, grouts and other preparatory accoutrements needed to ensure a solid foundation. These days, a subtle change in tiling is all that’s required to dramatically alter the look of a home or institution.

Because ceramic is rigid and brittle, installation requires a solid foundation to prevent cracks or loosening. Underlayments, adhesives and grouts all provide a sturdy base that anchors tiles and ensures durability and longevity. Though wading through the hundreds of options may seem daunting, homeowners

and professionals can benefi t from speaking with experts at companies that specialize in tile manufacture and installation. “Ceramic tile doesn’t have to be scary material,” says Dave Hamilton, director of sales, MAPEI Inc. “There are a lot of experienced professionals in this business who are available and willing to help.”

Hamilton should know: his company has more than 70 years’ experience in manufacturing underlayments, grouts and preparation products for tile and stone materials. And that means MAPEI professionals are well-versed in current trends. “Large-format tiles are especially popular,” notes Hamilton – but keep in mind that as tile size extends beyond 12-by-12-inch, special requirements need to be addressed. Floor applications, for example, need to rest on a fl at-as-a-pancake base to avoid lippage, which occurs when the

tile edges are misaligned; this not only leads to cracks in the material but can also create a safety hazard if people trip over the uneven surface. Self-levelling underlayments can prevent this; most come pre-mixed and ready-to-pour, which make them a good option for do-it-yourselfers.

MAPEI’s latest mortar products make installation even easier. In order to create vertical designs, for example, traditional mortars were mixed to a stiff, hard-to-manage consistency, and required support from string lines or shims – but, says Hamilton, that’s all changed. “Today’s technology of admixtures allows us to hold and position tile and stone up to 15 pounds per square foot,” he explains. “And that’s without having to mix to an unworkable consistency.” These admixtures can be found in MAPEI’s Ultrafl ex LFT, Ultralit and Adesilex P10.

Ease of application is also the driving force behind Schluter-

Systems’ newest underlayment product, the KERDI-BOARD. The waterproof covering acts as a substrate and building panel, and can be used with tiles ranging from mosaics to large-format size. “This board system gives builders more control by helping them to more quickly and easily create ideal substrates for tiles,” notes Dale Kempster, technical director, Schluter-Systems. Specifi cally, “it creates a fl at, level surface with precise corners, which is immediately ready for tile.” The versatile product, made of a polystyrene foam core with reinforcement layers and fl eece webbing, can be applied to any wall surface; alternatively, builders can use it to construct free-standing structures like tub decks and vanities. And because gridlines are printed on the surface, professionals and homeowners alike can achieve clean, precise cuts every time.

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ON THE LEVELGetting down to the nitty gritty of tile and its installationby Sonu Purhar

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Palace Stone from Versace.

state-of-the-art products with user-friendly installation, a principle embodied by its latest offering, Schluter House (schluterhouse.com). The interactive website provides a refresher (or, for newbies, an introduction) to all aspects of tile installation, and enables users to try out different combinations of tiles and profi les before committing to a real-life design. That bevy of information is essential, especially since details like proper waterproofi ng and the need for movement joints can make all the difference to the fi nished product. “Choosing an appropriate installation method is just as important as selecting the right tiles,” Kempster points out. “After all, even the most beautiful, high-end materials won’t look good if they’re poorly installed.”

Though underlayments receive much of the attention when it comes to tile installation, homeowners shouldn’t forget about the critical last step: grout application. Used to fi ll the spaces between tiles and provide an additional layer of support, grouts should be durable, consistent and, particularly if used in kitchens, bathrooms or pool areas,

waterproof. Garett Shandler, national sales and marketing manager, Custom Building Products Canada, recommends Polyblend Grout. “This product provides colour consistency, fast setting time and easy clean-up,” he explains. “And it’s available in both sanded and non-sanded versions.” (Non-sanded grout works best with ceramic and other materials that can be easily damaged.)

Custom Building Products isn’t all about grout. For more than 50 years the company has offered professional-grade products and services for a range of projects involving tile and stone. Its latest developments have focused on making the installation process as smooth as possible. “We’ve recently come out with a complete line of lightweight products that enable professionals to work smarter, faster and more profi tably,” says Shandler. The line consists of formulas made with CustomLite technology, including Prism, SureColor Grout and MegaLite Crack Prevention Mortar – all of which are up to 40 per cent lighter than equivalent market formulas. And as a bonus, “many of these also contained recycled materials, which qualifi es them for

LEED certifi cation,” Shandler adds. Finally, he cautions that choosing the right surface protection is critical. “Stains can ruin your tile design,” he warns. “The right sealant protects tile surfaces and makes everyday clean-up easier.” Custom Building Products offers a line of sealers, enhancers and cleaners for all types of tiles.

“You should always make sure

that the people selling or installing your materials are knowledgeable, professional and, most of all, back their products with a good warranty,” advises Hamilton. Kempster agrees: “Pick products from a company that offers a lot of support,” he suggests. “When done properly and with the right materials, tile installations can last a long time.” ■

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The niche positions of both window and curtain wall systems have evolved over the years, and can today be said to occupy niches in a handful of main areas. Curtain wall is often favoured in commercial offi ce towers, government buildings, universities, storefronts, and, in Canada, the south-facing sides of upscale single-family homes. Window wall, in recent years, has been a popular option for residential condo tower developers.

A slowdown in Canada’s housing market could perhaps put the brakes on growth in the window wall sector in the near term, given its niche, however. But curtain wall’s out-look might be rosier, partly because of potentially growing demand for retrofi ts. Quite a few aging curtain wall build-ings in Canada and the U.S. could use a retrofi t. With the concerns around energy effi ciency and greenhouse gases, Greg Clarahan, president and CEO of Visionwall Solutions Inc., believes his company is well-positioned to take advan-tage of this potential growth. “Our niche in the market is energy effi cient curtain and window wall systems, and we are seeing a trend in improving curtain wall. Quite a few projects we’ve done are LEED certifi ed,” he says.

Two examples he points to are Calgary’s Water Centre, which has a large south-facing expanse of glass curtain wall, and a half-century-old building in Edmonton, now the Intact Insurance Building, which underwent a LEED - Gold-certifi ed makeover with a new curtain wall envelope. Another project that marks a trend of improving the thermal envelope of existing buildings is the new corporate head-quarters for Servus Credit Union. The new occupant of the building, says Clarahan, “wanted to upgrade the insulation and make it more energy effi cient. We were able to improve the R factor by a factor of four in the window area.”

The company’s window, curtain wall and sloped glazing systems are available in two basic confi gurations – three-element and four-element glazing units. The latter is for harsher climates and includes two clear fi lms internally suspended between panes of glass to create three insulating spaces. “Our product line is about achieving good enough insulating values so you don’t need a baseboard heating sys-tem,” says Clarahan, referring to a recent building retrofi t that included eliminating an old system of this kind.

Visionwall has done projects across Canada, the U.S. and overseas. Some of these give a sense of emerging trends. A six-storey offi ce building in Yellowknife, for instance, in-cluded photovoltaics in its curtain wall system. “Although daylight hours are short, the light was better than expected because of light refl ected off the snow cover. In summer, there’s a lot of light. The system has outperformed its design objectives,” says Clarahan.

Demand for LEED standards and issues around thermal performance are also playing a role in driving activity for fi rms like Inland Glass & Aluminum Ltd. The fi rm man-ufactures curtain wall systems and provides installation services. “The thermal performance of curtain wall has im-proved in recent years and we’re seeing more demand for

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low-E glazing. Many projects we’ve ten-dered in the last year have been LEED, including Gold. They’ve been mostly institutional projects. The commercial side has dropped off everywhere,” says Gary Lawrence, a partner in the fi rm.

Recent projects for Inland have included the Vancouver Convention Centre and two LEED-Gold projects, the Banff Learning Centre and the Edmonton North Clinic. The fi rm’s high-performance curtain wall unit-ized system benefi ts from the fact that, “Everything is manufactured indoors. There are stringent design requirements for its thermal capacity. Outside, it could be minus 40 Celsius, while inside it’s plus 20,” he says.

Inland is supplying a high-perfor-mance unitized curtain wall system to Calgary’s Bow Valley College expan-sion project. Aluminum Curtainwall Systems Inc. is Inland’s manufacturing arm and includes a design and draft-ing division.

The design and quality attributes of curtain and window wall systems are key components of the total package,

and Delta-based Euroline Windows Inc. brands itself with this phrase on its website: ‘European technology, made in North America.’ Its Polytec 50 curtain wall system was developed in Germany, and, unlike many curtain wall sys-tems, uses a steel internal structure, not an aluminum one. The steel is encased in uPVC. The strength of steel means that the system’s mullions and transoms have a narrow, 50-millimetre sight line. “Frames have a small profi le, and not bulky. There’s not much frame to see,” says Isbrand Funk, president of Euroline. “The lower profi le appeals to clients.”

He notes another advantage of steel: lower thermal con-ductivity. Rehau’s Polytec 50 PHZ is one of the fi rst curtain wall systems certifi ed for net-zero houses by Germany’s Passive House Institute. “Frames for the Polytec system can accommodate any amount or type of glass,” says Funk.

Ted Redlarski, president of Noram Glass, also extols the thermal properties of steel over aluminum. Besides its greater strength, he says, “Steel has three times less con-ductivity than aluminum in terms of thermal breaks.”

There are other new materials used for curtain wall today, he says, citing the recent use of ceramic fritted glass on a project. “It can improve the shading effi ciency of the glass,” he says. It can encompass a range of designs, only limited by a designer’s skill and imagination. The process of ceramic fritting can permanently embed a design into the glass using a chemically and mechanically stable enamel baking process. “Frit can be lines, dots, whatever can be printed. It cuts heat and light entering the building, and cuts the glare. It can also cut your bill for air-conditioning.”

Another innovation that Redlarski notes is photochro-mic glass. The California Energy Commission’s consumer web site says that windows made from this type of glass, which changes in response to light, much as some sun-glasses darken when exposed to bright sunlight, says that the technology for windows is still under development. But Redlarski says that some buildings in Europe are already using this kind of window. “A project in the U.K. was re-cently done this way,” he says. He also expects transparent photovoltaic technologies to emerge soon, along with more widespread use of unitized curtain wall systems.

If not because of esthetics, innovations, new products and slightly tweaked additions to ex-isting product lines are emerging, as often as not, because of their better thermal performance. “Almost everything now is being energy-effi ciency driven. The future will see a lot of demand for triple glazing, and ways of reducing heat loss. Clients are now looking for U values of 0.35 or better,” says Jim Lebedovich, general manager at Phoenix Glass Inc.

Two new products are a case in point. The i500 is a new window wall system with a U value of 0.35, which exceeds requirements for 2011 under the BC Energy Effi ciency Act. Also being rolled out is the company’s i625, a new curtain wall system with improved thermal performance. LEED standards and demand for larger modules also factored

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into the development of these new products.In the continuing quest for better thermal performance,

companies are tackling the issue of thermal bridging in various ways. United States Aluminum has used a pour and de-bridge thermal pocket to reduce thermal transmittance through the metal for a new version of its 3250 series cur-tain wall line. “The glass is deeper with panes further apart. A polyurethane polymer is injected into the space between two sections of aluminum that hold the glass. The poly strip runs all round the window. When using a triple glaze, an extra thermal break is added,” says Gary Taylor, a market-ing manager with the company.

There’s an impressive difference in thermal performance between the new and earlier versions of the 3250 series. “The old 3250 had a U value of 0.30, while the new 3253, with low-E triple-glaze, and double-pour and de-bridge thermal strip, is the new product. It has a thermal value of the 0.18,” says Taylor. Other products, like the BT601, a thermal storefront system, bridge a gap between blast miti-gation and hurricane-resistant systems.

Although blast mitigation and hurricane resistance are less a priority in Canada, strength is still an issue. Depend-ing on the application, thicker glass and the use of lami-nates can add strength to curtain wall, says Jim Larkin, a marketing representative for Eco-Insulating Glass.

Today’s window wall systems are now suffi ciently robust to successfully contend with rain in B.C. and temperature extremes in Alberta and elsewhere. Window wall systems at Architectural Windows and Doors can achieve a B7 win-dow load, says Jim Rogalsky, a project coordinator with the company. “That’s good enough for a hurricane,” he says.

They can also achieve the sleek, streamlined look of cur-tain wall, when required. “With window wall, we can give the same look as curtain wall with a section of spandrel that passes by the slab,” says Rogalsky.

Although curtain wall might have the edge on window wall with respect to air penetration, he says the difference is slight. The company uses the services of a third-party envelope consultant, and, says Rogalsky, “If the installers follow specs and shop drawings, the panelized system’s mullion connections are a good barrier to air and water penetration.”

Pointing to several condo projects nearing completion, he says, “Window wall has become popular in Calgary over the last fi ve years. It keeps costs down but offers the same look as cur-tain wall.” Instead of debating which is better – curtain wall, window wall, or punched window systems – the at-titude today seems focused on which system is best overall for the applica-tion at hand. “Some buildings have some part curtain wall and some part punched windows. Window wall is big in condos as curtain wall is more ex-pensive. Curtain wall is more common in offi ce towers. When people ask for window or curtain wall, we refer them to our sister company, Phoenix,” says Gary Porter, sales and marketing man-ager at Allied Windows and Doors.

Recent projects that Durabuilt Win-dows and Doors has supplied product for also bear the stamp of the mix-and-match approach. The company has branched into the window wall, says Harry Ramchandari, engineer

manager at Durabuilt. The company has recently provided window wall systems for condo projects in Edmonton and Calgary. Two projects, Omega in Edmonton and London at Heritage Station in Calgary, include sections of punched-in windows and window wall in their envelopes.

Ramchandari says that besides the price advantage, win-dow wall’s look comes close to matching that of curtain wall – “with a 20-inch section of spandrel at the slab. Spandrel is at the top and bottom of the window. It’s a cost-effective way to get the esthetics you’re looking for.”

Window wall companies are taking steps to ensure that the price advantage is backed by a quality product. Starline Windows, which has been mak-ing and supplying window and door products for 40 years, launched Starline Architectural Windows Ltd. in 2002 to focus on the highrise residential market. Its 9000 series window wall system includes a range of accessory prod-ucts like louvres for kitchen exhaust and fi replace vents and dampers. Peter Kuschnir, Starline’s technical manager, points to some key practices to ensure both ease and qual-ity of on-site installation. First, whenever possible, systems are designed so individual units don’t weigh much more than 250 pounds. “We supply and install for the 900 series. We have our employees do the installation, as they have our training and back-up. For a good product, the installation process and the proper on-site joining of mullions is criti-cal. Before that, we do random water testing on windows in the factory to ensure they are sealed,” says Kuschnir.

Other trends are likely on the horizon, says Steven Mur-ray, managing partner at the Burlington offi ce of Morrison Hershfi eld Limited, an engineering consulting fi rm. Along with more photovoltaics, wood frames could be used for curtain wall and window wall systems due to their lower carbon footprint and better insulating properties. ■

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Iqaluit Detachment/Nunavut Operations Support Buildingby Mary Frances Hill

or the architects of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police head-quarters in Iqaluit, Nunavut,

construction of what would become an icon in the northern capital meant work-ing through a labyrinth of logistics, tight schedules and exorbitant expenses.

When Peter Bull of the Edmonton-based IBI Group Engineers and Archi-tects, and Rodney Kirkwood of FSC Architects and Engineers (Yellow-knife, Iqaluit, Whitehorse) presented a proposal for a 37,000-square-foot, $23-million building, they knew it had to satisfy the challenges that come with Nunavut’s inhospitable climate and geography.

The development had to be con-structed to a level of security that meets the standards of the Departmental Security branch of the RCMP while presenting a building that welcomes the community. They had to respect budget objectives while providing a large, open space in a region where the shipping of materials is costly. And they had to complete it in time to satisfy a community that considered the headquarters long overdue. All this had to be done despite the complicated timetables inherent in building during the Arctic spring.

For decades, RCMP members worked in three separate buildings that were built in the 1950s and 1970s. The physical separation took its toll in communication and maintenance cost, says Randy Komhyr, project manager with the RCMP who special-izes in overseeing building projects in the northwest region, including Mani-toba and Nunavut.

Komhyr had to balance changing ex-pectations and needs among the RCMP, the community and the contractors. “Nothing is easy with the government, so budgets change and requirements change and needs change. It took [sev-en years] but what we got at the end of the day is if not one of the nicest build-ings, then the nicest building in the Arctic.”

“The offi cial opening of the Iqaluit Detachment/Nunavut Operations Support Building signifi es a new and promising chapter in the future of RCMP policing operations in Nu-navut,” says Commanding Offi cer, Chief Superintendent Steve McVarnock of the RCMP “V” Division. “Since Nunavut became its own Territory on April 1st, 1999, the demands placed on ‘V’ Division RCMP in providing policing services to Nunavummiut have increased considerably. The RCMP has been very committed and engaged in meeting the current service delivery needs of its ever-growing 32,000 perma-nent residents. Now, 71 RCMP Iqaluit employees have been re-united and housed in a new state-of-the-art location. Our new building has not only increased the benefi ts of working all together, but has effectively enhanced our information-sharing in a vastly coordinated and timely manner.”

Today, the fi rst phase of the Iqaluit Detachment/Nunavut Operations Support Building includes regional offi ces, various crime and enforcement units, OCC, infor-matics, forensics and a vehicle exam bay. It has amalgamat-ed detachment areas, a detention cell block and garage bays. Finally, Phase 2 will include a combined mess and a regional training centre housing a fi ring range, locker and exercise facilities dormitories, classrooms and simulator facilities.

The esthetics of the interior design came about with great input from the community, particularly Inuit elders, say Bull and Kirkwood. More than seven years ago, stake-holders in the project met with planners and RCMP mem-bers. “During that session, a lot of our ideas were pared down. One of the elders wanted us to do a building that was an expression of the environment they lived in – without over-designing it to look like an igloo,” Bull recalls.

The elders’ vision took hold. When it opened on May 31, Nunavut residents were treated to an iconic building that refl ected in its architecture the dense drifts and waves that are part of everyday Arctic views. The building’s interiors and exteriors both include bulkheads formed out of the imagery of snow waves; handrails and simple wood designs

were inspired by ice forms and snow packs. The interior is crafted mostly of wood, steel and glass, with zinc and laminated wood, as well as metal frames and cladding on the exterior.

It was a long time coming, and challenges came from every angle. Foremost among them was the challenge of heating the building economically while keeping the building at grade. A solution to the heating problem was found in a thermosyphon system – a passive refrigeration system that draws heat from the ground via a network of underground pipes, acting through a passive heat exchange process. “This is the largest building we’ve ever done using a thermosyphon system,” Kirkwood says. “Most of the energy consumption comes from pre-heating the air when it comes in at 40 degrees below zero.”

It cost fi ve per cent of the entire budget to install the thermosyphon system. “It’s not the cheapest way of doing it, but in our view it’s ridiculously expensive when you look at heating crawlspaces for years on end.”

RCMP members need to respond to the community’s needs with a large, welcoming space. At the same time, vehicles need to move in and out with ease, and securely. Most buildings in Iqaluit are subject to permafrost condi-tions that force them to be lifted on piles with their fl ooring far from the ground, so as to not disturb the sensitive per-mafrost. (They are literally placed above raised crawlspaces that contain heating systems with drainage piping and other services that work to warm the buildings from below.)

Raising the building off the ground would have brought the building’s look in line with the rest of the community, but would have made it diffi cult to use.

Another challenge lay in meeting the high price of acquiring the right materials. Faced with the enormous costs of shipping equipment and materials by sea, build-ers decided to use the containers that carried construction equipment to enhance the ecological – and economic –bottom line. Once emptied, the sea-containers would have

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LOCATIONIqaluit, Nunavut

OWNERRoyal Canadian Mounted Police

DEVELOPERPublic Works & Government Services Canada

ARCHITECTFSC Architects & Engineers in association with IBI Group Architects Engineers

GENERAL CONTRACTORAlmiq Contracting Ltd.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTAdjeleian Allen Rubeli Limited

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTFSC Architects & Engineers

INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANTIBI Group

TOTAL AREA37,000 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTPhase 1: $18,960,000

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a beacon attracting future RCMP employees who will strive to provide public safety to the Nunavummiut we respectfully serve and protect.” ■

been shipped back, empty, to Montreal. But Kirkwood and his team decided to use the containers to ship back con-struction waste. “The containers ended up being a good way to sort the various waste materials, such as metals, wood and cardboard, in a place that has almost no recy-cling,” says Kirkwood, who adds that he hopes to use that initiative to gain a LEED ID credit for the project.

In terms of heating and insulation, every detail was considered for its effectiveness and shipping cost. “Spray insulation in this case helped with not only insulation, but cut down on shipping costs,” says Kirkwood. “The costs of shipping are a function of volume and weight, so if you use rigid or semi-rigid insulation, it would take up more space on the barge than the lighter spray insulation.”

Another one of the biggest hurdles, says Bull, was getting away from past practices of interior layout. “The historical way of laying out these types of buildings creates a circu-lation pattern much like a rabbit’s warren. In our design solution, the circulation is more intuitive of a central space. You’re not going round a corner and another corner to enter an adjoining space.”

“The fi rst three months of operation in this beautifully designed Iqaluit-based offi ce has been an incredible morale boost for all employees in Nunavut and especially to those who are fortunate to work inside this new building,” says Commanding Offi cer, Chief Superintendent Steve McVarnock. “Pride and delight is evident in the eyes of all employees in this building when showcasing it to the public.”

“This historic event is the culmination of a dream that started in 1999 by the fi rst Commanding Offi cer of Nunavut, Chief Superintendent Chris Bothe – Rtd., and it is now a true ‘northern light to behold,’” continues Chief Superintendent McVarnock. “I am also confi dent that this new Iqaluit Detachment/Nunavut Operations Building will become a ‘beacon’ in the north for decades to come:

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As 2010 begins its wind-down quarter, contract furniture manu-facturers can look back and be pleased with their efforts this year.

Teknion Corporation launched its new Foundations Conferencing and Casegoods lines at NeoCon 2010 and has had positive feedback. “The Foun-dations collection draws upon a con-temporary minimalist esthetic, paring down furniture structure and surface to its essence to reveal an architec-ture of simple horizontal and vertical planar elements,” says Christopher Wright, design principal, fi gure3. “I designed each piece to serve the needs of a changing offi ce landscape, elevating the look and function of the private offi ce and taking into account the diverse uses of meeting rooms in the modern work environment.”

Foundations Casegoods is a collectionof wood desks, credenzas, pedestals and modular storage walls. With con-temporary design and functionality, Foundations Casegoods provides opti-mal storage capacity, making the most of vertical space while maximizing fl oor space. An innovative character-istic of the Casegoods line is the stor-age wall made up of various drawers, cabinets and niches, ultimately creat-ing a workstation. Indirect lighting fi ts along the top edge to give ambient lighting capabilities and niches are accented with LED lights. The fi nishes for Foundations include high-grade hardwood veneers and wood solids, lustrous brushed metals, powder coat-ings and other high-tech fi nishes.

The EVO line of casegoods from SIMO Corporation offers a variety of workspace designs with lighter, fl oating-style work surfaces that in-spire creativity on a smaller footprint. “Because people spend so much time at work, we have incorporated addi-tions to the EVO furniture that make it comfortable, such as soft-close drawer slides and soft-close doors, and storage options in either full height to accom-modate coats or lower height that will still have room for jackets,” says Anna

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Above: from Global – Princeton. Below, Teknion’s Foundations casegoods.

Mandelkau, marketing and communications. In addition, EVO storage or display space is available

above desk areas, or if installed with the lower height design, stand-up work surfaces are created. “EVO is an elegant, simple and effi cient opportunity for contract offi ce furnishings,” says Gary Scitthelm, president and CEO. “There are pre-confi gured solutions, but SIMO excels in high-capacity and fl exible manufacturing and can meet client needs accordingly. The tag line ‘now you don’t have to give an inch to save square feet’ is a perfect summation of the development that went into creating EVO and its impact in the way it has changed private offi ce suites,” he says.

The Global Group has proven that good things come in small packages with its Princeton line of desking – the entire desk and workstation takes up a mere 50 square feet or less. “We had a major launch at the NeoCon 2010 show with our Princeton line, showcasing a number of different layouts of the desking,” says Mark Campbell, vice president of design for the Global Group. “The basis of the Prince-ton design involves considering where the person sits and works, and moving outward. ”

While Princeton comes with 250 components – includ-ing tempered glass shelves with rolling glass doors and exclusive hardware, and a utility drawer that accommodates garbage and recycling bins – it can easily be confi gured by the user or installer. “Princeton is a self-standing module that is user friendly, and speaks to the generation coming into the workforce,” says Campbell. “In addition to acting as a storage area for archival material, the bench at the back of the unit is a place for a coworker to sit and discuss a proj-ect.” The tower at the end of the bench offers space to hang jackets and store bags, and provides shelving at the end of the credenza.

fl uidconcepts’ latest product, Run-wayTM, brings technology, lighting and workstations together into one cohe-sive system. “Runway is an innovative technology work spine that delivers ample electrical and data services to workstations from the fl oor or ceiling,” says Byron Leclair, president. “The Runway spine also serves as supports for screens, supporting paper manage-ment tools and storage.”

The Runway posts can extend upwards to mount effi cient lighting fi xtures to deliver ambient and task lighting to workstations as an alter-native, or to augment general lighting that can often be inadequate and ex-pensive. “One important LEED factor is building lighting levels and Runway enables lighting to be placed and used

where needed to offer appropriate ergonomic lighting levels,” says Leclair. fl uidconcepts has teamed up with Luxo Light-ing to create the technology of a cohesive workstation system that boasts an integrated approach. Runway also offers plan-ning fl exibility as the spine can be used independently with existing workstations, and mobile/independent tables.

Herman Miller, Inc. offers a new collection of seat-ing and tables to the lounge furniture category. The collection, called Swoop, provides comfortable light-scale solutions that suit a variety of offi ce, learning, health-care, and residential environments. Designed by Brian Kane of Kane Design Studio in San Francisco, Swoop includes an upholstered modular lounge seating group, a light scale pull-up lounge chair and ottoman, and stools.

“Swoop creates functional and comfortable spaces, which is particularly important for higher education institutes,” says Jeff Vredevoogd, Herman Miller’s director of education solutions. “Young people sit, lounge and study in a number of ways, while alone or interacting in a group. The contour of the seats and the mobility of the tables allow users the freedom to sit or work in whatever way is best for them.”

Steelcase Inc. has respondes to the changing workspace with the media:scape™ product option. “Within a short time, media:scape has been recognized as a critical inno-vation for how it boosts collaboration,” says Lew Epstein, director, advanced development, integrated technologies. “In the future, this solution will extend beyond facilitating local face-to-face collaboration to host virtual collaboration. Everything that customers already love about media:scape will remain the same, coupled with a powerful new ability to connect people and information across distances.” ■

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The University of Waterloo’s new-est addition, the Engineering V (E5) building, is a six-storey

complex with a dominating presence on campus. This fi rst phase of a mas-ter plan calls for two more engineering buildings east of the main campus.

The striking new addition to the university is clad in a glass curtain wall but it looks nothing like a com-mon glass box. While the fi rst two fl oors are faced with a transparent glass curtain wall, upper storeys fea-ture a ceramic frit applied to the glass in a diamond-shaped pattern. “Using four different gradients of dots, we cre-ated the illusion that each rectangular panel of glass looks like a raised dia-mond. From a distance, it appears as if the fl oors are formed out of a series of metal pyramids,” explains Andrew Frontini, principal and design direc-tor, Shore Tilbe Perkins + Will, the project’s chief architect.

The design was inspired by the fa-cility’s anechoic chamber, which fea-tures an electromagnetic radiation laboratory. The cube-shaped space is lined with carbon-fi bre-coated rubber, pyramid-shaped protrusions that block unwanted frequencies, notes Frontini. The shielded room, which is support-ed by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, is used to attenuate radio frequency and microwaves for research in wireless communications. “It’s a

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phenomenal, leading-edge, world-class facility,” says Ron Venter, space planning consultant for the Faculty of Engineering.

The 160,000-square-foot building provides offi ce, teaching and research space, he says. The fi rst two fl oors op-erate as a student design centre, show-casing engineering projects such as solar and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. “In my view, the fi rst two fl oors are the gems of the building,” says Venter.

The building’s main entrance, on the second fl oor, features a lobby with a fi ve-storey atrium. In the middle of the atrium is a sculptural staircase to upper fl oors. Clad in metal perforated acoustic panels, the staircase pro-vides lighting for the atrium through a series of LED lights recessed into reveals, says Frontini. On the fourth and fi fth fl oors is an outdoor two-storey “sky garden” that overlooks the main campus.

The building is the fi rst within the Faculty of Engineering that is located outside the ring road circling the uni-versity campus. That was an impor-tant step in the faculty’s masterplan (Vision 2010), spearheaded by Adel Sedra, dean of the faculty, because it identifi ed the location for the additional engineering facilities to be constructed within the master campus plan of the university, says Venter.

Linking E5 to the main campus is

a third-fl oor glass pedestrian bridge which crosses the ring road to E3. Constructing the new building and bridge link without disrupting daily activities at the busy campus compli-cated the building sequencing pro-gram for general contractor Bondfi eld Construction Co. Road shutdowns, traffi c detours, pedestrian control and after-hours construction were critical to ensuring the project was on time and budget, explains Steve Aquino, Bondfi eld’s vice-president of operations.

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Comprised of steel box trusses supported on concrete columns, the glass-clad bridge crosses an area used by thousands of students daily. “It was very tricky building the foundations and the structure of the bridge because there were so many students walking underneath it,” explains Aquino.

Erecting the bridge was also chal-lenging because it features a compli-cated sweeping curve. “It was tricky from a layout and production stand-point,” says the builder. “We had to be bang on with our calculations to make sure the bridge met the build-ings where it was supposed to.” To accommodate the bridge connection, E3 required some demolition, rein-forcement and retrofi tting. Occupants were relocated for a short period dur-ing the process. “It was a very tight time frame because it had to be done during the summer.”

Typical six-storey, cast-in-place structures are usually easy enough for experienced builders like Bond-fi eld, but this one was different – partly because the fi ve-storey atrium space posed forming challenges. Fur-thermore, to meet design specifi ca-tions that called for minimal and/or column-free presentation rooms, the builder had to construct “enormous, deep support beams” below these rooms. “Again, it complicated the

forming structure because we weren’t doing the typical forming repetitions, but rather manipulating formwork as we moved from fl oor to fl oor,” says Aquino. A three-fl oor open space designed for materials testing also threw a wrinkle into the construction process.

Building the anechoic chamber wasn’t simple either. “The big issue was that it had to be built on a con-crete slab resting independently of the rest of the building.” A “fl oating slab” was set on engineered pads that allow the slab to be loaded separately from the rest of the building, thereby elimi-nating slab movement. “We had to fi gure out how to build the fl oor for the space, then build another fl oor about eight inches above it without having access underneath.”

Another challenge was pouring concrete during the cold winter of 2007/08. Before each pour, a fl oor was completely enclosed with tarps and the underside of the forms and rebar was heated with propane-fueled blowers. Once poured, each concrete slab was covered with an insulated blanket and the fl oor was heated for up to seven days until the concrete reached 75 per cent of its design strength before forms were removed. If the pour was done in summer, the forms could have been removed in

only two to three days, points out Aquino.

It wasn’t just cold weather but also wind that posed a hazard for the builder, he says, noting that because the engi-neering building stands taller than surrounding campus buildings it is more exposed to the frequent winds in the area. “There were a lot of days we simply couldn’t work because of it.”

Transporting materials and equip-ment for construction of the fourth fl oor outdoor garden was trying at times because the west-facing garden faces railroad tracks. “We required large mobile cranes that could access the space from the north and south. It is one of a number of little things about the construction of this building that really set it apart from most build-ings,” says Aquino.

While the building isn’t LEED cer-tifi ed, it does incorporate a number of enviro-friendly features, including roof sections designed to accommo-date gardens and maximized natural light throughout the building. The ceramic-fritted glass located on the west and south-facing facades reduces solar heat gain by 60 per cent, adds Frontini. A ribbon of manually oper-able aluminum vents integrated into the curtain wall provides natural ven-tilation. The design, like the construc-tion of E5, is set to a high standard. ■

LOCATION263 Phillip StreetWaterloo, Ontario

OWNER/DEVELOPERUniversity of Waterloo

ARCHITECTShore Tilbe Perkins + Willin partnership with Somfay Masri Architects Inc.

GENERAL CONTRACTORBondfi eld Construction Company Ltd.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTRead Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTSmith + Andersen ConsultingEngineering

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTCrossey Engineering Ltd.

CIVIL CONSULTANTMTE Consultants Inc.

LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTGSP Group

TOTAL AREA160,000 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST$46.5 million

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Abuilding named for Dr. David Suzuki has to be more than green – it has to change the

way people think about the world. Windsor’s Greater Essex County Dis-trict School Board has constructed its newest elementary school to a level wor-thy of the acclaimed environmentalist.

Giuliana Hinchliffe, coordinator of engineering for the school board, says Dr. David Suzuki Public School replaces two smaller schools, one of which had a history of environmental stewardship. Aiming for LEED Plati-num was logical, says Hinchliffe. “If we want our children to strive for the best, we have to strive for the best.”

The 58,522-square-foot, two-storey steel structure with poured concrete fl oors holds 22 classrooms, a double gym, a music room, art room, science room and resource centre, as well as support amenities. Approximately 560 students and 35 staff members will call the school their own.

The building is built on a north-south orientation and folds in the middle to create the main entrance. The large opening between the two components connects visually to the north play area and is joined by a steel bridge that stretches through a two-storey atrium. “Orientation and circu-lation are major drivers of the design,” says Gregory McLean, principal with McLean + Associates | Architects. “You know where you are at all times.”

Technologies not usually seen in schools like wind turbines, geother-mal exchange heating and rooftop rain-water collection will be part of the environmental education program. “It isn’t meant as a cost-effective example of how to build a green school,” says Stephen Carpenter, president of Ener-modal Engineering, LEED consultant. “It shows school boards across Canada what is possible.”

Preliminary modelling shows the school will achieve a 65 per cent en-ergy reduction over building code and reduce water consumption by 63 per cent compared to the LEED baseline. Generating 10 per cent of its demand load are 171 photovoltaic panels at the entrance, which are part of a sus-pended canopy system supported by a branched tree structure made of steel.

Light is brought in through the ceilings and funneled into carved-out spaces in the corridors to penetrate the lower spaces. Light shelves and translucent glass panels in the win-dows maximize natural light in all of the rooms, as do solar pipes and sun tracker active daylighting domes.

Radiant in-fl oor heating and cool-ing systems on both fl oors tie into a geothermal vertical loop that runs from 28 wells, each 370 feet deep. A solar wall – essentially a black perforated

metal panel through which air is pulled – preheats ventilation air which is run through a displacement system.

The technology was introduced in a literal way. Recessed glass “truth win-dows” in the fl oors show the insulated in-fl oor heating system, and display panels in the corridor provide real time data about the mechanical sys-tem’s performance. “Education occurs everywhere,” says McLean. “We’ve de-signed no dead spaces.”

In the lobby, a construction display wall provides a cross-section of the exterior wall assembly. Glass piping that carries rainwater from the roof to a cistern for treatment and use in the toilets runs fl oor-to-ceiling in the resource room, and the mechanical rooms have windows through which the equipment is visible.

The interiors incorporate cork fl oors in the administrative and resource rooms, and linoleum in the class-rooms. The corridors feature polished concrete fl oors containing fl y ash, and the millwork is made of FSC-certifi ed bamboo plywood with low-VOCs and no added formaldehyde. The living wall is two-storeys of plant material grown in an irrigated wall to remove VOCs from the air.

Opresnik Engineering acted as LEED consultant for Mady Contract Division, ensuring the contractor’s work complied with all environmental requirements while staying on bud-get and on schedule. “The contractor was trying to be proactive in ensuring the spec was executed correctly and that the scheduling didn’t incur any delays,” says Mark Opresnik, principal.

Mady Contract Division Ltd. had to meet building air tightness and in-door air quality requirements, while diverting a specifi c amount of waste

from the landfi ll and performing the fi nal building fl ush-out. “Credits are extremely important with a LEED Platinum building because you don’t have the luxury of making them up in another category,” says Opresnik.

The contractor exceeded the 75 and 50 per cent waste diversion require-ments, keeping 95 per cent of the site’s waste out of the landfi ll. The fi nal building tightness level exceeded the requirement by 100 per cent.

Outside, the foundation landscap-ing blurs the line between designed and natural by removing the typical bed edging and letting the founda-tion planting run out to the natural-ized turf areas, says Gerry Bezaire, principal with Bezaire & Associates Landscape Architects. “The result should be a landscape that looks like it was there and the school was built around it rather than a landscape that is defi ned by the shape of the building, roads and sidewalks,” says Bezaire.

Bioswales, often designed for func-tionality, are intended to look like natural waterways planted with native trees, shrubs and boulders. A non-irri-gated sports turf mix was selected to hold up to foot traffi c in the play areas, front lawn and sports fi elds. The build-ing also features three green roof areas. An outdoor teaching area offers a com-posite synthetic deck surface, raised planters and portable potting stations and tables for interactive learning, says Terry Wilk, principal, Wilk Associates Landscape Architecture.

A vegetated roof area is separated from the rooftop classroom by a cus-tom lattice screen and an entry arbor that is more industrial looking than one typical of a residential space.

The school board has spent 18 months developing a Web-based

curriculum for the students that uses real time, live data from the school. It will launch with the school’s opening in September.

“We are extremely proud,” says Hinchliffe. “It’s provided an idea about what technologies can be incorporated into new school construction, while still fi tting into the provincial funding model.” ■

LOCATION6320 Raymond AvenueWindsor, Ontario

OWNER/DEVELOPERGreater Essex County District School Board

ARCHITECTMcLean + Associates | Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTORMady Contract Division Ltd.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERHaddad Morgan and Associates Ltd.

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERSmylie and Crow Associates Inc.

GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTANTC.T. Soils & Materials Engineering Inc.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTEnermodal Engineering

LEED CONSULTANTOpresnik Engineering Consultants Inc.

CIVIL ENGINEERR. Lucente Engineering Inc.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTBezaire & Associates Landscape Architects and Wilk Associates Landscape Architecture Ltd.

TOTAL AREA58,522 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST$14 million

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Ground ControlSAFETY AND VERSATILITY ARE HALLMARKS

OF THE RAISED ACCESS FLOORING SECTOR

by Robin Brunet

Regardless of whether the con- struction industry is emerging from a recession or heading towards a double-dip, the raised access fl ooring sector remains somewhat impervious to the convolutions of our economy. That’s because they’re the most cost-effective system for providing the versatility required in modern com-mercial spaces. Raised fl oors allow cables to easily be pulled along a distance instead of through the ceil-ing; they also provide a plenum for cooling.

Scott Alwine, marketing manager for Tate Access Floors Inc., says raised fl oors “are still growing as a widely adopted product. People are still discov-ering their benefi ts. In fact, we fi nd the market in Canada particularly strong as many buildings are incorporating environmentally friendly features.”

Tate, whose raised fl oor panels have reduced cracking and have become one of the highest safety factors of any raised fl oor system in North America, advises customers to consider raised fl oors if they are bringing in new technology, if they are planning to regularly reconfi gure existing technol-ogy, or are uncertain of future needs. “As well as their versatility, our fl oors offer a laundry list of green benefi ts, not the least of which is the fact they’re made from recycled material and FSC-certifi ed wood,” says Alwine. Esthetic considerations are important to Tate too: the company recently expanded its range of fi nishes to include engineered wood, an elegant visual enhancement for any offi ce space.

Dave Belland, president of ENFloor Canada, says his Kamloops-based company is making a mark with its lower-profi le EFS systems that can be adjusted to sit less than an inch and a half above the ground. “This gives the user a lot more fl exibility when performing wiring changes and othermaintenance,” he says. “Also, by eschewing 16-inch spaces created by traditional systems, builders save criti-cal real estate space.”

ENFloor recently provided EFS raised fl oors for gaming centres in Williams Lake and Kelowna and for a television studio in Etobicoke, Ontario.The EFS 1 and EFS 2 network fl oor-ing are the same in every aspect and functionality, except the former is an all-steel hollow cavity product and the latter is cementitious-fi lled. Both can be re-used, both feel solid to the tread and cause minimal echo or footfall. Also, they incorporate easy-to-install gravity-held components designed to provide effortless access to under-fl oor cabling: all it takes is one’s fi ngers, not tools, to remove the channel panels. “We’re starting to get contracts from as far away as Saudi Arabia and Egypt,” says Belland. “Our potential market is huge.”

Haworth Inc. unveiled two new prod-ucts of note at the NeoCon 2010 design exhibition. The fi rst is Monotile’s Tec-nika 60-centimetre by 60-centimetreterrazzo tiles that are used with Haworth’s TecCrete under-structure and pedestal bases to create a stun-ning visual appearance. Made in Italy, Tecnika features a marble and cement mixture available in a wide range of tex-tures and colours. With this offering, Haworth’s fl oor product can be used in an entire building with different mate-rials, such as Tecnika or carpet, in dif-ferent areas according to need.

Haworth’s second new product is the Enclose moveable wall system, which integrates with Haworth raised fl oors to create a perfect transparent solution for offi ce storefronts, conference spaces and iconic presentation areas. Enclose Frameless Glass enables movable wall confi guration in straight runs, faceted curves, and three way variable angle corners, as well as plinth-less sliding doors and full height pivot glass slab doors. Made of extruded aluminum frames with electrostatic powder coat fi nish, Enclose Frameless Glass glaz-ing panels are available in clear fi nish, privacy fi nishes, 10 millimetres thick, 12 millimetres thick, laminated glass and tempered glass.

Camino Modular Systems Inc. has provided access fl oor systems for many of the world’s leading companies and organizations: Air Canada, the Depart-ment of Defence, AT&T, Ford Motor Company and the RCMP are just a few examples. The company acts as a man-ufacturer of its own raised fl oors and a distributor for Haworth, and president Glenn Foden points out that raised fl oors continue to grow in popularity as LEED projects and standards become more and more mainstream. Accord- ingly, Camino’s Airpath 180 is a com-plete under-fl oor air solution that in-cludes access fl ooring diffusers, perimeter radiation and modular plug and play wiring; the system can contribute to LEED certifi cation points in the areas of energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmen-tal quality, and innovative design process.

Modular carpet tiles offer much more design freedom for raised access fl oors than broadloom carpet, plus they allow building managers to re-place any part of the covering that is damaged or worn without disturbing furniture or equipment. InterfaceFLOR Canada Inc., which sold its raised fl ooring systems to Haworth six years ago, has since focused its attention on modular carpets and become the design leader in modular carpet tiles. At the 2010 HD Expo in Las Vegas,

InterfaceFLOR unveiled bold new offerings inspired by the 1980s Mem-phis design movement: the colourful stripes of Beale Street, the stark black and white lines of Union Avenue, the graphic squiggles ofDoodle and the fabulous black and white patterns of Memphis to Milan and Back. All of these offerings are part of the company’s Convert design platform that feature products made with a total recycled content ranging from 64 per cent to 75 per cent, including up to 35 per cent post-consumer content (unheard of for modular carpets with such vibrant colours).

Finally, raised fl oor systems were initially created for data centre appli-cations in the 1950s, and that applica-tion is of course as vital today as ever. Computer Room Services Corporation (CRSC), a leader in the design, build and maintenance of all types of criti-cal physical infrastructure, maintains the position that despite how radically data centres have evolved, raised fl oors still serve a multitude of purposes, not the least of which is improved air fl ow. However, CRSC stresses that some-times the systems are not benefi cial or even possible depending on ceiling restrictions. The company encourages building owners to contact a CRSC rep-resentative for technical advice about raised fl ooring as well as to assist in designing an effi cient data centre. ■

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T he idea of an increased and im-proved cultural focus for the City of Chilliwack was pro-

posed in 1999. In 2005, city council created the Cultural Centre Advisory Planning Committee. In 2010, the Chilliwack Cultural Centre opens with a 530-seat main theatre and a 150-seat recital hall.

“This has been in the works for some time,” says Eric Dyck, project manager for the City of Chilliwack. “We had input from a variety of poten-tial user groups and that affected how we developed the spatial and technical requirements”.

“It was a design-build process,” says Dyck. “One of the advantages of the design-build process is that in the prequalifi cation process we select several design and construction teams who then provide their solutions to our project requirements. In this case, we received proposals from two teams. The Bird Construction team provided the best value for the money available for the project.”

The Cultural Centre – built on a city property that was originally the Chilli-wack Fairgrounds – is the third part of an ongoing plan to enrich the lives of

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residents of Chilliwack and surounding communities.“This is the third piece in the puzzle,” says Dyck. “First

we built the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre with aquaticand fi tness amenities in 2002. Then there was Prospera Centre in 2004 that includes a 5,000-seat ice arena. And now we’re opening the Cultural Centre.”

Working with Bird Construction on the Cultural Centre proposal was Michael McDonald, principal and director of design for Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Plan-ning Ltd. “The project had a big performing arts compo-nent,” says McDonald. “That is unusual for a design-build. But the City of Chilliwack is a sophisticated client and has done other buildings as design-build.”

Involved from the beginning of the process, McDonald says his role was to create a public building that would make the people of Chilliwack proud.

Design of the building was of paramount importance; a theatre has specifi c design requirements that are unique. These aspects were worked into the equally unique design of the new building.

“The centre has an 80-foot fl y tower,” says McDonald, referring to that part of the building above the stage that holds rigging, curtains and enormous backdrops. “The fl y tower is a refl ection of Mount Cheam, an icon for the peo-ple of Chilliwack. This is an urban building in a semi-rural area, and the surrounding natural setting is important.”

The choice of construction materials was important, especially with a limited budget. Tilt-up concrete panels were chosen for the fl y tower because of their density, which provided good soundproofi ng as well as being economical.

“The question was whether we could use tilt-up panels

on something of such massive height,” says McDonald. “In fact, we used the tallest tilt-up panels ever used in Canada when we built the fl y tower. From an engineering and con-struction point of view, our structural engineer Greg Smith, along with Bird Construction, did an excellent job on a highly technical structure.”

As the engineer of record, Greg Smith – a principal with Burnaby-based Weiler Smith Bowers Consulting Structural Engineers – says the biggest challenge of the project was to put up those tall, heavy panels.

“Bird was not scared by the prospect,” says Smith. “How-ever, it was challenging to put all the parts together. The tilt-up panels were up to 40 feet wide and 85 feet high, the

The 80-foot fl y tower located above the stage holds

rigging, curtains and backdrops.

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tallest in Canada. Bracing them was fairly intense.

“We had such a good team, though, that the tower went up really easily – a piece of cake.”

“We cut doors into the concrete panels after they were up,” says Smith. “We had to, because of the height of the panels. If the panels had not been solid, they could not have withstood the process. So the doors were cut into the concrete afterwards.”

Remarkably, the fl y tower went up in a single day. Smith says this saved the project considerable time and money compared with putting up a steel framework and then walls.

“The tower was the key element,” he says. “After that, we could work on the stage.”

Terry Chu was project manager for Toronto-based Bird Construction. He

says the Chilliwack Cultural Centre is a fi rst for several reasons.

“It was the fi rst of its kind as a design-build,” says Chu. “And it is the tallest tilt wall construction in Canada – at least at the time it was built.”

Chu praises the team, saying it was good to be back working with some members, as well as welcoming new-comers.

“The team was wonderful,” he says. “They made the project work very smoothly. This was a unique project and lots of care was taken to make sure the building suited its use. There was nothing unusual during the construc-tion, but it was a unique art building.”

Ali Rahimpour was senior electri-cal engineer and project manager for Montreal-headquartered Genivar.

“We did not work on the audiovi-sual aspects of the building, but we coordinated closely with the architect as we provided the buildings electrical infrastructure,” says Rahimpour. “We supplied the power for the audiovi-sual, power distribution, lighting, the pathways and fi re systems.”

“We always have to work closely with the architects on any project,” says Rahimpour. “And we have worked often with the mechanical engineer, Cobalt Engineering.”

While the Chilliwack Cultural Centre is set to open in September, there will be further additions and re-fi nements to the building in future.

Architect Michael McDonald says the collaboration on this building was a large part of its success, including in-put from the local theatre group in the planning stages.

“Overall, the team did an excellent job on a highly technical structure,” says McDonald. “To also do that on a tight budget, to provide everything the City wanted and more – that is some-thing to be proud of.” ■

LOCATION9201 Corbould StreetChilliwack, B.C.

OWNER/DEVELOPERCity of Chilliwack

ARCHITECTKasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd.

DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTORBird Construction Company

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTWeiler Smith Bowers Consulting Structural Engineers

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTCobalt Engineering

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTGenivar

TOTAL AREA65,000 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST$22 million

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The 79,000-square-foot, $42-mil-lion, three-storey Academic Building (AB) of the new Oril-

lia campus of Lakehead University will be the fi rst facility of the fi rst uni-versity campus in North America to be designed and built to secure LEED Platinum certifi cation.

Lakehead currently has its main campus in Thunder Bay, but also main-tains a campus in downtown Orillia.

“But it is limited in the number of students we can accommodate,” says Kathy Hunt, Lakehead Orillia’s com-munications offi cer. “We are retaining the downtown campus, but in order to grow, we needed another location.”

The new campus facility is located in the city’s newly developed west end on a former farm property purchased by the City of Orillia. The City donated an 85-acre parcel of the land to the uni-versity. In 2011, two new buildings will be added to the AB: a residence for 271 students and a food services building.

Construction began in June 2009. The fi rst fl oor contains the entrance with the information/security desk, learning common with an integrated computer laboratory and library, two lecture theatres, classrooms, student services and a food kiosk.

The second fl oor consists of classrooms and administra-tion offi ces, while the top fl oor has multi-purpose specialty labs, offi ces for faculty and administrators, meeting rooms, open work spaces and seminar rooms. The AB can accom-modate up to 1,500 students and 90 faculty and staff.

A key architectural feature is the learning common. This large open space, says Hunt, is “where faculty, staff and students will be working together and interacting, which supports our interdisciplinary programs and inquiry-based teaching approach.”

Brian Jeffs, Lakehead’s assistant vice-president of admin-istration and fi nance, notes that developing a LEED Platinum campus was “the right and responsible thing to do. LEED buildings are becoming the norm and Orillia wanted to set a benchmark for the construction of public sector build-ings. LEED Platinum has its own challenges and with con-struction on a relatively tight timeline, the project is going remarkably well. Just to see this building being created and what it means to Orillia and Simcoe County is signifi cant. We can’t understate the importance of what the new campus will bring in terms of economic drivers to this community.”

David Nesbitt of MHPM Project Managers Inc. served as Lakehead’s project manager. The fi rm was involved with the project from day one in terms of developing the LEED Platinum plan and campus master plan for the 85-acre site; securing the architects, engineers and the general contrac-tor and sub-contractors; and heading the planning for the campus’s functional program.

“LEED Platinum is a challenge,” he says, “but because we had been doing this from the beginning with the whole team focused on the major goal, it has been easier and changes could be accommodated rapidly. Orillia continues to be supportive of our sustainability goals. This includes a commitment from the City early on to extend transit service to the site that connects it with Orillia and the downtown campus.”

Nesbitt helped coordinate zoning and is involved in the design and construction. He is also involved in the procure-ment of furnishings and equipment, including the high-tech features such as video conferencing to link the AB with the Thunder Bay and downtown Orillia campuses.

LOCATION500 University AvenueOrillia, Ontario

OWNER/DEVELOPERLakehead University

PROJECT MANAGERMHPM Project Managers Inc.

ARCHITECT/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTMoriyama & Teshima Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTOREllisDon Corporation

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTHalcrow Yolles

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTCrossey Engineering Ltd.

TOTAL AREA79,000 square feet

TOTAL COST$42 million

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Moriyama & Teshima Architects were awarded the design contract in early 2008. “It’s a contemporary build-ing,” says project architect Christie Mills, a senior associate with the fi rm. “The basic exterior material is a wheat-coloured brick cladding with some architectural block accents, large areas of curtain wall glazing and punched, operable windows.”

Architectural partner Daniel Tera-mura stresses that because the AB is the fi rst building at the new campus, its architectural expression will set the standard for future buildings. “Our goal was to create a building with a strong relationship to the open spaces, the history of the area and the sustainabil-ity that will be developed on the site,”

he says. “The building has a ‘quiet dignity.’ It doesn’t aspire to be a signature building. It’s a general academic building, so there is a combination of shared classrooms, lecture halls, a very large learning common and a few specialty labs.”

The interior fi nishes feature natural light and natural ele-ments found in Ontario. “The wall of the large lecture theatre is clad in an Ontario limestone and the main fl oor fi nish is a porcelain tile,” says Mills. “There are a lot of natural materi-als throughout the building such as maple wood panelling. Wherever possible, we have glazed screens to provide trans-parency between spaces and there is a selective use of wood for doors, window sills and certain feature walls.”

Each fl oor has a main public corridor with secondary corridors to access smaller rooms. The fl oor plates were designed to maximize the free fl ow of people, but also provide space where people can stop to converse. “That was an important feature,” says Teramura, “because for some time there won’t be other amenities available. The AB has to be a place that encourages people to spend time – it will be a welcoming and engaging building; one that is fi lled with natural light, provides nice views, offers a connection to nature, and has informal social spaces for all users.”

The AB makes use of geothermal heating and cooling, has integrated mechanical and electrical systems for heating and cooling, energy-saving glazing, a storm-water retention system, a gray water system and a green roof.Rick Dittmer, EllisDon’s project manager, who has experi-ence with many LEED projects, says LEED Platinum requires more stringent planning and critical eye to ensure all minor details are accounted for.

“The mechanical systems have to be top-notch. You need a whole lot of water reuse equipment and materials that you wouldn’t have in other buildings,” he says. “The commis-sioning is a lot more intense and the materials, fi nishes and lighting throughout the building are increased in effi ciency. For example, the amount of duct work in one of the ceilings is almost as much as you would fi nd in a standard building with regards to fresh air requirements.”

In closing, Daniel Teramura notes, “The building takes advantage of just about all opportunities to improve its ecological performance. All of our projects are built on good sustainable design, whether they are LEED or non-LEED. The Academic Building met our expectations and we feel very good about the outcome.” ■

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I n July, the foundations for Phase 2 of Calgary’s Bow Val-ley College expansion were rising where the Provincial Courts of Alberta once stood. Phase 1 of the expansion,

which was completed earlier this year after fi ve years in development, provides the college with a facility contain-ing more energy-effi cient systems, more classrooms and expanded learning resource services. Phase 2, which is ex-pected to be complete in 2013, will consist of a seven-storey, 204,000-square-foot new building.

The expansion will double the college’s seating capacity in Calgary to 6,300, and Bernard Benning, vice-president of campus development, is satisfi ed with the progress to date. “Things have gone extremely well considering the project unfolded in a somewhat backward fashion,” he says. “Phase 2 should really have been launched before Phase 1, which was a renovation of an existing, operational building. But we couldn’t get our hands on the land required for Phase 2, so that’s why work on the new facility is taking place now.”

Martin Jones, a partner with GEC Architecture, regards the Bow Valley College expansion as challenging but ulti-mately rewarding. “Acquiring the land for Phase 2 set us back several years but was benefi cial in that the new South Campus building will be right next to the LRT transit line,” he says. “Phase 1 was an enormously complicated renova-tion that had to be scheduled to minimize disruption to the teachers and students using the facility. It speaks volumes about the project manager, Duke Projects, and builders Stu-art Olson that the work was completed on budget.”

Bow Valley College announced its plans for the two-phase expansion in November of 2004, and almost a year later it received $47-million in funding for Phase 1. Several months after that, a GEC schematic design was presented to and ap-proved by the board of governors with the intent of work

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commencing in the summer of 2006. Phase 1 focused on a six-storey

North Campus facility that had been constructed in 1972. The building was shaped somewhat like an in-verted pyramid, with large outdoor plazas situated under the overhang of the higher levels. “Our main idea was to reclaim 80,000 square feet of this 270,000-square-foot facility by getting rid of the plazas and a parking struc-ture and adding street-level facilities in their place,” says Jones. “This gave the building a more appropriate urban feel to what is, after all, an urban campus.”

Early on, it was determined that the 1960’s-style precast cladding of the Brutalist-style building did not have to be revamped. However, the windows were replaced to provide greater ener-gy effi ciency and to extend the service

life of the envelope. “That alone changed the appearance of the facility signifi cantly,” says Jones.

The real challenge of Phase 1 was the interior, as the corridors were located along the perimeter of each level. “The people walking through the corridors received nat-ural light but the offi ces and classrooms located in the building’s core did not, so we relocated the rooms to face the windows,” says Jones. “This required extensive demo-

lition of the interior.” GEC added two new elevators to

the existing bank of three lifts, turn-ing each elevator 180 degrees in its shaft to help create a north-south cor-ridor through the building, which improved way-fi nding. A main stair-well was also redesigned for easier access and better visibility.

All of these alterations caused head-aches for Duke Projects and StuartOlson. “A lot of the work had to

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happen after-hours and required care-ful scheduling,” says Benning. “More-over, this came at a time when the construction boom was reaching a fever pitch: it was a task to fi nd trades people to perform after-hours work. But fortunately, Stuart Olson had con-siderable resources to draw from.” By adapting its work schedule to the students, Stuart Olson enforced quiet periods and carried out the noisiest work after two p.m. and on weekends.

During the renovation, Bow ValleyCollege and GEC worked to secure the required land for the new South Campus building. “The Alberta Government initially wanted us to revamp the Provincial Courts, but with its three different movement systems and other factors, that would have been impossible,” says Jones. To which Benning adds, “Another issue arose when the Calgary Public Library expressed its desire to locate its new facility in the same area as our build-ing and needed a portion of the court site. So we arranged a land swap: we took only a portion of the court land and in exchange got a parkade site on the south east corner of the lot.” This resulted in an L-shaped site and the best of both worlds because it faced the North Campus building across 6th Avenue and fronted 7th Avenue and the new LRT Gateway station, a prime con-sideration for Bow Valley College’s staff and students.

Jones predicts the seven-storey structure with three underground lev-els of parking “will be a lot easier to build than the renovation in the fi rst phase. We designed it to be comple-mentary to the North Campus build-ing with canopy elements and brick on the fi rst level, as well as clay tile that echoes the precast of the 1972 building while being wholly contemporary in its expression.”

Benning points out that a remain-ing phase follows the completion of the South Campus building in 2013. “This will be a $14-million undertaking to relocate our continuing education offi ces, as well as create more class-rooms,” he says. “We’re very excited about the new look and the improved facilities of Bow Valley College. GEC responded very well to our needs, and both Duke Projects and Stuart Olson assembled a fantastic team that trans-formed our designs into reality.” ■

LOCATION322 6th Avenue S.E.Calgary, Alberta

OWNER/DEVELOPERBow Valley College

PROJECT MANAGERDuke Projects Inc.

ARCHITECTGEC Architecture

GENERAL CONTRACTORStuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERRead Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

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W hen the City of Red Deer began the process of building a new RCMP primary detachment, the options for a location and design were varied. But

with a collective of creative minds, the end result produced a 95,000-square-foot building that not only houses all neces-sary components for policing, but is a standout structure that honours the history of the police force and will be a func-tional resource for the community for decades.

“Fourteen potential sites were considered, including an addition and renovations to the existing 2,400-square-metre [7,872-square-foot] building across from Red Deer City Hall,” says Bryon Jeffers, consultant for the City of Red Deer and project manager for the RCMP detachment. “In the end, however, we opted to go with a brand new site.”

“A primary reason for the location choice is its downtown proximity and access to a major thoroughfare,” says Superin-tendent Brian Simpson of the Red Deer RCMP. “This gives it a high degree of visibility and easy public access. We are really excited about our new building. The large front entrance is very inviting which puts the station in a positive light and allows people coming in to feel comfortable, whether they are there for personal reasons or business.”

Rooms off the lobby will be available for commu-nity groups such as Neighbourhood Watch, Commu-nity Policing and Citizens on Patrol. “The building was designed with the future in mind and extra space built in,” says Simpson. “There is a training suite to accommodate ongoing requirements we have as a police ser-vice. It is a matter of economics rather than sending people out of town for courses. As expected, we have a large number of cells – an unfortunate part of our industry but necessary.”

From the onset, the two-storey building with a unique, rotunda-style round lobby was designed with an open con-cept to maximize natural light. The second fl oor also has an airy feeling with clear glass guardrails surrounding hallways. With reveals built into the drywall, a sense of openness is apparent throughout several departments.

“The clear spaces perform two main functions – fi rst, to act as an organizational principle to create internal streets for circulation,” says Steven Shamchuk, principal at ACI/SKAL Joint Ventures. “But more importantly, because of the high space, the windows collect warm air causing a green-house effect. This air is then drawn off into the heat recovery system in the mechanical room.”

LOCATION4602 51 AvenueRed Deer, Alberta

OWNER/DEVELOPERCity of Red Deer

ARCHITECTStephens Kozak Architects Ltd. in association with ACI Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTORChandos Construction Ltd.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTProtostatix Engineering Consultants Inc.

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTStantec Consulting Ltd.

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Another driving factor for the design of this project is CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design), which allows surveillance and control of unauthorized peo-ple in the building. “As a CPTED requirement, the lobby was designed with a round layout so there are no corners for undesirables to hide,” says Garry Stephens, principal at Stephens Kozak Architects Ltd. “About halfway through the design, we took RCMP members through other facilities that we had done, and discussed internal operations and some options. They actually changed the way they do things inter-nally based on these designs.”

Outside the building, several safety factors are built in, including the use of fl agpoles in front of the lobby to prevent cars from being driven into the facility. “We tried to reach that delicate balance between security and approachability, not only for the public but for employees,” says Shamchuk.

One special feature to the new RCMP building is the fi bre optic LED star ceiling set 40 feet above the lobby fl oor. It represents the constellation as it was in June 1875 when the Northwest Mounted Police came to the area. “As the City of Red Deer has a requirement that one per cent of every capital project is to include public art, a tender request went out for artistic additions to the building,” says Stephens. “The art-ist responsible for the unique features, Ingrid Koivukangas, came up with outstanding ideas, including the star ceiling.”

Notable from the building’s exterior are larger-than-life photographs captured in the glass walls with a process known as techno-graphic interlayers. “When I fi rst drove into the area, I was inspired by the scenery and wondered what it was like when it was just prairie,” says Ingrid Koi-vukangas, director of Koivukangas Environmental Art and Design Inc. “I began working on an idea that would create a sense of going back and forth in history.” She took land-scape photographs from different directions going out from the building, then overlaid archival photographs of North-west Mounted Police on horseback (from the 1870s), and one RCMP member from the 1940s in a Stetson hat. “We did this on three sides of the building, and on the front at the second fl oor level, we inserted current photos of members in differ-ent uniforms. The images will become archival as well. The project is called Navigating Histories.”

Adding to the lobby is a band of red on the concrete fl oor to honour the area’s First Nations people. “There are Ammonite and Metasequoia fossils etched straight into the

concrete and covered over with dif-ferent layers of acid-etched colour so it’s like standing on a fossil bed,” says Koivukangas.

While the steel building features aluminum and brick on the exterior, the combination of the materials’ strength and the artwork makes it an inviting structure. “We tried to select materials that have an enduring qual-ity,” says Harold Coles, senior project manager with Chandos Construction. “Because it is a community institu-tional building, it needs to have a longer service life and provide value in terms of low maintenance.” ■

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W ith its distinctive 10-storey clock tower, the soon-to-be-completed $84.3-million,

280,000-square-foot Vaughan City Hall signifi es the rapid transformation of the municipality from a rural area to an urban-style community.

Designed by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) and constructed by general contractor Maystar General Contractors Inc., it will replace an adjacent administration build-ing that will eventually be demolished.

“Vaughan has grown into a majorurban centre and now we have an award-winning City Hall that will be a source of civic pride for many years to come,” says Mayor Linda Jackson.

Slated to open this fall, the building, which will achieve a proposed LEED Gold certifi cation, will anchor a 24-acre civic square that will ultimately consist of a resource library, a refl ecting pool/skating rink and public gardens.

The civic-centre-style campus will also be home to an 84-unit affordable housing complex, adjacent to the new Vaughan City Hall, with ties to regional transit links.

It was KPMB’s “precinct-style” pro-posal which set it apart from several other submissions in a design compe-tition held a few years ago, says Peter Berton, partner, + VG Architects, the City’s professional advisor on the proj-ect. Most of the other design proposals contained one major building.

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That concept was inspired by the traditional Ontario town planning where a city hall, civic square, market and cenotaph defi ne an identifi able civic precinct, says KPMB associate and project architect Goran Milosevic. “But it also draws from the tradition of the European square, or piazza,” he says, “where architecture is used to defi ne fl exible central spaces for meet-ing and celebration.”

Because of the effort invested into the competition, thebasic framework of the design was in place and only a few minor alternations were required to the exterior and mass-ing of the building after KPMB was selected, adds Milosevic. There was signifi cant close work and collaboration with the City staff to fi ne-tune the internal operations of the building.

One milestone change was the decision to raise the bar to LEED Gold instead of the original target of Silver. “As we started to develop [the design] we were so close to Gold, and felt that the Civic Centre should stand as an example of civic leadership in the environmental sphere and the decision was made to target a LEED Gold status.”

Achieving LEED Gold will be obtained through an array of features including a high performance building envelope, solar shading strategies, a number of green roofs and central atrium spaces which will draw fresh air into the building and reduce its reliance on mechanical systems.

The building’s clock tower will be a readily identifi able symbol which will reinforce the its role as a community gathering point. At the same time, the design team also had to ensure that the building did not overwhelm adjacent residential communities, says Milosevic.

It is for that reason the portions of the building clos-est to those communities have been restricted to three and two storeys. Shaped in an L-confi guration, it is comprised of three sections, each of which focuses on a central atrium that draws daylight deep into the middle of the building, he says. “Even on overcast days, there will be a minimal need of artifi cial lighting.”

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Consulting Inc. enables the windows within the atria to open under favour-able conditions and allow fresh air into the building. Large glazed areas in the atriums are also fi tted with motorized blind systems which automatically lower if the light or glare is too harsh, says Milosevic.

Manually operated windows along the perimeter of the building also allow the employees to have some control over their environment. The building automation system will indi-cate to building occupants when the optimal time is to open the manually operated windows.

As well, on each fl oor there are liter-ally scores of manually and automati-cally operated fl oor diffusers which can be opened to take advantage of the conditioned air circulating below the 700-millimetre-high raised fl oors.Wiring, power and data lines are also carried through the access fl oors.

“There has been an effort to provide

the building occupants with some level of individual control over their environmental conditions,” explains Milosevic.

A major priority in the design and construction was the use of natural, renewable and low-emission materials that would contribute to user comfort. Some of those materials include cornfi bre panels, North American white oak for much of the interior wood pan-elling and granite clad exterior walls in the council chambers. The overall structure is concrete slab and circularcolumns with fl ared capitals.

From the perspective of Maystar General Contractors Inc., building the concrete structure has been the most demanding part of the job, says Wayne Garrett, vice-president of construction.

“It is just a big, complicated project,” says Garrett on the myriad challenges, which include constant watering of the site to limit dust migration to the adja-cent homes and existing Civic Centre.

Almost 50 subcontractors have worked on the building since construc-tion started in March 2007, and about 120 tradespeople and labourers were on site at the peak of the project in early August, he says. As those crews push to complete the last reaming work, con-ceptual planning for the civic square’s second and third phases is taking place.

At the heart of the square will be a public garden and park designed by Vancouver-based Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg. It will naturalize, as much as possible, the area’s original ecology with a mix of native trees and natural-ized vegetation to minimize water and maintenance requirements.

While the dream of a fully mature and serviced civic square will take a few more years to complete, the con-struction of the new City Hall marks a major turning point, says city manager Clayton Harris. “The City Hall refl ects the characteristics that defi ne our city: namely, innovation, service and envi-ronmental stewardship. It represents an exciting step forward in a city al-ready recognized for its quality of life, business opportunities and economic prosperity.” ■

LOCATION2141 Major Mackenzie DriveVaughan, Ontario

OWNERCity of Vaughan

ARCHITECTKuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg (KPMB)

PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR+ VG Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTORMaystar General Contractors Inc.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTHalcrow Yolles

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTStantec Consulting Inc.

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTMulvey & Banani International

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTPhillips Farevaag Smallenberg

BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANTBVDA Façade Engineering Ltd.

TOTAL BUILDING AREA280,000 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST$84.3 million

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The West Orillia Sports Complex is more than just an arena. In addition to two NHL-sized ice

surfaces, the complex features a food concession area, meeting space, four lit tennis courts, a multi-use artifi cial turf sports fi eld, two junior natural turf soccer pitches, one senior natural turf soccer pitch, an accessible playground, walking and biking trails, a fi eld house with washrooms, and parking.

Completed in just one phase, the complex is located on 26 acres of land adjacent to the new Lakehead Univer-sity campus.

The exterior palette and building materials used for the West Orillia Sports Complex take cues from the area’s history. A limestone feature wall and wood soffi ts recall local materials used on the previous farmstead, ex-plains architect Bernard Turkewitsch of PBK Architects Inc. Black painted steel columns refer to the historic black-lacquered car fi nish originally manu-factured in Orillia. Green-coloured glazing and black-and-white masonry enhance the feature materials.

The arena itself, called Rotary Place, boasts many special and unusu-al features. The main corridor features polished concrete fl oors made with re-cycled glass. Sunken ice pads provide excellent views of the ice surfaces from the main lobby. Spectator areas have in-fl oor heating using heat reclaimed from the ice-making plant. To make use of natural light, the arena has sev-eral windows. Typically, ice rinks do not have windows in the immediate rink areas as the heat from sunlight impacts ice quality, explains Daniel Murphy, project manager with Ellis-Don Corporation, the design-build contractor on the project. “However, the architect has designed the rink to allow natural light to enter by specify-ing a specialty glass from Europe.”

The lobby at the front end of the building is architecturally complex for this type of facility, adds Murphy. “There are many angles to the wall and roof structure,” he explains.

One particular goal of the project was to come up with a design that would create a variety of recreational opportunities year-round. One of the sports fi elds has artifi cial turf, which will allow it to be used earlier in the spring and later into the fall than natural turf, explains Dan Cousins, manager of facilities, City of Orillia. Sod will be used on the sports fi elds so they will be ready to go right away, he adds. In addition to soccer, the arti-fi cial turf pitch can be used for rugby and gridiron football.

All projects of this magnitude will have some challenges. For Terry Smart, senior structural engineer with C.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd., the

schedule created the most diffi culty. “It didn’t get started until June of 2009 and had to be completed by September 2010,” he explains. With a fast-tracked schedule, the timing is critical, agrees Cousins. “It’s not easy getting the key people together to make decisions,” he explains, “but we are on schedule for completion.”

Murphy also found the tight sched-ule was a challenge. “Rink slabs are extremely labour-intensive and must

be built correctly the fi rst time. Fixing them later is extremely expensive and time-consuming.”

One of the challenges of the site plan was to give suffi cient prominence to the athletic fi elds, says David Wood, a landscape architect with Envision-Tatham. “The challenge was to make sure the soccer fi elds didn’t look like the back door of the arena,” he says. “It was important it feel like two signifi cant destinations.” This was accomplished by creating a strong main entrance road from University Avenue that terminates on the soccer fi eld house, while provid-ing access to the arena parking lot. A secondary site access also exists off of Line 15.

The layout of the soccer pitches created some interesting geometry, he adds. The best orientation for the soccer pitches was on a north-south axis but this created a skewed layout

relative to the legal boundaries. An existing naturalized storm-water pond, complete with island and walk-ing trails, became a focal point for the site plan, he adds. This pre-existing city-owned storm-water pond on an adjacent parcel of land was also used for the storm-water management plan since the Sports Complex property did not have suffi cient space for one.

The natural slope of the property posed another challenge. “There were

seven metres of relief across the site but the soccer fi elds required a fl at sur-face,” explains Michael Buske, project manager with C.C. Tatham & Asso-ciates Ltd. “We had to make sure the gradient worked for drainage.”

The sports complex was designed to achieve LEED Silver certifi cation. The ECO CHILL® refrigeration system is at the heart of it all, says Cousins. It collects, recycles and re-uses the energy used to maintain the ice surface, pro-viding heating in the stands and dress-ing rooms and reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Other green features include electric ice-resurfacers to minimize emissions, good public transportation access, a trail system and the use of green cleaning products. “The City of Orillia has ordered two new electric/battery ice resurfacers [Olympia’s] and two new electric/battery ice edgers from Resurfi ce

Corporation,” explains Cousins. “The electric/battery ice resurfacers have come a long way and many ice facilities are moving toward this green technology for new purchasesor as replacements come due.”

Through forward thinking, the City of Orillia has created a recreational facility that enables maximum year-round use, improving the quality of life for all its residents, while minimiz-ing the impact on the environment. ■

LOCATION100 University AvenueOrillia, Ontario

OWNER/DEVELOPERCity of Orillia

ARCHITECTPBK Architects Inc.

DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTOREllisDon Corporation

STRUCTURAL/CIVIL CONSULTANTC.C. Tatham & Associates Ltd.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTEnvision-Tatham

TOTAL AREA (ROTARY PLACE ARENA)115,000 square feet

TOTAL AREA (SITE)26 acres

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R esidents of Alberta who require orthopedic surgery can soon take advantage of a landmark

facility featuring state-of-the-art design for quality patient care. The new Alberta Health Services Orthopedic Surgery Centre, located in Edmonton at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, will have the ability to perform approximately 4,000 joint surgeries each year at full capacity. Patients will receive health services at the new surgery centre in a relaxing atmosphere, of which most are private inpatient rooms. “The new facility will improve accessibility for patients needing hip and knee replace-ments,” says Lois Stefaniuk, site direc-tor, Royal Alexandra Hospital. “It will be operated as a high-effi ciency centre to maximize capacity, and we’re very proud to be opening it for service to patients in the coming months.”

The Orthopedic Surgery Centre will provide a unique environment for treat-ment, including family-oriented recov-ery programs for patients needing hip and knee replacements. Designing the building meant considering special needs of people with mobility issues. The original design questions required an understanding of the methods required to process patients effi ciently while providing quality care, which is the goal of Alberta Health Services. “A part of our medical practice has been focused on both inpatient and outpa-tient planning and design,” says Jeff Eckert, principal at Eckert Wordell Architects in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “With this project in particular, we also needed to connect the Orthopedic Surgery Centre with the Royal Alexan-dra Hospital, which was achieved by including a 100-foot pedway, making it easy to move both equipment and people.”

The combined efforts of Eckert Wordell, locally based HIP Architects, and the Royal Alexandra Hospital phy-sicians and staff, including Dr. Don Dick, medical lead, Orthopedic Sur-gery, Edmonton Zone, determined the most optimum layout that would best suit the needs of everyone involved.

Eckert says before they even began to consider the architecture and de-sign, they looked at the technology that was to go into the surgical suites, how physicians perform surgery, and the expected patient volume. “We took into consideration how patients are going to arrive and researched the technology that was going to be used for operating. After determining this – PH

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combined with the anticipated number of patients and physicians – we were able to come up with the number of pre- and post-op stretcher spaces, the number of operating rooms, and the support spaces. When we determined an optimal length of stay for post-op patients, we were able to determine the number of inpatient rooms we would need.”

The fi ve-storey building includes a registration area on the fi rst fl oor, with surgical suites on the second fl oor, leaving the third and fourth fl oors for patient rooms. The top fl oor houses all mechanical equipment needed to sup-port the operations of the building. In addition to the ped-way being a walkway for staff and patients, it also provides a service corridor for diesel fuel, steam to heat the building, communications wiring, and a pneumatic tube that goes from the surgery centre to the main hospital to transfer physical samples to the labs.

Rich Tracy, project manager at Eckert Wordell Archi-tects, says one of the things they aimed for was combining pre- and post-op into one fl oor. “Even though these areas are separated by space, they are connected by a centre core for staff as they work on both pre- and post-op patients.

HIP Architects provided local advice on the intrica-cies of living and working in the Alberta region, includ-ing the challenges of weather. “Building a project of this

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nature in our climate requires special consideration for the harsh winter conditions,” says Allan Partridge, principal. “As such, the entrance fea-tures a large overhang so when people with mobility problems arrive in the morning, they are well covered so they don’t slip and fall. This is more than a canopy as the building is set back on the main fl oor. Post-surgery patients are also sheltered while they are getting used to their new hip or new knee and have mobility prob-lems. This was a very strong aspect of the design discussion during the initial process.”

As the Orthopedic Surgery Centre replaces a former parking lot for the hospital, the site created construction challenges in its constrained size. “As the existing Royal Alexandra Hospital

campus has been virtually built out, maximizing the use of this last piece of available land was paramount,” says Paul Fereday, project director with Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. “The building footprint was taken to the furthest extent of the property line – so much so that two of the exte-rior walls had to be fi re-rated because of their close vicinity to the adjacent properties. This lead to having no lay-down area for materials. Just-in-time delivery was a reality, where materials arrived by truck and were immediately erected by the building crews.”

Late in the summer of 2009, Black-top Paving’s concrete crew began work on the external concrete fl atwork at the Centre. The majority of the side-walks, curbs and gutters, and load-ing dock was completed that summer, with the remainder fi nished in spring 2010. Although civil concrete work is Blacktop Paving’s strongest asset, this project was extra challenging as it had to meet the approval of the Capital Health inspectors.

The look of the building makes a statement in itself, says Fereday. “It is, by far, one of the most striking interiors and exteriors I’ve seen in the hospital.

Its multi-coloured aluminum panel-ling and extensive glazing set it apart from the rest of the campus.” This level of architectural detailing is carried inside with curving bulkheads mir-rored by the same curving fl oor design throughout the building. The four-storey glazed atrium brings sunlight into the lobby and the family lounges on every fl oor. The lobby welcomes visitors with a water wall and tropical plants to help create a calming envi-ronment. The extensive daylight inside the facility creates a warm and positive atmosphere for patient recovery and staff job satisfaction.

In closing, Fereday notes, “This was a ‘quiet’ project in that there was a real team approach to resolve any issues that arose, which speaks of the great project members that participated.” ■

LOCATION10969 102 Street Edmonton, Alberta

OWNER/DEVELOPERAlberta Health Services

ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGNEckert Wordell Architects

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTHIP Architects

CONSTRUCTION MANAGERStuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTRead Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTHemisphere Engineering Inc.

CIVIL CONSULTANTISL Engineering & Land Services

GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTANTEBA Engineering Consultants Inc.

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TOTAL AREA87,683 square feet

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The new West Lethbridge Centre consists of two high schools – one a public high school and

the other the west campus of a sepa-rate school division (Roman Catholic) high school – and a municipal public library. Located on a 50-acre site that includes sports fi elds and ample park-ing, the project of three main build-ings joined together, with the main entrance and library at a central point in the approximately 500-metre long complex, is the fi rst of its kind in southern Alberta.

The west side of Lethbridge, where the Centre is located on a new sub-division, is separated from the rest of the city by a deep valley, exten-sive parkland and the Old Man River. Explaining the rationale behind the new educational complex, Lea Swit-zer, chair of the West Lethbridge Centre steering committee, says, “The west side contains the univer-sity and is growing exponentially and there are not enough schools for the current population.” The steering committee represents the owners – the two school divisions and the City of Lethbridge.

When developing school projects, builders, consultants and others in-volved in the process face a range of bureaucratic regimes across the coun-try. Take school boards. These and their respective powers and responsibilities vary from one province to another and, indeed, can vary over time within a province, which is true of Alberta. Un-til the mid-1990s, the province’s school boards had the power to levy tax to support local education, but in 1994 the government eliminated this right for the 42 public school districts, but not for the 17 separate ones.

Getting a new school project off the ground can be complex in Alberta. First, there are three departments in-volved – education, municipal affairs and infrastructure. Switzer says that the infrastructure department ini-tially requested a P3 proposal. This was done, but the province rejected it as too expensive. Then the province requested a two-phase proposal. “We did the proposal plans and they were accepted,” says Switzer. It was under-stood that provincial funding for Phase 2 would be disbursed in a couple of years. Then, after tenders were out and construction begun, the steering com-mittee learned that the province had decided to release funds for Phase 2 sooner, in effect removing any need for

the dual-phase construction process. The public school can accommo-

date 1,100 students, while the separate school division high school is about half the size with a capacity of 450.

The library has been designed by Sahuri + Partners as a focal point and is beside the Centre’s main entrance. It’s also designed to optimize the use of natural light, and this was done with plenty of low-E, argon-fi lled dou-ble glazing facing south at the main level, as well as clerestory windows. “The clerestory brings light into the

centre of the library,” says Dave Illsey, project manager at Sahuri + Partners Architecture Inc. Besides plenty of daylight, the library’s natural look is also enhanced with glulam columns and structural support beams.

The adjacent main entrance, which faces south and is about three storeys high, includes an expanse of south-fac-ing curtain wall of glass and galvalum running the height of the entrance to maximize natural light streaming into the entrance and concourse area. This runs south to north, and provides connection and easy access between sports fi elds, playgrounds and outdoor teaching areas on the north side, and

a new community, soon to be built on the south side of the Centre. Like the library, the main entrance has a roof extension to provide protection from the elements.

Sahuri + Partners also worked on the public school in joint venture with J.A. Matthew Architect Ltd. The school includes a locally-funded media cen-tre, available for school and commu-nity use, with capacity for 350 people. The number and types of classrooms, administrative space, gym, washrooms and other parameters are set by the

province’s school project program.Because of provincial budget

constraints, there’s less glazing for the school, which has a cladding of wheat-coloured brick and galvalume. The architects for the public school and library collaborated with Ferrari Westwood Babits Architects, the ar-chitect for the separate school, on ma-terials, but not design. “But the fi rm’s look shows a connection between the two, as was intended,” says Illsey.

The school fl ooring is mostly sheet vinyl, but with porcelain tile used in some of the main lobby and vestibule areas, says Joseph Matthew, principal at J.A. Matthew, which has provided

consulting to the school division for 20 years. “We set up a joint venture with Sahuri because of the size of the project,” says Matthew. Carpets are rubber-backed and vandal-resistant drywall also improves soundproof-ing.

The separate school campus is focused on science and engineering, says Dan Westwood, a principal at Ferrari Westwood, and includes labs for physics, chemistery and biology.

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design features include hot water radiant panels located near the ceil-ings for heating, low-VOC building materials, low speed, displacement ventilation via vents close to the fl oor, low-fl ow plumbing fi xtures and one centralized mechanical plant for the whole complex.

Mechanical has three separate con-trol systems, each of which can be op-erated independently of the other. “We designed the ventilation system so as to assist the movement of warmer air upwards and out and with cooler air coming in at the bottom,” says John Munroe, an engineer at AECOM Can-ada Ltd.

A wind capture device on the library uses the natural windiness of the region to take in air and distribute ventilation. “Typically, this would be fan-assisted,” says Munroe.

Darren Boras, project manager for Ward Bros Construction Ltd., says that West Lethbridge Centre, located in a hitherto green area at the western tip of Alberta’s windiest city, provides a new shelter belt against the prevailing winds. During construction, however, the winds also provided a challenge for bricklayers, cranes and concrete pumping booms.

Roads had not been built, nor gas utilities hooked up when construction started on the three-year project. The workers contended with wind and snowdrifts in winter and, in spring, progress wasn’t helped by a network of water pools that formed after the snow had melted. “Also, the last two years have been wetter than usual,” says Boras.

Despite the hurdles, construction stayed on schedule for the start of school in September. ■

LOCATION 251, 255, 259 Britannia Boulevard WestLethbridge, Alberta

OWNER/DEVELOPERCity of Lethbridge Lethbridge School District No. 51Separate School Division No. 4

ARCHITECT (SCHOOL AND LIBRARY)Sahuri + Partners Architecture Inc. and J.A. Matthew Architect Ltd.

ARCHITECT (SEPARATE SCHOOL)Ferrari Westwood Babits Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTOR Ward Bros Construction Ltd.

STRUCTURAL/MECHANICAL CONSULTANTAECOM Canada Ltd.

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTStebnicki & Partners

CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT Associated Engineering Alberta Ltd.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTEidos Consultants Inc.

ACOUSTICAL CONSULTANT ARCOS Accoustical Consulting Ltd.

DESIGN CONSULTANT (LIBRARY)Resource Planning Group Inc.

COST CONSULTANT Tech-Cost Consultants Ltd.

TOTAL AREA212,000 square feet

TOTAL PROJECT COST$107 million (estimate)

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W hen classes began at Trent University in September, it was more than just the start

of a new school year. The renovated and expanded athletic complex under con-struction since July 2009 – now called the Trent Community Sport and Recre-ation Centre – was completed.

“There is a 22,000-square-foot addi-tion and refurbishment to the existing 54,000-square-foot athletics facility,” says architect Duff Balmer from Shore Tilbe Perkins + Will. “The addition includes a fi tness centre, sports medi-cine clinic, climbing wall and a state-of-the-art indoor rowing tank. This new facility complements the existing one housing the gymnasium, aquatics centre, change rooms, squash courts and administrative spaces, all of which were upgraded as part of the project.”

Generous glazing provides views of the adjacent Otonabee River and the surrounding campus, Balmer says. “In the interior, new and existing spaces have been designed with maximum functionality and interaction in mind, allowing new programs to be offered to both students and the larger com-munity.”

Along West Bank Drive, the build-ing acts as a gateway element and is seamlessly connected to the existing stadium fi eld and campus pathways by generous plazas and landscaped spaces. “A palette of black anodized metal, pol-ished architectural concrete block, wood and copper tie in with the strong architectural vocabulary of the exist-ing Trent campus,” Balmer says.

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The new addition is being considered for LEED Silver cer-tifi cation. To achieve this, there are mechanical, environmen-tal, and electrical design features in place. “There is a heat recovery unit on each of the new air handlers so less energy is used for heating ventilation air in the winter and cooling in the summer,” says Kristen Yee Loong, LEED consultant and project manager for the Green Buildings group at Enermodal Engineering Ltd. The carbon dioxide sensors in the air han-dlers allow for them to operate on a demand control ventila-tion scheme, Yee Loong says. If high levels of carbon dioxide are sensed, more ventilation is provided to the space.

Yee Loong says the environmental aspects for the LEED design include plant species that are native or adaptive, re-moving the need for irrigation. Landscaping has reduced the amount of asphalt replacing it with softscape and light-coloured hardscape such as concrete. “This helps to reduce the heat island effect. Furthermore, the roof of the addition is white, which also helps to reduce heat island effect.”

Smith + Andersen Consulting Engineering provided HVAC, plumbing and fi re protection systems. Mechanical engineer Kevin Key says that various measures to reduce water and energy consumption, including dual-fl ow toilets, sinks and showers, were utilized. Variable-speed drives were installed wherever possible on pumps and fans in the energy-recovery units.

New and renovated facility electrical designs by Mul-vey & Banani International Inc. meet the needs of an ac-tive athletic and multi-use recreational facility, according to engineer Remus Banulescu. “All components are of modu-lar construction for fast and effi cient servicing and provide fl exibility for ongoing reconfi gurations as well as ease of operation, maintenance and fl exibility,” Banulescu says. “A new 600/347V power supply was provided from a cus-tomer-owned pad mounted 13.8kV switchgear and a trans-former (1000kVA, 13.8kV-600V) assembly. The switchgear and transformer assembly is fed from the university’s 13.8 kV high-voltage campus distribution system.”

State-of-the-art components in the addition consume minimal energy to achieve LEED Silver certifi cation. These include:

• high-effi ciency light sources and lighting fi xtures with electronic ballasts;

• specially designed illumination systems and the choice of light sources; and

• high-effi ciency and high-colour-rendering lamps, as well as energy-saving electronic fl uorescent ballasts.

Banulescu says fl oor-mounted receptacles for the equip-ment in the fi tness centre and cardio areas are fl ush with the fi nished fl oor, offering fl exibility and easy connection of equipment.

To meet LEED requirements, construction materials with a high amount of recycled content were used as much as possible in the new addition. Another consideration was to source materials that are manufactured and extracted within 800 kilometres of the site, thereby reducing emis-sions associated with transportation, Yee Loong says. On-site construction waste separation ensured that materials were diverted from landfi lls. The health of those using the building was also taken into consideration. “Low-VOC ad-hesives, sealants, paints and coatings are selected to ensure installers and building occupants are not exposed to nau-seous, irritating odours. Long-term, VOCs react with sun-light and nitrogen in the atmosphere to form ground-level ozone, which is detrimental to human health, forests and the ecosystem,” says Yee Loong.

“Maintaining an operational facility without disrupt-ing the client [university] while we did the shoring, under-pinning and excavating proved challenging,” says Diane Damaso, business development co-ordinator for Graham Construction and Engineering Ltd. “Also, the installation of the therapy tank and rowing tank were big features of the project.”

This project was undertaken by the university and embraced by the community with a considerable one-million-dollar [$1,000,000] investment by the City of Peterborough combined with on-going fi nancial support from Trent’s students.

“The launch of the new Trent Community Sport and

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Recreation Centre fulfi lled a commit-ment to our students and responded to the City of Peterborough’s vision to create a dedicated sport and recre-ation centre to serve the city’s grow-ing north-end population,” says Dianne Lister, vice president of External Relations and Advancement. “We thank the City and our students for their significant investments, and the donors who have rallied behind the creation of this important community asset.”

By expanding and renewing Trent’s athletics facilities, the university will be able to offer the community and its students a full-spectrum of indoor and outdoor athletics and recreation experiences unparalleled anywhere in the region says Bill Byrick, director of athletics. “The Trent Community Sport and Recreation Centre design will serve as a magnet to attract com-munity users of all ages, and prospec-tive students interested in our high quality academic programs, varsity sports and award winning intramural programs.”

Byrick emphasizes that the Cen-tre is fostering existing relationships with sporting groups and creating opportunities to forge new alliances with sporting organizations seeking access to high-calibre facilities for athletes. ■

LOCATION1600 West Bank DrivePeterborough, Ontario

OWNER/DEVELOPER Trent University

ARCHITECT Shore Tilbe Perkins + Will

GENERAL CONTRACTOR Graham Construction & Engineering Inc.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Halcrow Yolles

MECHANICAL ENGINEER Smith + Andersen Consulting Engineering

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The familiar line, “If you build it, they will come,” with some refurbishment added, applies to the greatly ex-panded trades and technology school at Assiniboine

Community College (ACC) in Brandon, Manitoba. The col-lege is welcoming students from all of its trades programs with the opening of the Len Evans Centre of Trades & Technology this fall.

While the Centre – named for a former MLA who repre-sented Brandon in the provincial legislature for 30 years – is new, it is also a hybrid. In fact, the opening of the Centre marks the second of three phases to move the entire college from Brandon’s east end into a collection of vintage build-ings in a park-like setting on the city’s North Hill. Combin-ing 2010 building codes and construction materials with 1930s heritage to create an effi cient educational facility has proven to be an interesting and satisfying experience for everyone involved with the project.

ACC was established at its existing site in the 1960s, with an addition completed in 1982. The college was “on the cusp of another expansion” this past decade, explains interim president and CEO Jim Brinkhurst. The options were to build on a parking lot beside the existing campus, or move the entire institution to a “magnifi cent” 160-acre site graced with historic buildings that had served as the Brandon Mental Health Centre until it closed in the 1990s.

ACC began the relocation by moving its Culinary Arts program into the imposing former nurses’ residence, a heritage structure. Phase 2 includes new construction plus renovations to the Pine Ridge building, built in 1932, which has heritage elements.

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of ADA Holdings, Akman Construction Ltd. and Cibinel Architects Ltd. – was responsible for delivering the completed project to Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, on behalf of ACC. ADA Holdings, represented by manager Bob Shaer, coordinated the project and provided interim fi nanc-ing during the renovation/construction phase.

The Pine Ridge restoration required some hard slogging. More than 300 tons of concrete, brick and steel were removed from the building interior by hand before it could be rebuilt for use as classroom and offi ce space. Even with this considerable hurdle, for project designer and architect George Cibinel there was never any doubt that re-using the Pine Ridge building was the right choice. Cibinel and fellow architects Gail Little and Mark Ager, along with the rest of the design team conducted a comparative analysis of reno-vation of the building with an addition, versus constructing a new freestanding facility. The integrated design process included the development of schematic designs, outline specifi cations and class C costing. In the end, the renova-tion-addition option won in every category.

“It was the least expensive,” states Cibinel. “It made use of the existing Pine Ridge building well, and it created a dynamic place that was tied to the history of North Hill.”

Cibinel brought valuable experience with other heritage buildings and academic facilities to the project. His approach is a good fi t with the green building policy requirements set out by the provincial department of Infrastructure and Transportation, which owns the North Hill property and buildings. “Don’t try to tear a building apart and change the existing fabric to get a tight fi t to the functional pro-gram,” Cibinel advises. “It doesn’t matter if the fi t is a bit

sloppy; academic programs change. Think long-term. One hundred years is a reasonable time frame.”

“The planning and construction of a major academic project can be three to six years,” Cibinel continues, “and by the time the doors open, you will fi nd that the programs have evolved, the stakeholders have changed and the building we began designing be-gins adapting already. Design for that! Maintaining an adaptive re-use phi-losophy means saving dollars and sav-ing the environment by capitalizing on the stock of constructed buildings we have.”

Refurbishing, however, always poses greater challenges than building new, adds Victor Neudorf, the project man-ager for Akman Construction, which managed the construction project. He credits good tradespeople for installing new electrical and mechanical systems in the old building without drawing attention to them, and to the painters for restoring the original woodwork to an almost-new look. “One of my favou-rite moments,” says Neudorf, “was walking through Pine Ridge after the construction cleaners were fi nished and seeing what the building might

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have looked like in 1932.” The three-storey, 30,000-square-

foot Pine Ridge building now houses offi ces, plus classrooms for the smaller trades. Two second-storey bridges link the original building with a sleek new pre-engineered building and a traditional structural steel building that, combined, add another 105,000 square feet. The entire project has secured LEED Silver certifi cation, and a submission has been made to obtain LEED Gold.

The layout of the three buildings creates a central courtyard with trades activities and materials as a focal point, visible from the second-fl oor corri-dors that surround it. “The courtyard visually connects teaching spaces and casual study and fun spaces,” Cibinel explains. “It creates a sense of community and helps to maintain the neatly orga-nized, pastoral look of the hillside campus.”

Credit for retaining that pastoral look goes to Heather Cram, a principal in Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram, and Natasa Jucks, who were part of the integrated design team.

“The main challenge to developing a heritage site such as this,” Cram explains, “is to seamlessly integrate site ameni-ties without compromising the existing features. We incor-porated the mature tree stock into the design and worked with the dramatic slope of the site, adding vegetation where new roadways or parking were required, while maintaining the views and vistas of the original design.”

Cram adds that the site development work was part of the overall effort to achieve LEED certifi cation, spe-cifi cally by minimizing site disturbance, restoring open

LOCATIONAssiniboine Community College Brandon, Manitoba

OWNER/DEVELOPERAssiniboine Community College

ARCHITECTCibinel Architects Ltd.

GENERAL CONTRACTORAkman Construction Ltd.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT/BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANTCrosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd.

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTEpp Siepman Engineering Inc.

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTSMS Engineering Ltd.

CIVIL CONSULTANTSamson Engineering Inc.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTHilderman Thomas Frank Cram

TOTAL AREA135,000 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST$45 million

space and implementing water-effi cient landscaping by planting hardy, drought-resistant plant species. Akman Construction contributed by recycling waste, installing triple-glazed windows in the Pine Ridge building and spraying its outer walls with Icynene, a spray foam insulation. Energy-efficient HVAC systems throughout the building also contributed to the LEED certification, although Brinkhurst notes that last winter, two con-struction heaters were adequate for the tradespeople working inside the Pine Ridge building.

The additional fl exible space and the new location will serve students and instructors well, adds Brinkhurst, but there’s another characteristic that particularly delights him. “As I walked through the old building, I noticed that almost every room has natural light,” he notes. “Even a woodwork-ing shop inside the building connects with windows with

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C arleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, will soon have a new academic building to house a new Mas-ter of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering

program as well as aerospace and sustainable engineering programs.

“A substantial amount of space in the building will also be set up for graduate student growth and new academic programs or units,” says Darryl Boyce, assistant vice-president of Facilities Management and Planning, Carle-ton University. “The facility will also house programs that directly contribute to our academic focus on sustainability,environmental and health policy and regulation, and globalization.”

Located alongside the Rideau Canal, the 95,000-square-foot Canal Building, scheduled for substantial completion in December, has been designed to meet a high level of sustainability. “The building’s sustainability has been rated using the Green Globes rating system and is currently rated at 5 Green Globes, which is the highest level,” says Boyce. “We are also using the latest technology in building auto-mation and the automation control system will operate on the IT communication network down to the fi eld device level. We will be using the latest performance evaluation strategies published by ASHRAE to evaluate and monitor the energy and indoor environment for the operation of the facility.”

The building has been designed and built to Green Globe standards and, as such, is a green building, says Robert MacLean, president, R.E. Hein Construction. “Carleton University, like other institutions and property owners, has moved toward sustainability,” says MacLean. “The design concept sought to improve the building’s energy effi ciency and has incorporated leading edge controls and smart building management, an energy effi cient building enve-lope, photovoltaics and a ‘live’ roof.”

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The vision of the architectural design was to create a building in context and material suitable for the university, says Alex Rankin of GRC Architects. “Two fi rms, Moriyama & Teshima Architects and GRC Architects originated their joint venturing on the Canadian War Museum,” says Rankin. “This joint ven-ture continued for a project for Carleton University, however, the project siting was changed to two sites and two build-ings. This results in one called the Canal Building and the other called the River Building. Both of these have pro-ceeded to construction with the Canal Building scheduled to be fi nished fi rst. Moriyama & Teshima Architects pro-vided the concept design for both build-ings. GRC Architects developed the design and construction documents for the Canal Building.”

The Canal Building links and forms part of the adjacent Engineering Building Complex, notes Rankin. “The building forms a landscape plaza bound by the Architecture Building and the Student Commons,” he says. “The highly visible west facade pro-duces shading from the low western sun and provides a strong visible state-ment to Colonel By and the western side of the campus. A shallow L-shaped form allows maximum daylight pene-tration to classrooms, laboratories and offi ces.”

The principal goal is to integrate the building within the campus and ensure a consistent, high-quality land-scape that blends seamlessly with the rest of the campus, says Martha Lush of Corush Sunderland Wright. “The Canal Building is located in the heart of the campus with the main entrance fronting onto the principal pedestrian route through the campus centre,” says Lush. “Facing the entrance on the other side of the walkway is an interior courtyard with two buildings fronting onto it. The Canal Building landscape must create a distinctive front entrance, address the principal pathway and balance with the quad for the University Centre and Architecture buildings. Pav-ing material is cast-in-place concrete with accent pavers, low retaining walls, street furniture and lighting to provide outdoor amenity spaces throughout the year. Carleton Uni-versity is committed to universal access for people of all mobility and the Canal Building is located on a slope, with the grade change along the principal walkway of approxi-mately half of one fl oor. As a result, there were signifi cant discussions with the client and the architect to establish the fi nished fl oor and integrate the building within the land-scape while maintaining accessibility to all the doorways.”

The building’s exterior includes precast panels, Solarban 60 curtain wall, Carleton Ironsport Brick and aluminum composite panels.

“West facade fi ns minimize solar gain while taking advantage of views to the canal,” says Rankin. “The west facade is the most prominent facade, visible from Library Road and Colonel By Drive. The south facade is an exten-sion of courtyard space formed by the Architecture Building, Mackenzie Building and University Centre. Stepped block at the south facade mimics the form of University Centre and provides a friendlier scale of building for the court-yard space. Clear glazing at the courtyard lends a transpar-ency that promotes movement through the building and a

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connection of spaces. Ribbon windows at the north facade maximize natural lighting. A green roof and photovoltaic panels provide learning environments for programs housed within the building.”

The building will be taking advantage of 10 kilowatts of power generated by the photovoltaic panels in the roof, says Wally Eley of Crossey Engineering Ltd., adding that these systems allow the engineers of tomorrow to see green and effi cient technologies put into practice today. “An interest-ing aspect is that both the Canal and River buildings were being designed concurrently,” says Eley. “One of the chal-lenges was in dealing with existing services. We were able to use some of the existing services but we had to bring some power from quite far away which required feeders of signifi cant length.”

The building has several levels of fallow space, which had to be designed for unknown future requirements, says Eley. “Of course, there is the chal-lenge of working on a building in the heart of a lively and vibrant campus,” he says. “There were traffi c issues to deal with but overall the project has gone well.”

The main challenge of the $30.4-million project has been dealing with the conditions underground, says Boyce. “There was more rock on the site than expected from the geotechni-cal investigation and the foundations needed to be redesigned, which delayed the project for about six weeks,” he says.

GRC Architects has undertaken at least four projects at Carleton over the years and is used to the exigencies of rock profi le wrinkles. “There was no difference on this building,” says Rankin, adding that it caused “multiple pile modifi ca-tions for construction.”

MacLean notes that although the building is founded on a varied rock formation and diffi cult soils challenged the early stages of the project to structurally anchor the build-ing, the project is on track for January occupancy. “The fi nished product will be brick and precast concrete clad, with large areas of glass and composite aluminum panels suitably landscaped for its location and the enjoyment of Carleton’s students and faculty,” he says.

The Canal Building is a concrete building comprised of reinforcing concrete slabs, columns and shearwalls, says Neil Johnston of Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd. “There were two main challenges for this project,” says Johnston. “Due to the varying rock elevations, we were required to use drilled bat-tered piles to properly seat the piles. Tying the new building tunnel with the existing pedestrian tunnel was a challenge.”

The project was fi nancially secured with government stimulus funds, says MacLean, and with those resources came needed employment to those who helped to design, build and manage the construction of a facility that will be used to educate thousands for years to come.

“It is an honour for me to work for Carleton University since I have been an adjunct professor there for many years,” says Rankin. “Also, Alex Leung, the project associate archi-tect, Jason Moriyama and Neil Johnston are all Carleton graduates.” ■

LOCATION1125 Colonel By DriveOttawa, Ontario

OWNERCarleton University

ARCHITECTGRC Architects in joint venture with Moriyama & Teshima Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTORR.E. Hein Construction

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERAdjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd.

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W ith the completion of The Carlyle, another piece of the puzzle is in place at Victo-

ria Hill, the ambitious master-planned community under development by the Onni Group of Companies on the 65-acre site of the former Queen’s Park Care Centre in New Westminster, B.C. Located on the north side of the Fraser River, nestled between Queen’s Park and Glenbrook Ravine Park, the property affords residents grand views of metropolitan Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains and a vista to the southeast that extends as far as snow-capped Mount Baker in Wash-ington State.

At 26 storeys, The Carlyle is the tallest residential building at Victo-ria Hill, surpassing the taller of the two adjacent highrise towers by three storeys, and it is also situated at the highest point on the property. The building presents an Art Deco facade of reinforced concrete and glass exteriorwalls, with over-sized balconies for each unit. One-bedroom suites range from 620 to 650 square feet, two-bed-room units (with den) are 900 to 975 square feet, and the six top-fl oor pent-houses range from 915 to 1,200 square feet. “The views are outstanding, and they’re one of The Carlyle’s main high-lights,” says Beau Jarvis, Onni’s vice-president of development. “With that in mind, we built the project with oversized balconies that can fi t full-sized patio furniture.”

The Art Deco look and feel derives from the set of design guidelines that Onni inherited with the site. “Those de-sign guidelines came from the previous owner, the BC Building Corporation, along with the City of New Westmin-ster and members of the public,” says Jarvis. “Together, they went through a whole charrette process and a rezon-ing process, during which they fi gured out how the site was to be developed – the heights, the densities, and what it was going to look like. There’s an in-fl uential heritage community in New Westminster, since it was the original capital city with many heritage build-ings, and the heritage component is very important.” The site’s heritage buildings, which Onni was required to restore and maintain, had been con-structed in different styles, and future buildings were to refl ect in some way these original structures. “The nurse’s lodge, for example, was Tudor Revival, and we have echoed that elsewhere at Victoria Hill,” says Jarvis. “With The Carlyle, there’s a heritage building on-site called the Boiler House, which was the steam plant for the former Wood-lands asylum and school, and it’s from the Art Deco school.”

The residential interiors, designed by Onni’s in-house team, feature solid

LOCATION280 Ross DriveNew Westminster, B.C.

OWNER/DEVELOPERThe Onni Group of Companies

ARCHITECTChris Dikeakos Architects Inc.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTJohn Bryson & Partners

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granite countertops, natural grained cabinetry and a stainless-steel appli-ance package, with over-height ceilings (eight feet, eight inches) throughout. The building also has a games room and lounge with kitchen, meetings rooms and two furnished guest suites.

The Carlyle, situated in the north-west corner of Victoria Hill, is the fourth project of this master-planned community designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects; the fi rm had pre-viously been responsible for the low-rise condominium residences in the southwest corner, the two highrise towers to the north of that, and the Glenbrook town homes on the east side of the property. “It’s defi nitely a show-piece project for the area,” says Brian Rowland, the project manager for The Carlyle at CDA. “There aren’t a lot of highrises along McBride, other than Victoria Hill’s. The concrete structure provides durability and isn’t as suscep-tible to moisture as stucco.”

One of the project’s main challenges had to do with terrain considerations. Back in October 2007, when the two towers were being completed, Chris Dikeakos commented on the issue of site terrain. “This was a fairly tight property with a very awkward shape to it,” he said. “As well, it had quite a steep slope from the back side to the front street.” Similar considerations applied with The Carlyle. “It’s a very steep site along the north side, as well as sloping along McBride Boulevard,” says Rowland. “It drops away with quite a steep hill as you get into the Victoria Hill property. So we had two levels at grade. The project’s main en-try is from Ross Drive, but it also has exits at the fourth fl oor of the building to the McBride street level. To improve the look, we buried the parking garage in the hill, so you enter at level one on the Ross side and go up through the

parking garage to the fourth fl oor, where there’s an outdoor amenity area at grade with McBride.”

This is also where a pedestrian over-pass extends from the building across McBride Boulevard to Queen’s Park, part of the amenity package that Onni was required to fulfi ll under the master plan. The walkway is a built extension of an east-west greenway that, as Jarvis explains, bisects a north-south green-way in the centre of the site, known as the Grove. These features and other landscaping considerations are meant to enhance appreciation of the site’s pastoral aspects, including many old-growth trees and green space.

Details for The Carlyle’s landscape architecture were the responsibility of Pawel Gradowski at Durante Kreuk Ltd. “Creating spaces that were fl at was a big challenge,” he says. “It was done through a series of terraces go-ing down clockwise. We had to con-struct a lot of retaining walls. The building itself acted as a retaining wall, and then we used smaller Allan

Block walls that allowed us to build a series of small terraces that are an easy, cost-effective solution to grad-ing.” In keeping with Onni’s mandate to preserve some of the site’s natural features, two fi r trees on the build-ing’s south side got special treatment. “They had signifi cant value and were protected,” he says. “Even the pathway between them was done in a very par-ticular way, a sort of fl oating walkway that wouldn’t damage the roots.”

For Gradowski, The Carlyle’s high-light is the Art Deco-themed, two-tiered water feature, a pair of pools connected by a waterfall on the south face of the parkade. “The water feature at the top, where the waterfall starts, has a distinct character, with juxtaposi-tions of two elements. On the building side, it’s very geometrical and the other half of the pond is soft and green, with native plantings. The pond basically dives from the building into nature. Once the water gets to the lower pond, there’s a series of pumps that recircu-lates it. It’s a very cool element.” ■

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B ringing revitalization to the heart of Vancouver’s arts district is Symphony Place – a 389,000-square-foot residential and mixed-use development that success-

fully harmonizes European high fashion and contemporary West Coast living. Two residential towers – Dolce and Vita, meaning “sweet life” – are constructed of glass and concrete on fi ve-storey podiums and are joined by a porte cochere that straddles the alleyway between them. Paving patterns carry across the lane to create a small urban piazza.

Vita, the premier tower with 147 units on 28 fl oors, is complete and its sister tower Dolce, with 194 units on 31 fl oors, will fi nish later this year. The podiums incorporate

the unique details of New York’s Art Deco buildings and warm brick, glass, and fl amed granite exterior fi nishes, while integrating into the established character of the area through the use of brick, punched windows and cornices. “Each of these design elements are featured in the adjacent buildings, improving and strengthening the integrity of the overall neighbourhood,” says Laura Rizzo, vice-president of marketing for Solterra Group of Companies. “The tower portions were designed in glass and concrete with contem-porary, elegant lines and shape mirroring a crystal being suspended in its podium.”

Above-grade public parking, micro offi ce spaces, hotel space, and double height retail space at the ground level around the perimeter are successfully combined in Vita’s podium. Residential parking is below grade.

Amenities include a full gymnasium, hot tub, change rooms and children’s area. A residents’ lounge offers an ala-baster bar and custom millwork, with an open air section that connects to an accessible rooftop with a glass gazebo.

Fulfi lling the developer’s requirement to make a public art contribution is “Cadenza” – a 120-foot-long by 25-foot-high wall of decorative exterior glass on Vita’s podium facade cre-ated by glass artist Lutz Haufschild. “The inspiration was a melody,” says Rizzo. “It is broken into strands of colour and, when lit, it echoes the rhythm of a musical rhapsody.”

Cadenza inspired a prominent art and glass theme throughout the project. The units feature sliding glass panel doors by Joel Berman, and custom glass pieces also appear in the elevator lobbies and in the elevator cab. Glass cupolas mark the ground fl oor entrance to the towers, and the po-dium windows are expressed vertically over several levels.

As it connects and engages the towers, the porte cochere doubles the drop-off space to create a more signifi cant urban piazza than if the buildings were working independently, says Greg Borowski, principal, Merrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto Fligg Limited. “It’s glass at ground level and features a coffered ceiling that presents rhythms con-nected to where the lighting is,” he says.

The multiplicity of uses is Vita’s most functionally unique feature, says Borowski. This was also the development’s chal-lenge. “When you have a residential tower going through above grade public parking the structural grids sometimes don’t align. We had to create the most effective integration of the different structural needs at different levels.”

Working over an alleyway meant negotiating the removal of some infrastructure poles to relieve congestion and maxi-mize safety issues, says electrical consultant Steve Nemetz, Nemetz (S/A) & Associates Ltd. “Once they were removed, the building could project further to the property line,” he says. “It maximized the usable space.”

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Nemetz had to have sub-distribution at level 4.5 to effi ciently run electrical services to the towers. “In mixed-use, we also have to segregate and meter the loads appropriately so each component is responsible for what it uses.”

Interior fi nishes tie into arts and culture with sliding art glass walls, mosaic marble kitchen backsplashes, sleek appliances, European faucets, shower water tiles and hardwood fl oors.

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Tara Wells, principal with Portico Design Group says engineered horizontal grain veneer used throughout Vita created an upscale, linear effect. “It’s calming and sophisti-cated,” she says.

Quartered walnut, quartered wenge and rift-cut white oak veneers were used for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets, says Mark Skakun, owner of Excelsior Kitchens. “Fridge panels, side panels, and even the edge tape is done on the horizontal grain,” says Skakun. In the kitchens, refrigerators, dishwashers and hood fans are integrated within the cabin-etry, he adds. “It creates a very simple look that is actually quite detailed.”

Cabinet doors operate on touch latches and channels be-tween the soft-close, full-extension drawers are used to open them. Upper cabinets come right to the counter and feature solid wood door edging and three-quarter-inch boxes. One-inch bottom shelves on the upper cabinets house the wiring for puck lighting. Stainless steel apron sinks undermount on the lower cabinets.

While most of the bathrooms offer pedestal sinks, ap-proximately 12 per fl oor have short depth cabinets holding a cantilevered vessel sink on a four-inch apron of solid sur-face, giving the illusion of a thicker counter.

The bathroom cabinetry, constructed in the same veneers and touch latches, is suspended eight inches from the fl oor and secured with custom strapping. “Solterra really brought a strong European touch to the West Coast,” says Skakun.

Doing so also meant choosing softer, muted woods over richer tones, says Wells. Taupes, ivories and ochre are used in the amenities spaces for a softer palette. “The end result was a marriage of palettes that blended nicely.”

Outside, the towers mirror each other, meaning land-scape architects Durante Kreuk Ltd. had to ensure they present on the exterior in a unifi ed way, says Amber Paul,

project manager. Granite was brought from the interior columns into the sidewalks to create continuity. “We were also allowed to carry the paving patterns across the property line and

across the alley to create a unifi ed pattern at the front door,” says Paul. “The City recognized the importance of having the surface materials and ground materials read as one.”

Another goal was to maximize the greenspace in the area, she says. The children’s play area, hot tub space, and seating area feature trellising and vines to create shade on the higher levels. Planters with vines face the laneway on both buildings to bring a hanging garden effect into the lane. Drought-tolerant planting and high-effi ciency irrigation re-duce water use and shade trees on the amenity decks and on the streetscape help reduce the heat island effect. Planters on the upper decks reduce the amount of hard surfaces and help reduce peak storm-water run-off rates.

“Overall, we are extremely proud of the project,” says Rizzo. “The end result turned out as we imagined, and the whole neighbourhood has changed.” ■

LOCATION565 Smithe StreetVancouver, B.C.

OWNER/DEVELOPERSolterra Group of Companies

ARCHITECTMerrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto Fligg Limited.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTGlotman Simpson Consulting Ltd.

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTSRC Engineering Consultants

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTNemetz (S/A) & Associates Ltd.

INTERIOR DESIGNPortico Design Group

CABINETRYExcelsior Kitchens

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTSDurante Kreuk Ltd.

TOTAL AREA389,000 square feet (213,000 for Dolce; 176,000 for Vita)

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St. Joseph’s Health Care – Phase 2 –Ambulatory Care Renovationsby Robin Brunet

HLOCATION268 Grosvenor StreetLondon, Ontario

OWNERSt. Joseph’s Health Care, London

DEVELOPERInfrastructure Ontario

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTCM2R Inc.

ARCHITECTarchitects Tillmann Ruth Mocellin

GENERAL CONTRACTOREllisDon Corporation

STRUCTURAL/MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTVanderwesten Rutherford Mantecon

TOTAL SIZEPhase 1: 81,175 square feet Phase 2: 112,000 square feet

TOTAL COSTPhase 1: $32.2 million Phase 2: $49.2 million

ealth-care projects share similar potential risks, mainly revolving around budget overruns associ-ated with delays, equipment selection and change

orders when the facility is handed over to the owner.So when funding was generated to redevelop St. Joseph’s

Hospital, which falls under the umbrella of St. Joseph’s Health Care in London, the project was assigned to Infra-structure Ontario. Infrastructure Ontario was created as a Crown agency in 2005 with the aim of minimizing over-runs and delays on large-scale health care undertakings. “Although a good deal of the design work on the St. Joseph’s Hospital renovation was underway when we were assigned to exercise due diligence, we worked closely with the ar-chitects, project managers and other participants to help ensure a smooth delivery and eliminate, if possible, any nasty surprises arising from the construction process,” says Infrastructure Ontario vice president Lawrence Quinn.

The redevelopment project at St. Joseph’s is multi-phased, consisting of three signifi cant renovations to existing build-ings. Phase 1 involved a $32.2-million redevelopment of ap-proximately 81,175 square feet of the 100-year-old acute/ambulatory care facility in order to accommodate at least 10 major care delivery areas, including a new urgent care centre as well as other clinical support services in London.

Phase 2 involved redevelopment of the same six-storey building at a cost of $49.2 million to provide 112,000 feet of renovated space for services in endoscopy, ophthalmology, ambulatory gynaecology and diabetes/endocrinology. Ellis-Don Corporation was awarded the Phase 2 contract, while

D. Grant & Sons Ltd. committed to the fi rst phase. Both phases were designed by London-based architects Tillmann Ruth Mocellin, which has a long his-tory of health-care projects in Ontario.

Principal-in-charge Tom Tillmann and his fi rm began working on upgrades in 1998 and became involved in the am-bulatory care renovation in the summer of 2006. “The idea was to redesign the interiors to better suit individual user groups,” he says. “As a result, each fl oor wound up having a different layout, and this meant that the contractors had to re-route plumbing and other services from fl oor to fl oor.”

Tillmann adds that the ambulatory care building had many additions and upgrades. “The facility dates back to 1892 and was built upon in the 1930s, the ’50s, the ’60s and ’70s, but our ren-ovation focused on the areas built after the 1930s. Our goal beyond tailoring the renovations to specifi c user groups was to create a new corridor system and improve wayfi nding.” Complicat-ing matters for contractors was the fact that Tillmann had the drawings for the original facility but none for the up-grades that had been performed over the decades. “These kinds of problems are routine for renovations, but they seemed bigger in this case because the project was so extensive,” he says.

Quinn has nothing but praise for the expertise of the architect and con-tractors, but he points out that by in-corporating Infrastructure Ontario

into the planning and construction processes, remark-able effi ciencies were achieved. “The toughest part of any health-care renovation is to avoid disrupting the normal fl ow of operations or compromising the health of patients,” he says. “Our due diligence began with asbestos removal and infection control: we had to determine precisely what amount had to be removed in order to safely install new systems. We had to plan the sequential movement of reno-vation crews and install special air-tight tarps so as not to release any particulates into the facility.”

To avoid any issues during the commissioning of the facil-ity, Infrastructure Ontario worked with the hospital to pre-select all the equipment for the new facilities and required that the architectural plans accommodated them precisely. “We insisted that the hospital engage the equipment ven-dors and that any changes to infrastructure would be at the

vendor’s cost,” says Quinn. It took six months to ready the project for tenderin 2007 under a build and fi nance arrangement with the contractors.

EllisDon project manager Ryan Simmons says the fi rst thing he and his crew had to get used to on site “was the fact that we were constantly work-ing while surrounded by occupied areas. We commenced in June 2008, by which time the D. Grant crews were on site. Although we worked in different wings, we often shared the same sub-trades and occasion-ally performed renovation in the same areas, such as the mechanical room.” At peak, 150 people from both compa-nies were working inside the building in negative pressure enclosures.

The lack of drawings for the previ-ous upgrades led to crews uncover-ing “unforeseen pipes and electrical conduits that we didn’t know were live or not,” according to Simmons. Ellis-Don and D. Grant were obliged to fi t more services and ducts into limited fl oor-to-ceiling height spaces. “I recall the height of level fi ve being not even 12 feet,” says Simmons. “But ultimatelywe got the job done, thanks partly to a good design and the ingenuity of our sub-trades. In fact, we fi nished in April ahead of schedule and on budget.”

Work at St. Joseph’s isn’t over yet. Tillmann points out that Phase 3, which will get underway next spring, involves the demolition of 100,000 square feet of wood frame buildings and the creation of 70,000 square feet of new space. ■

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S et among the mature trees on the campus of Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hos-

pital, Villa Caritas, a 150-bed psychiat-ric care centre for Alberta seniors, adds a new dimension to this urban neigh-bourhood. “130 beds will be dedicated to acute psychiatric care, another 20 to transitional care. In addition, there are fi ve multi-purpose units equipped with kitchenettes for life skills training and family events,” explains Jennifer Haggerty, VP planning and support services for Covenant Health. The total price tag for construction, equipment and furnishings for the facility is $51.4 million.

The front of the building faces 87th Avenue. “Seniors’ facilities tend to be set back off the street. We took the op-posite view; that seniors still want to be connected with what is going on in the world,” says Peter Bull of IBI Group Architects Engineers. The front-facing windows from dining rooms on each fl oor maintain a visual connection with street activity. Built close up to the avenue, the front area is landscaped with trees, shrubs and lawns. “In places where you place the parking out front, the patients have no connection with the street,” says Bull.

The three-storey steel-and-concrete structure has a small penthouse above the third level, as well as a small base-ment. Caritas Villa resembles a wood-frame building thanks to the recycled eight-by-eight and eight-by-ten recy-cled telephone poles used as timber, and the curved roof structure extend-ing from the third-storey roof. Din-ing room windows on each level add interest to the facade along the street. ”It’s very unusual in appearance for a seniors’ facility,” says Bull.

The exterior features beige brick and stone scavenged from Pinewood, a for-mer maternity home torn down on the same site during the fi rst phase of con-struction, as well as corrugated metal siding. “The exterior costs are actually slightly less than a typical stucco exte-rior. It fi ts into the neighbourhood and fi ts into the streetscape, but is a much higher-end addition than many of the walk-up apartments in the neighbour-hood,” says Bull.

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“We placed a lot of emphasis on outdoor space. We tried to maintain existing trees and shrubbery, extensive landscaping courtyards,” notes Haggerty, adding that healing gardens will be planted to give patients and families space for soli-tude and meditation. “We spent a lot of time saving trees. There was quite a bit of effort inventorying trees that were removed early in construction,” agrees Bull.

IBI Group Architects Engineers provided the architects, civil engineering and landscape design for the project. “It was an all-encompassing project,” says Bull. He notes that the design shortens the corridors and maximizes light fl ow from the central core to the pods radiating from the central core. It also provides viewing access from the nursing station.

Most patients are housed in four 30-bed nursing pods on the second and third levels of Villa Caritas. On each fl oor, central corridors link the nursing pods to the central reception and service area, elevators, and a dining area large enough to serve all the residents in one shift, including those in bulky mechanical wheel-chairs. A fi fth pod, on the main level houses 20 beds. Five of the main fl oor room have kitchenettes which can be used for life skills practice or family events.

Visitors enter the building through central doors on the main level, which steps to a spacious central receiving area. The main fl oor industrial kitchen, din-ing room and chapel accommodate the day program, spiritual, administrative and support services to the patients.

The interior palette is a warm blend of earth tones complemented with soft greens and brighter oranges. This colour scheme benefi ts patients with mental ill-nesses such as dementia, according to Haggerty. Furnishings and materials refl ect the need for infection control – an important consideration.

One challenge was ensuring that the elderly patients felt they were living in a home-like environment. This was accomplished with warm colours, small wings and glazing that allows the patients to view the gardens and street activity. Curved bulkheads above the patient’s doorway and colour variations in the Marmoleum

fl ooring at the entrance create mock doorsteps. The colour scheme at the entrance is carried into spacious patient rooms with large windows. Common lounge areas and dining rooms facing the street also enhance the sense of hominess as well as the patients’ connection with the neigh-bourhood. “We aimed to create a sense of porch or entrance,” says Bull.

“It’s not a LEED-certifi ed facility but we did build effi ciency in – light recovery, energy effi ciency, an air-tight building envelope, heat recovery, energy saving components – to dem-onstrate good stewardship in line with our key values,” says Haggerty.

Cost control was a major challenge for the design and construction team. These cost challenges resulted in using fi xed-rate construction contracts and detailed project planning. “Tenders went out in 2006 at the peak of the hot construction market. Our architect was in touch with our vision for the facility, which meant we were able to control costs without compromising,” says Haggerty.

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She credits Chandos Construction Ltd. with its expertise in managing the hot construction market and changing requirements of the project. “Our con-struction team did a really good job of getting materials,” says Haggerty. “This came from having a really good rela-tionship with the sub trades.”

Chandos was well into the construc-tion phase of the project, which began in late 2008, when Alberta Health Services asked Covenant Health Care Group, the villa’s owner, to upgrade the intended use from a complex and transitional seniors’ care facility to a seniors’ psychiatric facility. The design team slowed construction and returned to the drawing board.

Collaboration was key to the proj-ect’s success, especially as building materials and the design were upgraded to ensure the safety of the psychiatric patients. “We slowed down completion because we knew we had to install up-grades. Once the transfer of programs was approved, we worked with medi-cal staff at Alberta Hospital to identify components that needed to be upgrad-ed,” says Haggerty.

The original plan for tempered glass glazing was upgraded to ensure tinted safety windows were incorporated into the design and a partial divider was added to the dining rooms. Painted drywall has been rendered more

durable through the application of a protective coating. Plans to build out-door patios from the main fl oor dining room were put on hold when the villa was repurposed as a psychiatric facility.

Bull credits the entire team’s collab-orative approach and, above all, Cove-nant Health’s leadership for the project’s success. “Covenant Health was abso-lutely great to work with,” says. Bull. “It really is in the business of fi nding better ways to care for seniors.,” ■

LOCATIONNortheast corner of the Misericordia Community Hospital CampusEdmonton, Alberta

OWNER/DEVELOPERCovenant Health Group

ARCHITECT/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTIBI Group Architects Engineers

GENERAL CONTRACTORChandos Construction Ltd.

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTWalters Chambers and Associates

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTStantec Consulting

TOTAL AREA135,000 square feet

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST$51.4 million

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Phase II – UBCOby Susan M. Boyce

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LOCATIONUBC Okanagan (UBCO)Kelowna, B.C.

OWNER/DEVELOPERUBC Properties Trust

ARCHITECT/INTERIOR DESIGNKasian Architecture Interior Design And Planning Ltd.

GENERAL CONTRACTORStuart Olson Construction

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTBush Bohman & Partners

MECHANICAL CONSULTANTCobalt Engineering LLP

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTFalcon Engineering Ltd.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEEREBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTPerry + Associates

TOTAL AREA86, 200 square feet

CONSTRUCTION COST$26.85 million

TOTAL PROJECT COST$40.26 million

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fully accredited university. Renamed the University of British Columbia Okana-gan (UBCO), this new status was a cata-lyst for physical change and expansion on the campus.

First came the Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, which opened in 2008. A series of other build-ings, residences and retrofi ts of exist-ing structures followed. Now two years later, Fipke Centre’s sister building, the $40-million Arts and Science Centre is opening the doors to its fi rst semester of students and professors.

The 86,000-square-foot building, an unexpectedly small footprint for a building of such complexity, was envi-sioned as a social focal point and a link between the existing academic core and

a new breed of scholars. “The Arts and Science Centre creates a new precinct, a change from the formalized space of the original college into the smoother, more transparent and soft architecture of the new university,” says Michael McDonald, principal of Kasian Archi-tecture Interior Design And Planning Ltd. Kasian incorporated iconic details – natural stones and plantings, trellises and terraced landscaping – to give a feel that’s distinctly UBC but also uniquely Okanagan.

The facility houses two lecture the-atres, classrooms, a series of research and teaching labs, an animal care facility, and food services. There is also a collegium where students can relax between classes. “Students who might otherwise jump in the car to head for the nearest café or coffee shop in town, tend to stay – so you could also look at

this as a subtle green component of the design,” adds David Roche, develop-ment manager at UBC Properties Trust.

The glass, concrete, and masonry building appears to embrace the site’s sloped topography. A central breeze-way allows pedestrians to pass through the building, blurring the distinction between interior and exterior spaces. “You don’t just arrive at the Centre, you fl ow through it,” McDonald says.

But such fl ow and elegance did not come without challenges. The origi-nally planned pad foundations had to be redesigned as a continuous raft/slab when pockets of the excavated glacial till liquefi ed. “Soil types on this site can vary dramatically within a very small area,” explains Willie Joubert, project manager with general contractor Stuart Olson Construction. “We performed geotechnical testing, just as we test all sites. The testing missed these pockets by a matter of a few metres.” The soil variation was so unusual for the area, he adds, that geology students came to study the landscape during excavation.

Since labs/educational facilities are among the most energy-intensive building types, meeting the stringent requirements of 5 Green Globes (the maximum rating possible), as well as the equivalent of LEED Platinum rat-ing already achieved by the Fipke Cen-tre (the fi rst lab building in Canada to achieve that rating), required extensive planning and detailing.

The building taps into the geo-ex-change groundwater energy system that provides energy from the Okana-gan Aquifer that runs beneath the cam-pus. Projected to reduce UBCO’s carbon dioxide emissions by more than 88 per cent, or 2,959 tonnes per year, the sys-tem is equivalent to taking 14,000 cars off the road over the next two decades.

Sophisticated irrigation controls are tied in to a weather monitoring station, and landscaping that incor-porates indigenous, drought-resistant plants reduces irrigation requirements. Other water management features in-clude waterless urinals, low-fl ow toilets

and sinks, plus a storm-water pond to capture storm run-off. “The concept is to create a highly effi cient, ‘living’ build-ing, one that has very little impact on its surroundings in the long term, rather than one that was simply built using en-ergy reducing strategies,” Joubert says, though he adds that most building ma-terials were sourced locally and virtually all sub-trades are from the area.

“The Arts and Science Centre is part of the evolving story of this univer-sity; a new chapter,” says Guy Taylor, Kasian’s lead architect for the project. “By providing both casual and formal spaces, the building itself helps foster an environment that creates the dia-logue necessary for learning. When students gather for lunch or study ses-sions, it stimulates creative thought. And when you have creative thought, that’s when learning happens.” ■

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