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J UNE 2019 | 55 RENDERINGS COURTESY PARKIN ARCHITECTS LIMITED the helipad, they used the space of the mechanical room on the top floor as a buffer and incorporated a number of physical construction techniques. "We also had to break through con- crete walls to create doorways both in the parkade and the main level," he says. "As we started to develop plans for phase 2, which will be the new emer- gency department, we had to make changes again and took out an existing supporting wall in the old building and replaced that to provide the opening." When the helipad was built, they had to get sign-offs from the city, the fire department and others before the end of the project in addition to ensuring all the building regulations were followed. "The five operating rooms, with all the technology, was an interesting part of the building to work on," says Jason Hui, project manager with EllisDon. "It was also important to continually do upgrades on the construction and design of mechanical and electrical sys- tems to improve infection control." Ryan Nikiforuk, project engineer at Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers says the base building structure included footings, slabs, and columns. "To maximize flexibility and adaptabil- ity we did a large space column grid and located the stair and elevator cores to the perimeter of the building to main- tain large open spaces on the inside." He explains not only was it challenging to build a new tower against an exist- ing hospital, they also butted up against three different eras of construction spanning about 50 years. Ian McRobie, mechanical technical leader at H.H. Angus & Associates, says the energy target associated with this project presented a challenge. "We had to provide a number of energy conser- vation measures to ensure that we got to our energy target," he says. "To reach those targets we used energy wheels in our air handlers, condensing boilers, and heat recovery chillers that allowed us to achieve significant energy savings." Overall, the David E. Kampe Tower will be a significant benefit to those liv- ing in B.C.'s Interior Health catchment. A LOCATION 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton, B.C. OWNER/DEVELOPER Interior Health Authority ARCHITECT Parkin Architects Limited DBFM CONTRACTOR EllisDon Infrastructure STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd. TOTAL SIZE 281,500 square feet TOTAL COST $312 million David E. Kampe Tower – Penticton Regional Hospital The Fence People.indd 1 2018-01-25 1:47 PM

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