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D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 3 | 53 North Trail High School P H OTO G R A P H Y BY S E A N S T E WA RT/CO U RT E S Y OYS T RY K & T E A M A RC H I T EC T U R E LT D. Bird Construction was widely cred- ited for overcoming supply delays and working with OTA to solve onsite prob- lems. "Materials were arriving weeks and even months late, and at the very end of construction some equipment was arriving after being ordered a full year prior," Jaimes says. "But Bird's exper- tise was such that it kept everything on track. They were fabulous to work with." In fact, so productive was the Bird/ OTA /CBE collaboration that Jaimes believes it will set the tone for future projects. "The way we communicated, prioritized, and made concessions was extremely productive, and we want to replicate that," he says, and also give a shout-out to Alberta Infrastructure, "which had a dedicated management team that oversaw the project from beginning to end. They shared our vision of the need and worked tire- lessly to ensure the building was ready to welcome students for fall 2023." As for the school itself, Jaimes echoes the sentiments of his col- leagues by remarking, "The school sits prominently on a hill and looks sophisticated and appealing. We're getting great feedback not only from teachers and students but from neighbourhood residents – so we're extremely happy with the outcome." A LOCATION 12065 Coventry Hills Way, NE Calgary, Alberta OWNER /DEVELOPER Calgary Board of Education ARCHITECT Oystryk & Team Architecture Ltd. (OTA) GENER AL CONTR ACTOR Bird Construction STRUCTUR AL CONSULTANT BEI Engineering Inc. MECHANICAL CONSULTANT Remedy Engineering ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT SMP Engineering CIVIL CONSULTANT Jubilee Engineering Consultants Ltd. L ANDSCAPE ARCHITECT People Places Design Inc. TOTAL SIZE 16,225 square metres TOTAL COST $70.5 million 2009 WEST 4TH AVENUE VANCOUVER, BC V6J 1N3 T. (604) 736.6562 F. (604) 736.9805 525 11TH AVENUE SW, SUITE 305 CALGARY, AB T2R 0C9 T. (403) 294.9027 F. (403) 294.9028 214 KING STREET WEST, SUITE 214 TORONTO, ON M5H 3S6 T. (647) 253.0086 F. (647) 253.2085 WWW.NEMETZ.COM PROUD TO BE THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS ON THE TORONTO HOUSE PROJECT. & Assoc.indd 1 & Assoc.indd 1 2023-11-13 12:48 PM 2023-11-13 12:48 PM For the complete line of proven LiveRoof fully vegetated modular green roof systems visit liveroof.ca or call us at (800) 875-1392 Live Roof qv.indd 1 Live Roof qv.indd 1 2023-11-13 1:19 2023-11-13 1:19