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Laval University Tennis Centre, Québec City, QC M A R C H 2 0 2 5 | 53 Steel Building Systems R EN D ER I N G CO U RT E S Y H O N CO Sandrine Fortier, marketing project manager at Honco, reports that her com- pany continues to work full-tilt to meet client needs across a variety of sectors. "Two of our current and recent projects in Quebec and Lévis are major sports complexes that greatly contribute to the development of each region's sports scene," she says. The first project is the Laval University Tennis Centre, featuring eight outdoor and eight indoor tennis courts, along with six pickleball courts. When completed later this year (construction began in October 2024), the facility will be able to host high-calibre competitions, such as ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) and W TA (Women's Tennis Association) events. The architect for this $30-million, 66,927-square-foot turnkey project is Bilodeau Baril Leeming Architectes, who worked with Honco to design the Tennis Centre with state-of-the-art courts, as well as common areas and a double-height glass atrium, featuring wood as a prominent design element. The second project is the Desjardins Multisports Complex in Lévis, Quebec, a 64,000-square-foot facility featuring an 11-player indoor soccer field, which can be divided into three seven-player fields. The complex is being built atop a brand-new 771-space underground parking facility and will also include 18 locker rooms – six for Collège de Lévis teams and 12 for residents. The facility will include a reception room that can be converted into two classrooms, as well as a physiotherapy room. A second phase of the project involves the construction of an artificial turf soccer field outside the centre. Bilodeau Baril Leeming is also the architect for this ambitious project. As is the case with Honco, Braemer Building Systems has a global geographic reach, including everything from the provision of sports arenas to aircraft hangers as well as warehouses. While Braemer specializes in manufacturing traditional rigid-frame, red-iron metal buildings with hot-rolled and welded main frames, it has always been open to adapting to new tech- nologies and opportunities. As a result, Braemer now also man- ufactures cold-formed (or cold-rolled) metal buildings. While these types of metal buildings have been around for more than a decade, they have become much more mainstream in recent years, though they remain more popular in the U.S. than in Canada due to the latter's heavy snow loads. These buildings use cold-rolled framing members, such as Cees and Zees, that are run through a roll-former. Typically, these members have flange sizes ranging from four to 12 inches (though they can be larger if needed) and are usually formed from 12-, 14-, or 16-gauge coil. The frame columns and rafters, which carry the majority of the building's loads, are created with one or two Cees. The buildings use mounting brackets at the haunch and apex to correspond to the roof slope. Bracing is typically placed between the columns DISCOVER THE HONCO TECHNOLOGY + Better energy efficiency + Optimal use of space + Lower construction costs + Attractive light-reflecting structural ceiling 1 (800) 463-5799 TOLL FREE | honco.ca

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