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76 | J U N E 2 0 2 5 Cloverdale Sport & Ice Complex of load transfers along a central spine, as well as working out the location of columns and their thickness." Ferro Building Systems Ltd., which was responsible for supplying and installing the pre-engineered struc- ture, credits a collaborative design process for allowing it to reorient the structural design of the two rinks with- out compromising the City's vision. "Having the opportunity to work with the City and TKA+D at the design stage allowed us to showcase the possibili- ties of a pre-engineered structure, particularly the rafter design that connects the second-level concourse between the two ice rinks, the archi- tectural uniqueness of the sloped 'wing walls' at the building's four corners, and the roof dormers that bring nat- ural light into the facility," says Joel Spakowski, vice-president of operations at Ferro Building Systems Ltd. Another challenge was site con- ditions. Test piles were installed in various locations but kept sinking beyond their expected levels. "A raft slab solution was not recommended by the geotechnical engineer in this situ- ation," Whiteley says. "The foundation required a combination of compres- sion and tension piles; a test program was run to confirm the design param- eters, such as blows per inch with regards to the test compression piles, and then every pile installed was measured against this benchmark – where many continued to fail at the validation stage, thus restarting the hammering process. "The original tension design also struggled with validation testing, only successfully installing 20 in eight weeks. Eventually this design was switched from 118 grouted micropiles to 209 helical piles, which were installed in seven weeks. In total, 20 micropiles, 209 helical piles, and 222 steel driven piles were used for the foundation." A new connector road (177 B Street) was constructed as the facility's main access, and the two new ice sheets are expected to become operational by summer of this year. While Arar echoes the City of Surrey's sentiment that the first phase of the project is a success, his focus is already on the final phase. He says, "The two new ice sheets have a seating capacity of 400 peo- ple, and the third ice sheet will add another 300 seats when it opens some- time in 2027. This will be a standalone building next to the existing facility; it will tie into the mechanical and ice plants and be accessible through an extended corridor." Arar adds, "Instead of obtaining a pre-engineered structure from the U.S., as was the case with phase one, we're going with a conventional steel frame building for the third ice sheet, in order to have a little bit more control over costs during these turbulent times." A R EN D ER I N G CO U RT E S Y T H E C I T Y O F SU R R E Y #130 - 1525 Cranbrook Street N, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3S7 250-489-9123 | www.affordablefloors.ca Proud to have supplied & installed the flooring for the Mental Wellness Unit - Whitehorse General Hospital project. FLOORING: Vinyl Plank & Vinyl Tile | Hardwood | Laminate Sheet Vinyl / Lino | Carpet | Tile & Stone PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION ON ALL PROJECTS. Affordable Floors.indd 1 Affordable Floors.indd 1 2025-05-21 1:14 2025-05-21 1:14

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