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LOCATION 1301 – 16th Avenue NW Calgary, Alberta OWNER/DEVELOPER SAIT Polytechnic ARCHITECT Gibbs Gage Architects GENERAL CONTRACTOR PCL Construction Management Inc. STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Dialog MECHANICAL CONSULTANT Wiebe Forest Engineering Ltd. ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT Crossey Engineering Ltd. CURTAIN WALL CONSULTANT BVDA Facade Engineering Ltd. GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTANT EBA, A Tetra Tech Company CHRIS BOLIN ELEVATOR CONSULTANT Vertech Elevator Services Inc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Scatliff + Miller + Murray And by using both systems, it works better as a learning tool." Students can see into the electrical rooms and access elements of the control system. They can't operate it but have suficient access to learn about how it is directed and operated. Of course, the BIM-based design ensures that facility management can access the information in real time, either on site or remotely. "They have a 3-D graphic of the loor plate and the lighting system, and can tell whether a particular ixture is off or on. All the information is on the BIM," says Dempsey. Developing the lighting control system software required gathering product data and other work. Crossey Engineering was assisted by working closely with the electrical contractor, Canem Electrical Systems, says Dempsey. TOTAL AREA The building-as-learning-tool concept applies to other systems within the ive-storey complex. "Most of each loor was concrete framed, but some were steel framed, like the atrium. Also, loors traversing the atrium were steel framed. This was so students would have examples of both steel and concrete frames," Darren Wright, an associate engineer at Dialog. The lexible loor plans of the LEED Silver-targeted complex are adaptable, and can accommodate heavier-than-average loadings – 250 pounds per square foot for main loors and 150 for the other three loors. Much of the looring – about twothirds of the total area – was of ground polished concrete. "It's unusual to have this on a suspended slab. The challenge, because of the rebar, is that there is less aggregate at the top – CROSSEY ENGINEERING LTD. 740,000 square feet CONSTRUCTION COST $400 million which is where you want it. Instead, it's a monochrome grey," says Derek Pearce, senior project manager at PCL Construction Management Inc. The solution was to top up with aggregate. But, says Pearce, "We still needed to grind down deeper to get the right effect." ■ Electrical and Lighting Consultants for the Trades & Technology Complex - SAIT. TEL 416.497.3111 FAX 416.497.7210 WWW.CEL.CA Oakdale Drywall & Acoustics Ltd. Proud to be the drywall contractor on the Waterfront Health Sciences Campus - George Brown College P: 905-660-7733 F: 905-660-7690 E: generalinfo@oakdaledrywall.com www.oakdaledrywall.com Only Sherwin-Williams supports you with a national network of professionals who provide applicators with products Three Bell Painters is proud to be the painting contractor for the Waterfront Health Sciences Campus – George Brown College project. Congratulations to EllisDon and the design team on an exceptional achievement! Trades and Technology Complex – SAIT p.54-59SAIT.indd 59 assistance and consistent product performance. The Sherwin-Williams Co. is proud to be associated with Three Bell Painters Ltd. on the Waterfront Health Sciences Campus – George Brown College project. Please call 1-800-4SHERWIN for the location nearest you or visit our WEBSITE at www.sherwin-williams.com OCTOBER 2012 /59 9/11/12 11:53 AM