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The TSDC stands on the site of the former Mimico Correctional Complex, which was demolished as part of the project. "We tore down old buildings in two phases," says EllisDon's construction manager, Geoff van der Lee. "The majority was taken down at the start of the project and once the TIC opened its doors in December 2011, the remainder were demolished by June 2012." The construction went smoothly, with much effort placed on achieving LEED certi ication. "It has gone better than expected," says van der Lee, who notes that dealing with the underground infrastructure posed some challenges. "There was a fair amount of work to track existing piping and determine what were 'live' and what they served. Not all the valves worked and we had to do a lot of chasing to shut down and re-route services." The towers were built with pre-fabricated concrete cells manufactured by Atlanta, Georgia-based Tindall Corporation, which were shipped by rail. "This type of construction is common in the United States, but it was the irst time here in Canada," says van der Lee. "It was very successful and we probably shaved six to eight months off the schedule using that methodology rather than using conventional block or cast-in-place construction. The cells arrived completely furnished and all of the electrical and plumbing ixtures were installed. The only thing we had to do was put the hardware on the doors and connect the conduits and pipes to the chases. Using prefabricated sections also helps with quality control and that also saved a lot of time." ■ LOCATION 160 Horner Avenue Toronto, Ontario OWNER/DEVELOPER Infrastructure Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Proud to be associated with the TORONTO SOUTH DETENTION CENTRE DESIGN BUILD FINANCE MAINTAIN CONTRACTOR EllisDon Corporation ARCHITECT Zeidler Partnership Architects PROJECT MANAGER EllisDon Corporation STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT Stephenson Engineering Ltd. MECHANICAL CONSULTANT Smith & Andersen Consulting ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT Crossey Engineering Ltd. FOOD SERVICES CONSULTANT Trend Foodservice Design & Consulting COMMISSIONING AGENT Hunter Facilities Management Inc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Strybos Barron King Architectural structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator, proudly associated with the Toronto South Detention Centre. TOTAL AREA 800,000 square feet TOTAL COST Torsteel Co. Limited 12905 Coleraine Drive, Caledon, ON L7E 3B5 $594 million Phone: 905.857.8320 Fax: 905.857.1144 | www.torsteel.ca torsteel@torsteel.ca NADINE INTERNATIONAL INC. is a multi-discipline Consulting Engineering firm established in 1983. The company is ISO 9001:2008 registered and winner of the 2008 Consulting Engineers Award of Excellence. Nadine is the Code Consultant for the Toronto South Detention Centre project. Our services include: Building Condition Assessments Building Inspections Building Sciences Code Consulting Electrical Engineering Life Safety and Fire Protection Consulting Mechanical Engineering Plan Examination Project Management Special Hazards Analysis Structural Engineering 2570 Matheson Blvd. East, Suite 210 Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Z3 Ph: 905-602-1850 Fax: 905-602-1853 info@nadineintl.on.ca www.nadineintl.on.ca Toronto South Detention Centre p.62-65South Detention.indd 65 OCTOBER 2012 /65 9/11/12 12:07 PM