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The design and construction team took as many options as possible in order to achieve a LEED Silver rating for St. Joseph's, including using locally sourced products; preserving mature trees on the central and west portions of the site; reducing the facility's indoor water consumption by over 20 per cent via low-f lush toilets, special faucets and showers; minimizing solar heat gain through a predominant east-west orientation and a PVC roof to reduce the Location 100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, Ontario owner Infrastructure Ontario DeveLoper/equity investor Plenary Group / Innisfree architect CannonDesign Design-BuiLD contractor PCL Constructors Canada Inc. structuraL consuLtant Halsall Associates Limited MechanicaL/ eLectricaL consuLtant MMM Group Limited FaciLity Manager Honeywell LanDscape architect Vertechs Design Inc. totaL size 855,325 square feet totaL cost $581 million (NPV) heat island effect; and limiting the amount of light pollution by designing the site lighting layout with no spillage to adjacent properties. To save construction time, all of the HVAC was prefabri- cated and organized in multiple units, wheeled into the des- ignated areas within the building on a racking system, lifted into place and connected to each other. Similarly, the mechani- cal penthouse was prefabricated off site. Shabaga describes the final two months leading up to con- struction completion early this year as "hectic, and there were indeed program changes – but they affected our schedule, not the structure." Sass echoes the sentiment of many of his colleagues by saying of the St. Joseph's project: "There's always many voices in P3 projects and the challenge to minimize design by committee. But we had a strong vision to rely on, and when we moved into detailed design the process ramped up quickly. The finished product is unique to health care, and we're very happy with how it turned out." McKendrick concludes, "A smaller building resulted in lower construction costs, lower construction financing and associated long-term maintenance costs. I'm happy to say St. Joe's is one of IO's prized projects that came in well under budget and exceeded expectations." n Bjorg Magnea architectural and interior photography 68/ April 2014 St. Joseph's Healthcare West 5th Campus p66-69_StJosephes-Redvers.indd 68 14-04-03 9:09 AM