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august 2015 | 59 being fixed, so outdoor training areas are almost as important as inside spaces with real-world scenarios," says Knapp. "Every square inch of the building is used for education. It's like an industrial building mixed with the training centre. Camosun students are not only the 18- to 19-year- olds, they are also lifelong learners. "Everyone who has their trades ticket needs to be re-certified and peo- ple come in from the industry for short training spurts on different topics. The building, at different times, is used by trades at any stage in their careers." To facilitate these broad education needs, classrooms were equipped for digital learning with videos and simulations. B.C.'s Wood First initiative was used extensively at the CTEI. "In the roofing structure over the atrium we used large glulam timbers supported with welded steel," says Knapp. "We've used solid wood decking in the roofs, all of the class- rooms and wherever we could in other areas. It's been cost-effective and there has been a great response from faculty and students. The building will have a West Coast feeling, much more than any of the other trade centres we visited." Due to its expansive size, the atrium will double as an event location, hosting cor- porations who want to display big equip- ment and interact with students, faculty and other industry people. Building the atrium was challeng- ing as a single, 40,000-pound beam had to be raised. "This large glulam beam runs from the north end of the atrium all the way through the building and one third of it projects outside of the struc- ture," says John King, project manager for Kinetic Construction Ltd. "To add to the esthetics of the space, the back and front of the atrium will have floor- to-ceiling glazing. Roller doors at the back and front can be opened to create a free, open air space." On the exterior, Kingspan cladding includes translucent panels to let light into the working areas. Landscape design for the CTEI focuses on creating a dynamic entry stair/ramp and plaza. "We wanted to integrate the exterior with CTEI's inte- rior atrium and the greater campus establishing an attractive, low-main- tenance landscape t hat suppor t s on-site stormwater management strat- egies developed co-operatively with the project's civil engineers," says Julie Lommerse, landscape architect at LADR Landscape Architects. "This includes vegetated swales and filtration strips, slow release storage ponds, and maxi- mizing retention of vegetation to the north, east and west of the building." Also built into the landscape design is a pedestrian walkway that links the front entry plaza and east pedestrian entrance with bicycle, motorcycle and vehicular parking. "The walkway intersects with a crushed stone path that extends to the lower east parking lot and to the existing bus stop on the internal campus road," says Bev Windjack, principal at LADR. "A new crushed stone path connects to the existing Saanich trail system and provides fitness and recreational oppor- tunities through existing forest north and west of the new Trades Centre." A Location 4371 Interurban Road, Victoria, B.C. owner/deVeLoPer Camosun College Project Manager CitySpaces Consulting Ltd. architect B+H Architects/de Hoog & Kierulf architects generaL contractor Kinetic Construction Ltd. StructuraL conSuLtant Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. MechanicaL conSuLtant MCW Consultants Ltd. eLectricaL conSuLtant Applied Engineering Solutions ciViL engineering conSuLtant WSP Canada Inc. LandScaPe architect LADR Landscape Architects acouStic conSuLtant BAP Acoustics geotechnicaL conSuLtant Thurber Engineering Ltd. totaL Size 80,000 square feet totaL coSt $30 million Centre for trades Education & Innovation – Camosun College

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