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A PR IL 2016 | 83 Clinical Services Building – Royal Inland Hospital community, plus space is at a premium. We had to schedule all road and lane shutdowns with the hospital and have flaggers on site to co-ordinate traffic." Bird's skills came increasingly into play as construction steadily progressed. "The CSB needs to communicate with the existing hospital. Systems integration including paging, fire alarm, security, pneumatic tube, nurse call and phone systems was a priority and involved much input from various Interior Health departments," says McIntosh. The design-build team also worked hard to create a unique wayfinding package for CSB. "We created a forestry theme in line with the surrounding landscape, and assigned each floor a distinct wood species: alder, pine, and so on, with colour applications that would enable patients to easily navigate," says Miu. Mechanical consultant Crossey Engineering Ltd. and electrical consultant Applied Engineering Solutions Ltd. (AES) worked with the design-build team to develop systems that would save CSB energy. Eventually, these solutions would be 22 per cent above the ASHRAE rate of 90.1-2007 for LEED, meeting the needs of the building's parkade (which requires lighting 24/7). Site preparation for the pedestrian bridge began in August 2015, and after much co-ordination the steel structure was erected in September of 2015. "The extensive co-ordination and prep work paid off and the steel structure fit perfectly," says McIntosh. The exterior cladding of CSB is a mixture of curtainwall wood composite panel, insulated metal panel and painted concrete with glulam elements along Columbia Street. As the building neared completion, the tower cranes used extensively on the site and visible from many vantage points in Kamloops came down to allow for the development of the retail components. As of March 2016 the design-build team was creating 350 additional new parking stalls for Royal Inland, and CSB was on schedule to open this summer – something that Kristjanson keenly anticipates. "This facility goes a long way not only in providing the best care for regional residents but also attracting the best and brightest professionals to our hospital. CSB was a long time in planning and the construction process was lengthy, but everything was extremely well organized; the design-build team made it a positive experience all around." A RENDERINGS COURTESY KASIAN ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN AND PLANNING LTD 2:51 PM 8:31 AM 10:13 AM 9:28 AM