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66 | AUGUST 2017 PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FOOTBALL CLUB The remaining program is carefully organized around these training facilities, setting up a series of very clear progressions between the building and fields. The centrality of the training facilities is also an important uniting element within the building, which brings together players from both the Academy and 1st teams, and promotes the value of aspiration within the club. The building's low-slung form and set-back upper storey borrow from the idea of a "pavilion," which is intended to stand lightly on the surrounding landscape of gently terracing training fields. The choice of clear stained cedar cladding was selected to enhance this concept, allowing the appearance of the building to change with the seasons and the weather. Construction of the field house began in June of 2015, by which time natural grass field upgrades had been completed and the Varsity and Spencer fields were underway. Craig Chong, project engineer at Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers, says, "Structurally speaking the project was uneventful in a good way, and finding suitable locations for shear walls was aided with the help of the architects. The success of the building phase is due to Syncra Construction Corp., the architects, the trades and the stakeholders working closely together; we were a tightly-knit team." Stantec Consulting Ltd. conducted extensive testing and modelling so that the field house with its extensive glazing would live up to LEED Gold standards. "We worked closely with Stantec, given that the training component and other areas of the field house required extensive mechanical systems," says Percy. Don Milner, an electrical engineer with Jarvis Engineering Consultants Ltd., notes that the depreciation of the Canadian dollar "impacted equipment purchases and obliged us to make acceptable compromises with regards to lighting." A major challenge for Jarvis was illuminating the exterior ramps as required by code. "These ramps didn't hug the building and had no overhang, so we had to create a lighting system underneath the railing of the ramps that would shine on the steps," says Milner, adding that the design went through four iterations before the optimum solution was achieved. As of June, the field house was occupied and sports-themed graphics were being developed for attachment to the field house. "The NSDC is a major addition to the University's sport precinct," concludes Poettcker. "LEED Gold is a challenging objective given the building's use. Additionally, a significant period of value engineering was necessary to get the budget in line without sacrificing the utility of the building. I think the end result was well worth it." Toor agrees: "We're extremely pleased with the efficiency of the spaces and the architectural expression, as well as the way the facility integrates multiple uses. With NSDC and other facilities, I would imagine visitations to Thunderbird Park will exceed one million people annually in the foreseeable future." A National Soccer Development Centre – UBC We are proud to be the Construction Manager for the new state-of-the-art Trades & Technologies Facility at Lethbridge College. TRADES TECHNOLOGIES RENEWAL AND INNOVATION PROJECT - LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE, ALBERTA

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