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Children’s
& Women's Mental Health Building of BC, Vancouver (2005)
This, 4-storey existing concrete building is being preserved and seismically
upgraded. 
A
number of studies were undertaken at the outset of the project to establish
whether the building could be successfully renovated to become the new
mental health building for C&W Health Centre of BC. The final decision
to renovate and upgrade the existing building had significant impact on
the environment. The existing building was diverted from landfill and
new resources were not required to construct the structure for a new building.
An innovative slab system, BubbleDeck is being used for the new additions
on the project. This floor system reduces the weight of the slab by 40%
resulting in less material use, and reduced gravity and seismic loads.
The project is LEED® registered and currently under construction.
Area: 5000 m2
Architect: IBI Group/ Henriquez Partners Architects
Owner: Provincial Health Services Authority
Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christoffersen
Island
Medical Project, UVIC (2003)
4-storey laboratory and research facility designed with a strong focus
on sustainability. The project team worked together to optimize systems
and
materials creating this world class teaching facility. The building was
designed to have flexibility for future changes. This involved designing
for changes in use and layout for the building. Structural systems were
designed to integrate easily with mechanical services now and for the
future. The building structure; walls, foundations, columns, and floors
is concrete. Cement, which is about 11% of the components of concrete,
has a high environmental impact. Fly ash, a waste material was used for
this project to reduce the cement content of the concrete hence reducing
the eco-footprint of the building. The project is LEED® gold certified.
Area: 45,000 ft²
Architect: Chernoff Thompson Architects
Owner: University of Victoria
Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christoffersen
CK Choi Building, UBC, Vancouver (1994)
3-storey
research building with holistic sustainable goals. The project goals included
minimizing the use of natural resources, lowering energy, waste and water
use, and maximizing the use of renewable resources such as daylighting
and natural ventilation. The project used over 70% salvaged materials
including the use of salvaged timbers from a deconstructed 70yr. old building.
These timbers formed the main structure for the building.
Other salvaged materials included brick on the exterior of the building. The building uses minimal finishes and is demountable for re-use of the structure in the future.
Area: 32,000 ft²
Architect: Matsuzaki Wright Architects
Owner: University of British Columbia
Structural Engineer: Read Jones Christoffersen
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